Deck 7: The Sport Team As an Effective Group

Question 1

To understand and accept their roles, athletes do not need to consider:

A) behaviors required to fulfill the role
B) consequences of other members' unfulfilled roles on the team
C) evaluation structure for role performance
D) scope of responsibilities

Answer 1

consequences of other members' unfulfilled roles on the team

Question 2

Establishment of group goals and rewards is an example of a group process that influences the development of team cohesion.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

John coaches the varsity basketball team. At the start of the season he spells out responsibilities, the behaviors it will take to achieve those responsibilities, how he is going to evaluate performance, and the consequences for not fulfilling responsibilities. John is:

A) establishing team norms and expectations
B) establishing role clarity and acceptance
C) promoting personal responsibility and clarifying team norms
D) establishing role clarity and avoiding role ambiguity

Answer 3

establishing role clarity and avoiding role ambiguity

Question 4

Cohesion within sport groups is conceptualized to have only two facets: individual's attraction to the group and perception of group integration.

Question 5

The stage in which team-building protocols are introduced and maintained by the coaches in order to increase the level of task cohesiveness of the group:

A) practical
B) conceptual
C) introductory
D) intervention

Question 6

Communication has a circular relationship with team cohesiveness.

Question 7

Sport group norms do not exist in ___________ contexts.

A) off-season
B) practice
C) competitive
D) school classroom

Question 8

The norm for productivity interacts with team cohesiveness in influencing group performance.

Question 9

Which factor correlates most with the cohesion that occurs when players receive their first uniforms?

A) competition factors
B) leadership factors
C) environmental factors
D) team factors

Question 10

Which personal factor is the most important in determining the cohesiveness of a team?

A) competitive trait anxiety
B) satisfaction
C) commitment
D) sacrificial behaviors
E) similarity

Question 11

Which of the following elements of role involvement are not extremely important to group environment and cohesiveness?

A) role efficacy
B) role conflict
C) role consistency
D) role satisfaction

Question 12

Which is NOT a personal factor that influences team cohesion?

A) personal beliefs
B) satisfaction
C) similarity
D) compatibility with the coach

Question 13

The success of the total team and the importance of all roles for team success should be continually emphasized.

Question 14

Improving role clarity and role acceptance might occur through which intervention(s)?

A) arranging individual meetings between the athlete and his/her coach
B) imagery training
C) watching film of other players and/or teammates
D) using simulations to demonstrate inappropriate behaviors

Question 15

According to Carron & Eys, "Every group is like _______________."

A) all other groups
B) no other groups
C) some other groups
D) every answer is correct

Question 16

Athletes who perceive their team to be higher in task cohesion experience less anxiety because they may feel less pressure:

A) because they have fewer resources
B) because they perceive the sport situation as a challenge
C) because their coach corrects them less frequently
D) to individually stand out

Question 17

The following statement is true about cohesion:

A) cohesion is based on group tasks
B) cohesion is multidimensional
C) cohesion exists in all groups
D) cohesion is stable