APA 2140 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Group Cohesiveness, Group Dynamics, Specific Activity

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Human Kinetics
• Course: APA 2140
• Professor: Jennifer Brunet

Document Summary

Group dynamics: field of study that focuses on gaining knowledge about the nature of groups and their development. A group of people who must interact with each other to accomplish shared objectives. Interactive sports: where members need to interact to be successful. Coactive sports: where members do not need to directly interact, such as golf and athletics. Dynamic process which reflects the tendency for a group to stick together and remain united in the pursuit of its instrumental objectives and/or for the satisfaction of member affective needs. Four characteristics: dynamic not static, factors that hold groups together are varied and numerous multidimensional in nature factors vary between groups. Instrumental in nature: all groups form for a reason: affection reasons: strong emotional ties among group members. Task cohesion: degree to which group members work together to achieve common goals and objectives. Social cohesion: orientation towards developing and maintaining social relationships within group. Group aspects: members perceptions of the group/team in total.