Group & Team Dynamics

Question 1

This refers to two or more people who interact with, and exert mutual influence on, each other

Answer 1

group

Question 2

This refers to any group of people who interact with each other to accomplish a shared objective

Answer 2

team

Question 3

Becoming a team is a (blank) process

Answer 3

evolutionary

Question 4

True or False

A collection of individuals automatically qualifies as a group

Answer 4

False

a collection of individuals is not necessarily a group

Question 5

(blank) are constantly developing

Answer 5

teams

Question 6

5 common negative consequences of groups

Answer 6

• social loafing
• self-deception
• conformity
• groupthink
• deindividuation

Question 7

This refers to the suspension of critical thinking and overreliance on group opinion

Answer 7

groupthink

Question 8

This refers to an individual’s loss of a sense of their own identity

Answer 8

deindividuation

Question 9

4 key characteristics of teams

Answer 9

• collective sense of identity
• distinct roles
• structured models of communication
• norms

Question 10

3 theories of group development

Answer 10

• linear perspective
• cyclical perspective
• pendular perspective

Question 11

How do groups develop in the linear perspective?

Answer 11

by resolving critical issues that arise at each stage

Question 12

This person proposed that all groups go through 4 stages as they develop

Answer 12

Bruce Tuckman

Question 13

Bruce Tuckman’s 4 stages of group development

Answer 13

1. forming
2. storming
3. norming
4. performing

Question 14

What do members typically do in the forming stage?

Answer 14

familiarize themselves with other team members

Question 15

Members in the forming stage often engage in (blank)

Answer 15

social comparisons

Question 16

Members in the storming age may exhibit 3 of these behaviors

Answer 16

• resistance to leader
• resistance to the control of the group
• interpersonal conflict

Question 17

In this stage of group development, infighting is possible

Answer 17

storming

Question 18

What major change occurs in the norming stage?

Answer 18

hostility is replaced by solidarity and cooperation

Question 19

In the performing stage, the team focuses on these 3 things

Answer 19

• problem solving
• using group processes
• relationships

Question 20

True or False

Bruce Tuckman’s 4 stages of group development must be followed chronologically

Answer 20

false

Question 21

3 stages of group development based on the cyclical perspective

Answer 21

• birth
• growth
• death

Question 22

The cyclical perspective emphasizes the (blank) phase before group dissolution

Answer 22

terminal phase

Question 23

True or False

As a group develops, the members psychologically prepare for its own breakup

Answer 23

true

Question 24

The pendular perspective emphasizes the (blank) occurring in (blank)

Answer 24

shifts occurring in interpersonal relationships

Question 25

5 stages of group development under the pendular perspective

Answer 25

1. orientation 2. differentiation and conflict 3. resolution and cohesion 4. differentiation and conflict 5. termination

Question 26

A group's structure depends largely on (blank)

Answer 26

the interactions of its members

Question 27

2 most important structural characteristics that groups must develop

Answer 27

group roles and group norms

Question 28

These are sets of behaviors required or expected of a person occupying a certain position in a group

Answer 28

roles

Question 29

These roles are dictated by the nature and structure of the organization

Answer 29

formal roles

Question 30

These roles evolve from interactions among members

Answer 30

informal roles

Question 31

4 conditions where role acceptance depends on

Answer 31

- opportunity to use specialized skills/competencies - feedback and role recognition - role significance - autonomy

Question 32

Role conflict occurs when the role occupant does not have sufficient (blank), (blank), (blank), or (blank)

Answer 32

ability, motivation, time or understanding to achieve that goal

Question 33

This refers to the standard for effort and performance that is acceptable to the team

Answer 33

group norms

Question 34

2 main considerations in modifying norms

Answer 34

- source of the communication | - nature of the communication

Question 35

6 factors that help create an effective team climate

Answer 35

- social support - proximity - distinctiveness - fairness - similarity - task interdependence

Question 36

This refers to the exchange of resources between at least 2 individuals

Answer 36

social support

Question 37

Social support supposedly enhances (blank)

Answer 37

the wellbeing of the recipient

Question 38

5 types of social support

Answer 38

- listening support - emotional support - emotional-challenge support - reality-confirmation support - task appreciation support

Question 39

2 factors that can enhance team identity

Answer 39

close interactions and similarity of attitudes

Question 40

Groups who feel distinct have increased feelings of (blank) and (blank)

Answer 40

unity and oneness

Question 41

(blank) helps develop a team concept

Answer 41

Distinctiveness

Question 42

This is at the core of trust among and within teams

Answer 42

fairness

Question 43

This refers to how all members benefit or suffer from the group's overall performance

Answer 43

task interdependence

Question 44

Interdependence can help manage (blank)

Answer 44

team conflicts

Question 45

The formula for actual productivity

Answer 45

potential productivity minus losses attributable to family group processes

Question 46

This refers to a team's possible best performance given each member's ability, knowledge, and skill

Answer 46

potential productivity

Question 47

What is the most important resource for sports teams?

Answer 47

individual ability

Question 48

This model predicts that a team will perform better than others given certain circumstances

Answer 48

Steiner's Model of Actual Productivity

Question 49

Based on Steiner's Model of Actual Productivity, a team must possess these 3 things to outperform others

Answer 49

- more ability while experiencing equal process losses - equal ability but fewer group losses - more ability and less process losses

Question 50

2 kinds of losses attributable to faulty group processes

Answer 50

motivational and coordination losses

Question 51

Motivational losses occur when members (blank)

Answer 51

do not give their 100% effort

Question 52

Coordination losses occur when (blank) or (blank)

Answer 52

timing between teammates is off or when ineffective strategies are used

Question 53

Individual skills are (blank) predictors of group performance

Answer 53

only moderately good predictors

Question 54

Groups must pay more importance to (blank) and less on (blank) to improve performance

Answer 54

more to group processes, less on individual ability

Question 55

True or False The closer teammates are in terms of ability, the more likely they are to fully use their combined abilities

Answer 55

true

Question 56

This refers to the effect wherein individual performance decreases as the number of people in the group increases

Answer 56

Ringelmann effect

Question 57

True or False Based on recent literature, increase in group size levels off, and not decreases, group efficiency

Answer 57

true

Question 58

This refers to individuals within a group or team putting forth less than 100% effort due to motivational losses

Answer 58

social loafing

Question 59

When is social loafing most evident?

Answer 59

when individual contributions are not identified, dispensable, or disproportionate to the contribution of others