Question 1

How can a sociogram help a coach pull his or her team together into a more cohesive unit?

Accepted Answer

A)  A sociogram analyzes the relationships of the team and can point to cliques and outsiders 
B)  A sociogram provides specific strategies to foster cohesion 
C)  Sociograms can explain why certain team members may not get along with each other 
D)  Sociograms anaylze differences in goals and motivations among team members 
A)  A sociogram analyzes the relationships of the team and can point to cliques and outsiders 
B)  A sociogram provides specific strategies to foster cohesion 
C)  Sociograms can explain why certain team members may not get along with each other 
D)  Sociograms anaylze differences in goals and motivations among team members A

Question 2

Although the leadership style of the coach can effect team cohesion, the leadership style of the team captain has little effect on cohesion

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Which model of cohesion describes team cohesion as varying over time within a given team?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pendular 
B)  Life Cycle 
C)  Linear 
D)  Conceptual 
A)  Pendular 
B)  Life Cycle 
C)  Linear 
D)  Conceptual A

Question 4

What did researchers find when they studied the correlation between time team members spent touching, and performance?

Accepted Answer

A)  Teams in which the players engaged in the most touching during early-season games also showed better performance throughout the regular season 
B)  Teams in which the players engaged in the least touching during early-season games showed better performance throughout the regular season 
C)  Teams in which the players engaged in the most touching during early-season games showed worse performance throughout the regular season 
D)  The researchers found no correlation between touching and team performance 
A)  Teams in which the players engaged in the most touching during early-season games also showed better performance throughout the regular season 
B)  Teams in which the players engaged in the least touching during early-season games showed better performance throughout the regular season 
C)  Teams in which the players engaged in the most touching during early-season games showed worse performance throughout the regular season 
D)  The researchers found no correlation between touching and team performance

Question 5

Which of the following is a negative side-effect of social cohesion?

Accepted Answer

A)  All of the above 
B)  More fighting between teammates 
C)  The formation of cliques 
D)  Unwillingness to openly express concerns 
A)  All of the above 
B)  More fighting between teammates 
C)  The formation of cliques 
D)  Unwillingness to openly express concerns

Question 6

Considering Carron's Model of Cohesion, which factor do you think is the hardest to improve and why? The easiest?

Accepted Answer

In Carron's Model of Cohesion, the harde

Question 7

Which of the following requires relatively little interaction between team members?

Accepted Answer

A)  Coactive sports Interactive sports 
B)  Dyadic sports 
C)  Individual sports 
A)  Coactive sports Interactive sports 
B)  Dyadic sports 
C)  Individual sports

Question 8

The conceptual model of team cohesion describes the importance of distinguishing between an athlete's _________ verses feelings about the group as a whole

Accepted Answer

A)  Attraction to the group 
B)  Personal contributions 
C)  Learning style 
D)  Natural ability 
A)  Attraction to the group 
B)  Personal contributions 
C)  Learning style 
D)  Natural ability

Question 9

Compare and contrast the linear model with the pendular model of team cohesion.

Accepted Answer

The linear model and the pendular model

Question 10

Teams with a lot of turnover tend to be more cohesive than teams who stay together for a long time

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

We can be fairly confident that cohesion leads to better performance

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

When team members see the coaching staff as cohesive, they tend to show higher levels of cohesion themselves

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A coach describes his or her team as going through stages of cohesion, starting with getting to know each other, to being extremely close. This would support the ____ model of cohesion.

Accepted Answer

A)  Linear 
B)  Pendular 
C)  Conceptual 
D)  Life Cycle 
A)  Linear 
B)  Pendular 
C)  Conceptual 
D)  Life Cycle

Question 14

Teammates describe their team as going through times when they feel more cohesive, and times when they feel less cohesive. This would support the _____ model of cohesion.

Accepted Answer

A)  Pendular 
B)  Life Cycle 
C)  Linear 
D)  Conceptual 
A)  Pendular 
B)  Life Cycle 
C)  Linear 
D)  Conceptual

Question 15

Why do studies that measure social cohesion show a smaller cohesion-performance link than those studies that measure task cohesion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Friendship and liking one another are probably not as important to performance as working toward the same goal 
B)  Social cohesion studies tend to be biased 
C)  The direction of causality is not established 
D)  It is much more difficult to get accurate measures of social cohesion than accurate measures of task cohesion 
A)  Friendship and liking one another are probably not as important to performance as working toward the same goal 
B)  Social cohesion studies tend to be biased 
C)  The direction of causality is not established 
D)  It is much more difficult to get accurate measures of social cohesion than accurate measures of task cohesion

Question 16

If Gracie and Vivian both believe that their team will work together to win their game this afternoon, they are displaying:

Accepted Answer

A)  Collective efficacy 
B)  Social cohesion 
C)  Team stability 
D)  Individual attraction to the group 
A)  Collective efficacy 
B)  Social cohesion 
C)  Team stability 
D)  Individual attraction to the group

Question 17

Why might small teams tend to show higher levels of cohesiveness than large teams?

