Psychology A-Level
group productivity and process losses
What group productivity and process losses means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of group productivity and process losses
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Actual productivity equals the potential of the members minus the losses that come from faulty process, and those losses divide into coordination failures and motivation failures.
Topics that use group productivity and process losses
- Section B: Option 4 Sport and exercise psychology (OCR A-Level)
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