KINE 3000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Social Loafing, Group Cohesiveness, Interpersonal Attraction
16 Jul 2015
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Group and team dynamics: cornerstone to studying psychology because most jobs are done in groups. Informal roles (enforcer, mediator)- informal roles evolve from the group"s dynamics or interactions among group members: the person good at getting people involved etc. Group norms: a norm is a level of performance, pattern of behavior, or belief. Leaders need to establish positive group norms or standards (especially standards or norms of productivity): positive norms are important to establish. Impediments to a social team: social loafing- individuals within a group or team putting forth less than 100% effort due to motivation losses. Individual team members perceive their contribution to the outcome as redundant. Eliminating social loafing: emphasize the importance of individual pride and unique contributions. Increase identifiability of individual performances: determine specific situations in which social loafing occurs, conduct individual meetings to discuss social loafing, empathize - walk a mile in a teammate"s shoes, break down the team into smaller units.
