KINE 4520 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Group Cohesiveness, Equatorial Guinea, Sport Psychology

• School: York University
• Department: Kinesiology & Health Science
• Course: KINE 4520
• Professor: Paul Dennis

Document Summary

Ivan arreguin analyzed wars in the last 200 years and found that: One side was at least 10x more powerful than the other. The stronger side won 71% of the time. When the underdog won, it was only because they substituted effort for ability as a cohesive group. Cohesiveness= formula for success in all forms of human endeavour. Social loafing= trusting your partner to do the job, putting in less effort than if you were alone. What makes a team? parents, athletes coaches, and support staff. Evolution of a team= collection of individuals who identify form through: shared sense of purpose structured patterns of behaviour. Five features of teams (forsyth, 2006,) diagnostic framework to see what has gone wrong: interaction communication, structure roles and captains, cohesion: task cohesion- playing together and bringing the best out of each other. You can still win if there is no cohesion!