Group Dynamics Flashcards
(18 cards)
What is a team?
People that come together to work towards a common goal
What are characteristics of a group?
Collective identity
Interaction
Communication
A shared goal or purpose
What are the stages of group formation?
Forming
Storming
Norming
Performing
Mourning
What is forming?
The group gets together and gets to know each other
What is storming?
When a group experiences potential conflict
What is norming?
When conflicts are resolved and the team cooperates
What is performing?
When all players are interactive, working together to achieve their goals
What is mourning?
When goals have been achieved and the team begins to break up
What is cohesion?
The tendency for individuals to work together to achieve their goals
What is co-action?
When others do the same task but separately
What is interaction?
When a group works together to produce results
What is social loafing?
When an individual loses motivation due to a lack of performance identification in a team
What are Carron’s antecedents?
Factors that affect cohesion-
Environmental factors (social loafing and ringlemann effect)
Personal factors
Leadership factors
Team factors
What are environmental factors?
Group size and time available
Length of time that the team have been together for
What are personal factors?
Similarity of group members in terms of their opinions and values, aspirations, and whether they are happy with their role in the time
What are leadership factors?
How the captain or coach gets on with others in the team
What are team factors?
Cohesion of the team
What are the two types of cohesion?
Task cohesion
Social cohesion
