Group & team dynamics ch 9
From an athlete's perspective, to help build team cohesion you should
give teammates positive reinforcement be responsible for yourself
Which of these is NOT a construct identified in the Group Environment Questionnaire?
group attraction-environmental
The key ingredient(s) in Steiner's model of productivity is (are)
the losses due to faulty group processes and their impact on actual productivity
Role clarity refers to
understanding exactly what your role is for the team
Which of the following was (were) found to be a barrier to cohesion?
Members struggling for power
Research by Feltz and colleagues on exercising with virtual partners found the most motivation gains when the discrepancy between the partners' abilities was
Moderate
According to the latest definition provided by Carron, Brawley, and Widmeyer, cohesion is seen to be
Multidimensional
Which of the following statements about building cohesion is true?
a. Set goals that are only moderately difficult to accomplish to keep up spirits.c. Encourage team identity
Michael Jordan spoke about everyone on the team coming together (cohesion) when they "stepped between the lines." This belief and confidence in one another is known as
Collective efficacy
Which of the following is NOT a type of social support?
Communication support
Which of these tips can build team cohesion?
Develop pride within subunits. Avoid excessive turnover.
Which of these is a suggestion for enhancing peer relationships in sport?
Enable athletes to engage in shared decision making. Select peer leaders on criteria (such as leadership skills) other than athletic ability.
Both eligibility requirements and the number of athletes holding scholarships are examples of which antecedent of cohesion?
Environmental factors
The number of athletes holding scholarships and the eligibility requirements are examples of which antecedent of cohesion?
Environmental factors
Team building is considered part of which stage of team development?
Forming
Which of the following is NOT a construct identified in the Group Environment Questionnaire?
Group attraction-environmental
If a rookie tried to take charge and exert leadership in critical games despite the fact that there was a veteran leader on the team, this would be considered a violation of
Group norms
Which of these statements about cohesion is true?
Higher normative expectations are associated with higher levels of cohesion. More sacrifices are made by players when cohesion is high.
According to Carron and Dennis, the most important personal factor regarding the development of social and task cohesion is
Individual satisfaction
In setting up a team goal-setting program, which of these guidelines should be followed?
Involve all team members in establishing goals. Reward progress toward team goals.
Which of the following is FALSE regarding team building?
It is more effective for team sports than individual sports.
Which of the following statements regarding antecedent factors affecting cohesion is FALSE?
Larger groups have higher cohesion than smaller groups
Which of the following statements is (are) FALSE? There is a positive relationship between cohesion and satisfaction. There is a positive relationship between cohesion and conformity. Higher team cohesion is related to higher resistance to disruption. none of the above a and b
None of the above
A level of performance, pattern of behavior, or belief that is formally or informally established as appropriate by a group is called a
Norm
In Asch's experiment of line-comparison judgments, _____ of the subjects conformed to the group norm.
One-third
Which of these is NOT an antecedent to cohesion according to Carron's model?
Organizational factors
Which of the following is (are) true?
Pendular models emphasize shifts in interpersonal relationships during growth of groups. Life cycle models emphasize the birth and death of groups.
Task and affiliation motivation are examples of which antecedent of cohesion?
Personal factors
In this exercise, team members work in small groups to produce responses about how an ideal teammate would react to a list of hypothetical but realistic situations. Unacceptable and acceptable behaviors are then discussed and agreed upon by the team as a whole. This exercise is designed to build
Positive group Norms
Having athletes eat together or live together is an example of which factor that is important in developing an effective team climate
Proximity
The phenomenon in which individual performance decreases as the number of people in the group increases is known as the
Ringelmann effect
Dean Smith, former basketball coach at the University of North Carolina, often played his reserves as a unit early in the game. This is an example of emphasizing
Role acceptance
Although increasing group size often leads to less effort by individuals, sometimes it can lead to greater effort. This special case is called
Social laboring
Research has found some gender differences in how males and females approach, react to, or view the consequences of group cohesion. Which of these themes is NOT included?
Social loafing
The questionnaire used most often in the early research on cohesion in sport was called the
Sport Cohesiveness Questionnaire
Which of these statements is FALSE?
There is a negative relationship between cohesion and satisfaction.
