In the argument, the breakdown is caused by the semantic noise caused by the word “busy” and physiological noise and the breakdown could have been avoided if the wife mindfully recognized the semantic noise and responded more appropriately.
As the wife’s paralanguage in the discussion with her husband about the trash continues, the paralanguage of voice variation becomes louder and the tone gradually becomes more intense while the husband stays calm. Psychologically the wife feels she in not communicating the seriousness of the issue, by using a normal tone. Therefore, the wife uses a louder and more intense tone to emphasize her words. Contrary to the wife, the husbands paralanguage remains calm and apologetic for the majority of the argument until the wife directly offends him saying, “you’re just too focused on your work, too …show more content…
Later however he recognizes the wife’s unsettling state and tries to ease the situation by using a calm tone. During the argument the wife also deliberately steps away from intimate space to personal space. She does not want to get close to her husband because she feels frustrated and needs more space from him.The husband however, continuously tries to change the proxemics by moving closer to his wife, wanting to make the conversation more intimate. As the discussion increases in intensity the wives kinetics avoid the husband's eye contact .The kinetics of the wife indicate that she does not want to admit her concern of being alone, and is afraid that it may feel more intense if she looks into her husband's eyes. The husband
As the wife’s paralanguage in the discussion with her husband about the trash continues, the paralanguage of voice variation becomes louder and the tone gradually becomes more intense while the husband stays calm. Psychologically the wife feels she in not communicating the seriousness of the issue, by using a normal tone. Therefore, the wife uses a louder and more intense tone to emphasize her words. Contrary to the wife, the husbands paralanguage remains calm and apologetic for the majority of the argument until the wife directly offends him saying, “you’re just too focused on your work, too …show more content…
Later however he recognizes the wife’s unsettling state and tries to ease the situation by using a calm tone. During the argument the wife also deliberately steps away from intimate space to personal space. She does not want to get close to her husband because she feels frustrated and needs more space from him.The husband however, continuously tries to change the proxemics by moving closer to his wife, wanting to make the conversation more intimate. As the discussion increases in intensity the wives kinetics avoid the husband's eye contact .The kinetics of the wife indicate that she does not want to admit her concern of being alone, and is afraid that it may feel more intense if she looks into her husband's eyes. The husband