Group cohesion Flashcards
What is cohesion?
This is the desire of group members to achieve their goals, lead to success.
What are the 2 types?
Task: results based
Social: working together/ interaction
Define Coaction
This is everyone completes the same task but separately. E.g: rowing team pulling together
Define Interaction
Dependent on everyone completing different roles but having to integrate them together. E.g: team sports, football.
Name + explain of the 4 factors which may affect cohesion
Carron’s Antecedents:
- environmental factors: group size etc
- personal factors : similarities, aspirations
-team factors: ability, desire
-leadership factors: leader style/ relationship.
+ and - of task and social cohesion
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success possible when good task cohesion.
work on goals rather than disputes
provide well without need of social cohesion.
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social cohesion can however form cliques and be a negative aspect.
Who came up with the productivity model?
Steiner
What is social loafing?
Individual loss of motivation due to lack of performance identification when individual efforts are not recognised- take the easy option.
What are the 2 different types of faulty processes?
Coordination problems- tactics, communication
Motivational problems- ringelmann effect, social loafing.
What was his equation + what does it mean?
AP= PP-FP
Actual Productivity- the performance of the team during the game, the result: a win.
Potential Productivity- the groups best performance, optimal cohesiveness.
Faulty Processes- factors that go wrong, reduce cohesiveness- poor cohesion, coordination.
What is the lack of coordination caused by?
-Poor strategies
-Poor tactics
-Lack of communication
What is the ringelmann effect:
When group performance decreases with increasing group size.
What are the causes of social loafing?
low confidence
Lack of fitness
High trait anxiety
Negative attitude
How can you avoid social loafing by improving performance?
-highlight performance
-statistics
-peer group pressure
-specific roles
-praising/ rewarding behaviour
-punish social loafing
How do faulty processes affect group productivity?
AP = PP- FP
-ringelmann effect
-motivational losses
-social loafing
-cohesion decreases, productivity decreases, social cohesion is poor
-cliques form
