Exam 6: Applying Social Psychology to Sports Teams

As it relates to the social understanding of teams,another term for the notion of team confidence is collective efficacy.

Eccles and Tenenbaum (2007)refer to team mental models that facilitate communication in sport.Team mental models are

Which of the following is NOT a component of team cohesion?

______ focus on achieving success based on self-comparison.

Team confidence and team goal setting are two core aspects of team dynamics.Describe these features in detail.

"A dynamic process which 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 member affective needs" is the definition of which of the following constructs?

Examples of social factors that influence cohesion are group size,leadership style,and member roles.

Team performance,coach satisfaction,and motivation are three important consequences or outcomes of chemistry.

Individual roles have been found to affect team cohesion.The text highlights that there are several different aspects of how roles may affect cohesion.Differentiate between role clarity,role acceptance,and role performance.

Two important principles of team goal setting are (1)selecting the team goals and (2)evaluating,providing feedback,and reevaluating the team goals for effectiveness.

Which of the following is NOT one of the four main styles of communication identified by Hanin (1992)?

Research has shown that intervening in the problems experienced by sports teams by using family psychology interventions

Which of the following is likely to have the highest level of social cohesion?

A team member who claims,"This team doesn't try hard enough to win,and I'm not happy about it," would be discussing which form of cohesion?

Eccles and Tenenbaum (2007)describe cross-training as

Which of the following characteristics would have the greatest impact on the cohesion of teammates?

When Tom plays rugby,his primary concern is to beat the other team.However,his teammate Rich is more concerned about giving his all during the game and trying to always play better than he played in the previous game.Tom has a(n)______ goal orientation,and Rich has a(n)______ goal orientation.

As outlined in the text,performance goals focus strictly on the competitive result of an event.

Anecdotal and research evidence suggests that teams low in cohesion perform better than teams high in cohesion.

Team members are likely to display ______ messages before a game,______ messages during the game,and ______ messages after the game.