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Group Dynamics - Coggle Diagram
Group Dynamics
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Group cohesion
Refers to how well group members gel together, or feel collective affection for one another, or feel a strong sense of sharing whatever it is that the group does
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Sometimes cooperation and coordination can mean selection of less skilled but more cooperative players for a team
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Task and Social cohesion
Task cohesion - people who are willing to work together, whether or not they get on personally, hence the group would have the potential to be successful. Task cohesion is more required for success than social cohesion
Social cohesion - covers the notion that teams with high social cohesion, but low task cohesion are less successful
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A group consists of 2 or more people interacting with each other so that each person is influenced and influences others
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Is a social aggregate involving mutual awareness and potential interaction with structured patterns of communication
The Ringlemann effect
Motivational problems occur because people seem to work less hard in a group than they do on their own
The Ringlemann effect refers to this fact of average individual performance decreasing with increasing group size
Formation of groups
Tuckman's model
Forming
Storming
Norming
Performing
Mourning
As a group breaks up and members go their separate ways. This is almost the inevitable eventual outcome when a number of highly independant and articulate members of a group
Group works as a unit, group members are interdependent, experienced members make decisions independently. There is consultation from the coach, leadership is developed and accepted and authority and direction are accepted in times of stress. Dissent can be used to improve performance, as members argue and reach agreement on the best way towards difficult moments
Group members agree how to work together and rules are developed with acceptable behaviour defined. Trust is developed, start to accept criticism, new ideas are developed. Leaders emerge and coaches become consultants
Group members argue and compete with each other and different types of leaders emerge. Inexperienced group members may refuse to compromise and the group might fail. The coach must drive performers through this stage
Group get to know each other, find out the task/objective of the group, show respect for one another, coach tells group what to do
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Social loafing
Individuals appear to reduce their effort when in a group and hide their lack of effort amongst the effort of other group members
Motivational losses occur because individuals may not share the same motives. This leads to loss of group cohesion e.g some players play a game for social reasons, others play to win
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