Sports Psychology Exam 2
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According to Carron's (1982) conceptual model for cohesion, what are some
determinants/antecedents of cohesion? What is the most important personal factor associated
with cohesion? - correct answers Determinants of cohesions:
• Environmental
Normative forces holding a group together
• Personal
Individual characteristics of group members
• Individualistic satisfaction might be the most important
• Leadership
Include the leadership style and behaviors that professionals exhibit and the relationships they
establish with their groups
• Team
Group task characteristics, group productivity norms, desire for group success, group roles,
group position, and team stability
According to Galinsky and Schweitzer, why can it be a problem to have "too much talent"? How
does this vary by sport? - correct answers The problem with having too much talent is that is
,can derail groups by eliminating the necessary pecking order that helps produce effective
coordination
Varies between different sports:
•Basketball:
Miami Heat, although they won a few championships, injuries to Wade and Bosh helped Lebron
become the clear leader during those times.
•Chickens:
If breeders put too many of top egg making chickens in the same colony that the rate of eggs
drops and more chickens die because the chickens with the highest productivity also are the
most competitive and territorial!
•Baseball
Performed same experiment between talent and performance as they did with basketball
teams and found that the more talent the better.
Baseball is more sequential than simultaneous
•Soccer
Study showed more pay disparity was worse for MLS teams
•Climbing
Hierarchy predicted summits and fatalities in Himalayan Mountain climbing teams
According to Gladwell in the podcast, what are some examples of strategies/methods that
athletes, teams, and organizations won't do even though they know these things are effective?
How does Gladwell explain this? - correct answers
According to the army crew team case, why was the varsity team performing worse than the JV
team? What did the coach do to solve the varsity team's problem? - correct answers The Varsity
team was individualistic and not in synchrony at all. They had many disruptors and really no
leaders while the JV team had few disruptors and more leaders
To solve the problem:
, • The coach decided to do combatives
• Guys who fought eventually stopped fighting and then made up with each other
According to the research described in the lecture, what are some factors that make people
more likely to cheat? - correct answers oPeople are more likely to cheat....
• If cheating benefits them and someone else
• When they are loyal to their group AND involved in a competition
• To achieve a goal, especially if they are close
• To avoid falling behind
• When they are anxious
• When they can justify it to themselves
• When they think their peers are cheating
Describe Cialdini's "basking in reflected glory" studies. - correct answers Study #1:Recorded
apparel that students wore after football victories and losses
• Students were more likely to wear their team's apparel if their school's team won
Study 2: Students did well or poorly on a quiz about their school and then asked to talk about
the outcome of a football game
• -Students used "we" (vs. "they") more when the team won
• -Especially if the students did not do well on the quiz
Describe how some playing positions help teach athletes leadership skills. What are propinquity
and task dependence? - correct answers Certain positions benefit from more leadership
opportunity
• task dependence = interaction with other players
• propinquity = visibility on the playing field
weith rectified question and
answers 2025
According to Carron's (1982) conceptual model for cohesion, what are some
determinants/antecedents of cohesion? What is the most important personal factor associated
with cohesion? - correct answers Determinants of cohesions:
• Environmental
Normative forces holding a group together
• Personal
Individual characteristics of group members
• Individualistic satisfaction might be the most important
• Leadership
Include the leadership style and behaviors that professionals exhibit and the relationships they
establish with their groups
• Team
Group task characteristics, group productivity norms, desire for group success, group roles,
group position, and team stability
According to Galinsky and Schweitzer, why can it be a problem to have "too much talent"? How
does this vary by sport? - correct answers The problem with having too much talent is that is
,can derail groups by eliminating the necessary pecking order that helps produce effective
coordination
Varies between different sports:
•Basketball:
Miami Heat, although they won a few championships, injuries to Wade and Bosh helped Lebron
become the clear leader during those times.
•Chickens:
If breeders put too many of top egg making chickens in the same colony that the rate of eggs
drops and more chickens die because the chickens with the highest productivity also are the
most competitive and territorial!
•Baseball
Performed same experiment between talent and performance as they did with basketball
teams and found that the more talent the better.
Baseball is more sequential than simultaneous
•Soccer
Study showed more pay disparity was worse for MLS teams
•Climbing
Hierarchy predicted summits and fatalities in Himalayan Mountain climbing teams
According to Gladwell in the podcast, what are some examples of strategies/methods that
athletes, teams, and organizations won't do even though they know these things are effective?
How does Gladwell explain this? - correct answers
According to the army crew team case, why was the varsity team performing worse than the JV
team? What did the coach do to solve the varsity team's problem? - correct answers The Varsity
team was individualistic and not in synchrony at all. They had many disruptors and really no
leaders while the JV team had few disruptors and more leaders
To solve the problem:
, • The coach decided to do combatives
• Guys who fought eventually stopped fighting and then made up with each other
According to the research described in the lecture, what are some factors that make people
more likely to cheat? - correct answers oPeople are more likely to cheat....
• If cheating benefits them and someone else
• When they are loyal to their group AND involved in a competition
• To achieve a goal, especially if they are close
• To avoid falling behind
• When they are anxious
• When they can justify it to themselves
• When they think their peers are cheating
Describe Cialdini's "basking in reflected glory" studies. - correct answers Study #1:Recorded
apparel that students wore after football victories and losses
• Students were more likely to wear their team's apparel if their school's team won
Study 2: Students did well or poorly on a quiz about their school and then asked to talk about
the outcome of a football game
• -Students used "we" (vs. "they") more when the team won
• -Especially if the students did not do well on the quiz
Describe how some playing positions help teach athletes leadership skills. What are propinquity
and task dependence? - correct answers Certain positions benefit from more leadership
opportunity
• task dependence = interaction with other players
• propinquity = visibility on the playing field