Accepted Answer

A)  Team members are more likely to really get to know each other 
B)  There are lower incidences of hazing on smaller teams 
C)  Coaches tend to have more positive leadership styles when working with smaller teams 
D)  It is more difficult for cliques to form in smaller teams 
A)  Team members are more likely to really get to know each other 
B)  There are lower incidences of hazing on smaller teams 
C)  Coaches tend to have more positive leadership styles when working with smaller teams 
D)  It is more difficult for cliques to form in smaller teams

Question 18

Which of the following is a leadership factor that is correlated with team cohesion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Being a clear communicator 
B)  Keeping the size of the team small 
C)  Ensuring all players are of similar ages 
D)  creating more lucrative player contracts 
A)  Being a clear communicator 
B)  Keeping the size of the team small 
C)  Ensuring all players are of similar ages 
D)  creating more lucrative player contracts

Question 19

If your team was once very cohesive, but is now struggling with cohesion, it could be said that you team is following a linear model of cohesion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A team cohesion questionnaire is an indirect measurement tool.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

How can a sociogram help a coach pull his or her team together into a more cohesive unit?

Although the leadership style of the coach can effect team cohesion, the leadership style of the team captain has little effect on cohesion

Which model of cohesion describes team cohesion as varying over time within a given team?

What did researchers find when they studied the correlation between time team members spent touching, and performance?

Which of the following is a negative side-effect of social cohesion?

Considering Carron's Model of Cohesion, which factor do you think is the hardest to improve and why? The easiest?

Which of the following requires relatively little interaction between team members?

The conceptual model of team cohesion describes the importance of distinguishing between an athlete's _________ verses feelings about the group as a whole

Compare and contrast the linear model with the pendular model of team cohesion.

Teams with a lot of turnover tend to be more cohesive than teams who stay together for a long time

We can be fairly confident that cohesion leads to better performance

When team members see the coaching staff as cohesive, they tend to show higher levels of cohesion themselves

A coach describes his or her team as going through stages of cohesion, starting with getting to know each other, to being extremely close. This would support the ____ model of cohesion.

Teammates describe their team as going through times when they feel more cohesive, and times when they feel less cohesive. This would support the _____ model of cohesion.

Why do studies that measure social cohesion show a smaller cohesion-performance link than those studies that measure task cohesion?

If Gracie and Vivian both believe that their team will work together to win their game this afternoon, they are displaying:

Why might small teams tend to show higher levels of cohesiveness than large teams?

Which of the following is a leadership factor that is correlated with team cohesion?

If your team was once very cohesive, but is now struggling with cohesion, it could be said that you team is following a linear model of cohesion.

A team cohesion questionnaire is an indirect measurement tool.

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Exam 10: Team Cohesion

How can a sociogram help a coach pull his or her team together into a more cohesive unit?

Although the leadership style of the coach can effect team cohesion, the leadership style of the team captain has little effect on cohesion

Which model of cohesion describes team cohesion as varying over time within a given team?

What did researchers find when they studied the correlation between time team members spent touching, and performance?

Which of the following is a negative side-effect of social cohesion?

Considering Carron's Model of Cohesion, which factor do you think is the hardest to improve and why? The easiest?

Which of the following requires relatively little interaction between team members?

The conceptual model of team cohesion describes the importance of distinguishing between an athlete's _________ verses feelings about the group as a whole

Compare and contrast the linear model with the pendular model of team cohesion.

Teams with a lot of turnover tend to be more cohesive than teams who stay together for a long time

We can be fairly confident that cohesion leads to better performance

When team members see the coaching staff as cohesive, they tend to show higher levels of cohesion themselves

A coach describes his or her team as going through stages of cohesion, starting with getting to know each other, to being extremely close. This would support the ____ model of cohesion.

Teammates describe their team as going through times when they feel more cohesive, and times when they feel less cohesive. This would support the _____ model of cohesion.

Why do studies that measure social cohesion show a smaller cohesion-performance link than those studies that measure task cohesion?

If Gracie and Vivian both believe that their team will work together to win their game this afternoon, they are displaying:

Why might small teams tend to show higher levels of cohesiveness than large teams?

Which of the following is a leadership factor that is correlated with team cohesion?

If your team was once very cohesive, but is now struggling with cohesion, it could be said that you team is following a linear model of cohesion.

A team cohesion questionnaire is an indirect measurement tool.

Introduction and Research Methods

Personality

Attribution and Cognition

Motivation

Goal Setting

Arousal and Anxiety

Psychological Skills Training

Aggression

Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Leadership

Common Issues: Injury and Burnout

Unhealthy Behaviors: Drug Abuse and Disordered Eating

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