Exam 9: Group Cohesion in Sport and Exercise

Which one of the following is NOT a team correlate of group cohesion?

A curler who decides to play another position to accommodate a new player moving to the team is demonstrating which personal correlate of group cohesion?

A softball team that stays together to maintain lifelong friendship is demonstrating which characteristic of cohesion?

Research has reported that the relationship between cohesion and performance is stronger when performance is defined as behaviour (that is, actions relevant to achieving the outcome) as opposed to outcome (that is, results of the behaviour).

An intramural hockey team that is highly cohesive because team members have several reasons for playing on the team, including winning the championship, the social interactions among players, and because they win lots of games, is demonstrating which characteristic of cohesion?

Which one of the following is a sports-specific questionnaire that has been developed to assess cohesion?

It has been suggested that team goals will be more effective when the sport requires a high degree of cooperation.

Which one of the following is NOT a key characteristic of cohesion?

The smaller the group, the greater the level of cohesion.

Task cohesion is most associated with an athlete's intention to return to a team.

"Two heads are better than one" is a saying that reflects which group process?

What are the variations in group behaviour that are a function of a particular combination of individuals in a group known as?

Elite ringette players who indicated that they would play with their team the next season if they perceived that their team was high in social cohesiveness, regardless of where their team ended up in the final league standings, are demonstrating which personal correlate of group cohesion?

What is the dynamic process that is reflected in the tendency for a group to stick together and remain united in the pursuit of its instrumental objectives and/or for the satisfaction of the members' affective needs known as?

What are two ways suggested by Carron and Eys (2012) to promote cooperation and reduce rivalry with a team?

Task cohesion refers to the orientation toward developing and maintaining social relationships within the group.

Which of the following is NOT one of the ways that cohesion has been defined over the years?

Cohesion has moved from being viewed as a multi-dimensional construct to being viewed as a unidimensional construct.

Hazing is a good technique for increasing cohesion within a sport team.

An exercise-class instructor who has the class make up a group name is using which factor in the group environment category to enhance cohesion?