Cohesion

Question 1

Define cohesion

Answer 1

The tedency for individuals to work together to achieve their goals,the force that keep the group members on task

Question 2

What does Carron antecedents suggest about cohesion
And describe all the factors

Answer 2

Carrons antecedents suggest there are 4 factors that affect cohesion

Environmental factors:
-group size
-time available

Personal factors:
-similarity of group members
-acceptance of roles
-fitness

Leadership factors:
-leader style
-Leaders (team relationship)

Team factors:
-desire for success
-team stability/status
-team ability
-group productivity
-shared experience

Question 3

Define task and social cohesion

Answer 3

Task cohesion-individuals working together to achieve an end result

Social cohesion-individuals relating to each other to interact in the group

Question 4

What is Steiners model of team performance and what is the formula

Answer 4

It proposes that the results of group efforts could be based on an equation that sums uo the influences on cohesion

Actual productivity=potential productivity-losses due to faulty processes

Question 5

Define all the conpenents of steiners model

Answer 5

Actual productivity-the outcome of the group (win,loss,draw)

Potential productivity-the best performance based on player ability

Faulty processes-the things that go wrong to reduce group outcomes and prevents group potential being reached

Question 6

Strategies to promote group cohesion

Answer 6

-give players clear roles
-team building activities (socialising)
-evaluate individual performances to avoid social loafing
-use punishment as a form of reinforcement (do not select players who are not cohesive)
-set team goals
-select most cohesive team
-practice set plays

Question 7

What is a sociogram

Answer 7

A method of selecting a cohesive team