Kinesiology 1088A/B Lecture Notes - Social Loafing, Decision-Making
18 Oct 2013
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Definition 1: the result of all forces acting on members to remain in the group (1951) Definition 2: resistance of the group to disruptive forces (1952) Dynamic processes reflected in the tendency for a group to attract members, stick together, and remain united in the pursuit of its goals and/or the satisfaction of it"s members (carron et al. Fundamental characteristics: multidimensional numerous factors cause groups to stick together, dynamic can change over time. Instrumental groups stick together for task purposes (to achieve common goals and objectives: affective groups stick together because members like/enjoy each others company (social attraction) Organizational orientation (goals, strategies, maturity, sex, age, etc. ) Group size moderately sized groups are the best from both a task and social perspective. Similarity (shared attributes personality, sex, background) Satisfaction with both task and social aspects (most important personal factor) Circular relation between cohesion, satisfaction and performance. Task oriented behaviours (clarifying group goals and member roles)
