How Does a Team Differ from a Group

question 176

Multiple Choice

How does a team differ from a group?

• A)A team is focused on joint goals;a group often has a collection of individual goals.
• B)A team involves the simple sum of independent actions of individuals;a group involves the integrated,collaborative actions of the collective of people.
• C)A team has personal agendas;a group has a shared vision.
• D)A team has compensation based upon individual outcomes;a group has compensation based upon shared outcomes.

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Definitions:

Autokinetic Illusion

A visual phenomenon in which a stationary point of light in a dark environment appears to move or drift due to small involuntary eye movements.

Induced Movement

A perceptual phenomenon where motion is perceived in a stationary object because of the movement of a surrounding framework or nearby objects.

Stroboscopic Motion

The visual illusion of smooth motion produced by a series of rapidly displayed static images that minimally differ from each other.

Gestalt Psychologist

A psychologist who studies how people perceive and experience objects as whole patterns or configurations, emphasizing the context and the whole over individual components.