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Differences Between Individuals and Teams.
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Differences Between Individuals and Teams 1. Social Facilitation. o Individuals are more motivated to perform well when in the presence of others (especially on motor tasks). o If the individuals are not comfortable with others, their performance on mental tasks may decrease. o 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 o Several people can work without getting in each other's way; o Problems can be solved through the addition of individuals contributions (e.g., more people, more ideas); o Parts of the solution are at least partially independent so there can be division of labour; o It is possible for others to recognize and correct individual error. 1. Judgement. o The judgement of a trained individual may be better than that of an untrained group. o Group discussion does...
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