Group & team dynamics ch 9

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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


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