Kinesiology 1088A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Team Unity, Interpersonal Attraction, Social Loafing

• School: Western University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: Kinesiology 1088A/B
• Professor: Harry Prapavessis

Document Summary

A term used to depict the vitality and changing nature of groups and to identify the field of study that focuses on the behaviour of groups . Next to a family, a sports team may be the most influential group to which an individual belongs, it has an extremely strong socializing impact. A sports team offers an ideal setting for research on group dynamics. Structured patterns of interaction and modes of communication. Four stage developmental sequence that groups go through. How individuals perceive the interrelationships among the group members. All group members suffer or benefit from the group"s performance. Actual productivity = potential productivity losses due to faulty group processes. Potential productivity ! based on group"s resources (ability, skill, training, equipment) Process loses ! (faulty communication, coordination & reduced motivation) A simple linear model attempting to depict a complex and dynamic phenomenon .