ds.Context- a set of circumstances or a situation.Intrapersonal Communication- the process of understanding and sharing meaning within itself.Dyadic Communication- two person communication.Small-group Communication- the interaction of a small group of people to achieve an interdependent goal.Public Communication- the process of generating meanings in a situation where a single source transmits a message to a number of receivers who give nonverbal and, sometimes, question-and-answer feedback.Mass Communication- communication mediated, via a transmission system, between a source and a large number of unseen receivers.Chapter 2 Figure- the focal point of a persons attention.Ground- the background against which a persons focused attention occurs.Closure- the tendency to fill in missing information in order to complete an otherwise incomplete figure or statement.Proximity- the principle that objects which are physically close to each other will be perceived as a unit or a group.Interpretation- the process of assigning meaning to stimuli.Interpretive Perception- perception that involves a blend of internal states and external stimuli.Symbolic Interaction- the process in which the self develops through the messages and feedback received from others.Self-Actualization- according to Maslow, the fulfillment of ones potential as a person.Gender Constancy- the tendency to see oneself consistently as male or female.Perception- the process of becoming aware of objects and events from the sences....
