Differences Between Individuals and Teams.

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Differences Between Individuals and Teams

  1. Social Facilitation.
  • Individuals are more motivated to perform well when in the presence of others (especially on motor tasks).
  • If the individuals are not comfortable with others, their performance on mental tasks may decrease.
  • Since one's dominant habits are facilitated by others, poorly trained individuals may engage habits that are ineffective on the task.
  1. Learning. Groups learn faster than individuals on tasks where
  • Several people can work without getting in each other's way;
  • Problems can be solved through the addition of individuals contributions (e.g., more people, more ideas);
  • Parts of the solution are at least partially independent so there can be division of labour;
  • It is possible for others to recognize and correct individual error.
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  1. Judgement.
  • The judgement of a trained individual may be better than that of an untrained group.
  • Group discussion does not necessarily improve individual judgements, although individual differences in knowledge can improve group judgements.
  • Group judgements may be superior to individuals because there are more inputs, a broader range of knowledge, and facilitative effects on less confident members.
  • In untrained groups, high confidence in the solution is not necessarily related to quality of the decision.
  1. Risky Decisions.
  • Group-centered decisions can be riskier than leader-centered group decisions.
  • Group consensus may ...

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