Which of these statements is false?
There is a negative relationship between cohesion and satisfaction.
Which of the following statements is true?
There is a positive relationship between both task and social cohesion and performance.
The results of a study by Ingham et al. (1974) using rope pulling, in which confederates were thought to be pulling on the rope but in fact were not, indicated that differences between actual and potential performances were due to
a decrease in motivAtion
Team climate can be defined as
a representation of how an individual perceives the interrelationships among the team members
A sociogram is
an illustration of affiliation and attraction among team members
Formal roles, in contrast to informal roles, are a set of behaviors that are required or expected of persons in a group and
are dictated by the nature and structure of an organization include such roles as team captain, coach, and athletic trainer
The dimensions of the Multidimensional Sport Cohesion Instrument include
attraction to the group unity of purpose
Which of the following is NOT one of the principles underlying the team-building model developed by Carron and colleagues?
autocratic leadership style
Role acceptance depends on
autonomy feedback and role recognition role significance
Which of these sports require the highest level of task cohesion?
basketball and ice hockey
Cohesion positively influences adherence in which of these situations?
both smaller and larger leader-participant ratios
Which of the following can facilitate team transition when an athlete disengages from a team?
clarifying role differentiations increasing an individual's awareness of disengagement
Social loafing is increased under which of the following conditions?
comparison against group standards is not possible
According to Christian Buys, there are several negative aspects of group formation. These negative aspects include
conformity social loafing deindividuation
Having members of an exercise class all wear special T-shirts with special logos is a way of enhancing group
distinctiveness
In a study by Spink and Carron on building cohesiveness in a fitness class, which of these strategies was employed?
distinctiveness group norms individual sacrifices
Which of these is an example of informal roles?
enforcer comedian mentor
One effective method for establishing positive group norms is to
enlist the formal and informal leaders of a team to set positive examples
Which of these is part of Shoenfelts FIT training intervention to prevent relapses in teams?
focus intensity tenacity
A sociogram can measure
friendship choices within the group and the presence or absence of cliques in groups
Which of the following is not a key defining characteristic of a group?
having individual goals
Which of the following can help reduce the occurrence of social loafing?
increasing identifiability breaking down the team into smaller units
The Group Environment Questionnaire was developed to distinguish between
individual and group concerns task and social concerns
Individuals holding stronger beliefs about the cohesiveness of exercise classes are
more likely to attend more classes more resistant to group disrupTion
The idea that a level of performance is established by a group as acceptable has been called a
norm for productivitY
Which of these is a key concept within the organizational psychology of sport discussed by Wagstaff?
organizational resilience
In the pendulum example of the Indiana basketball team, which of the following is (are) a stage of group development?
orientationdifferentiation and conflictresolution and cohesion
Role clarity is a multidimensional concept including all of these EXCEPT
perceived locus of causality
Female teams, compared to male teams, had higher perceptions of norms for
practice competition social settinG
Research has indicated that social support can have a positive impact on which of the following?
recovery from injury coping with stress team cohesioN
Research using the Group Environment Questionnaire has revealed that group cohesion is related to which of these?
reduced absenteeism increased satisfaction of members attributions for responsibility for performance outcomes
Which of these statements best represents the relationship between cohesion and performance?
relationship is circular
Which of the following is (are) part of the norming stage?
role acceptance increase in cooperation and solidarity conflict resolutiOn
In a study interviewing players about being injured or having a teammate injured, which of these were major themes that developed
social pressures directed at the injured athlete injured athlete's new role role adjustmenYes
Which of these is NOT a defining characteristic of sport teams?
specific leadership styles
The common thread among the definitions of cohesion is that cohesion is made up of what two basic dimensions?
task and social cohesio
Developing knowledge to perform a specific task is known as
taskwork knowledge
Which of these are the two main components of teamwork
team maintenance and regulation of team performance
Which of these are the two main components of teamwork?
team maintenance and regulation of team performance
One way athletes interpret whether they are being treated fairly is based on
the coach's manner in communicating her views to the athletes the degree of compatibility between the coach's and athlete's skill assessments of the athlete
The effectiveness of social support (as noted by Rees) does NOT depend on
the gender of the provider of social support
