Assertion: yawning | /r/HasProperty | contagious
Facets:
value: in humans
type: OTHER
value: highly
type: DEGREE
value: in many species
type: OTHER
value: in a study
type: OTHER
value: among other animals
type: OTHER
value: between individuals
type: OTHER
value: these days
type: TEMPORAL
value: in the sense
type: OTHER
value: in people
type: LOCATION
value: because of a leftover response
type: CAUSE
value: in birds
type: OTHER
value: sometimes
type: DEGREE
value: in a way
type: MANNER
value: to others
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: in other vertebrates
type: OTHER
value: between dogs
type: OTHER
value: among the contagiousness of a yawn
type: OTHER
value: most definitely
type: DEGREE
value: interestingly
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: In their small-scale, informal study they concluded that yawning is contagious, although elsewhere the statistical significance of this finding has been disputed.
text: I was ecstatic to come across one that delved into the science on why yawns are so contagious!
text: Yawning is a contagious behaviour and seeing someone yawn often causes us to yawn as well.
text: In a study involving gelada baboons, yawning was contagious between individuals, especially those that were socially close.
text: Yawning appears to be contagious among humans and other animals, and the contagiousness of a yawn is well documented but hardly understood.
text: Yawning is contagious, as part of humans natural empathic response.
text: One thing that many people agree on is that yawning appears to be contagious.
text: In humans and other vertebrates, yawning is contagious.
text: Yawning is contagious, not just in humans but in many species.
text: And then, since yawning is contagious, there was a good 30-60 second stretch of yawning back and forth.
text: Yawning is involuntary -- just try not doing it -- and is even somewhat contagious.
text: Mimicry is likely at the heart of why yawning is contagious.
text: Platek says that yawning is contagious in about 60 to 70 percent of people—that is, if people see photos or footage of or read about yawning, the majority will spontaneously do the same.
text: This doesn't hold ground as yawning is seen to be contagious even when we seee anyone yawning on TV without the person actually physically "changing the air pressure" around our ears.
text: Yawning is contagious, as is contagious laughing (or contagious crying) –
text: It is believed that yawning is contagious.
text: Yawning is contagious, not just in humans but in many species.
text: Interestingly, yawning is in fact contagious, albeit not in the technical sense (i.e. it is not transmitted by germs), but in the sense of involuntary imitation and positive feedback: when we see someone yawn, it makes us want to yawn too, and sometimes even thinking or reading about yawning can be enough to trigger one, as can the audio-only stimulus of the sigh-like sound of a yawn.
text: That’s because yawning is contagious.
text: Have you noticed that yawning seems to be contagious?
text: Yawning is also contagious ~ if one person yawns, it will induce a reflex action in others & they will also yawn.
text: Yawning is contagious.
text: But that didn’t answer the question of why yawning is contagious.
text: The theory that yawning is contagious is an old one, but why does someone else yawning make us want to do the same thing?
text: From a behavioral point of view, when yawning seems to be contagious, similar external stimuli (or the lack of stimuli) are likely to affect all of those present.
text: Many believe yawning is contagious.
text: Have you noticed that yawning seems to be contagious?
text: Remarkably, such yawning even appears to be contagious across species.
text: Yawning is exceptionally contagious.
text: Yawning is contagious, it is said.
text: As we know, yawning is contagious.
text: So, even though yawning is highly contagious, this reflex action can be lessened or done away by routine solutions.
text: In a study involving gelada baboons, yawning was contagious between individuals, especially those that were socially close.
text: Yawning can also be contagious.
text: yawning is contagious in a way.
text: Yawning is indeed contagious.
text: Have you noticed that yawning seems to be contagious?
text: Yawning is most definitely contagious.
text: Yawning is also contagious as seeing, hearing, reading or even thinking about yawning can trigger yawns .
text: Yawning is contagious.
text: But that didn’t answer the question of why yawning is contagious.
text: Yawning is contagious.
text: But that didn’t answer the question of why yawning is contagious.
text: Yawning is indeed contagious.
text: However to answer the question of "why yawning is contagious," three leading theories have been put forward namely the physiology theory, the boredom theory and the evolutionary theory.
text: Among humans and other animals, yawning seems to be contagious, and although it is hardly understood, it is a well-documented phenomenon.
text: A social communication signal (this is backed up by the fact that yawning appears to be "contagious"!)
text: I once read that yawning is indeed contagious.
text: You may have heard that yawning is contagious.
text: Yawning is contagious
text: We all have felt that yawning is contagious.
text: In their small-scale, informal study they concluded that yawning is contagious.
text: Have you noticed that yawning seems to be contagious?
text: A recent study even showed that yawning could be contagious in birds.
text: Yawning is extremely contagious -- 55% of people who witness someone yawn will yawn within five minutes.
text: Yawning is contagious, because if you see someone yawning your body thinks that it might get starved of air like that person is 'stealing' the air so your body yawns and tries to get the air.
text: Yawning is indeed contagious.
text: Yawning is contagious.
text: yawning can sometimes be contagious .. and it happens because of two theories ..
text: It's widely accepted that yawning is contagious.
text: Yawning is extraordinarily contagious," says Robert Provine, a pioneer of yawning research.
text: We have all heard that yawning is contagious (you might even be yawning reading this), so let’s take a look at what causes people to yawn.
text: Several studies have concluded that yawns are contagious between humans and dogs.
text: yawns are contagious because yawning is realated t9o
text: It explains why yawns are "contagious" (especially to others who are also hungry).
text: PBS NewsHour asked a speech scientist, a sleep neurologist, a neuroethicist and a neuroscientist who studies brain circuits related to itching why yawns are contagious.
text: For instance, if you’ve ever wondered why yawns are so contagious, it’s because ghosts have two hands and will stick their hands in multiple mouths at the same time whenever possible.
text: It's a very old reflex; but in people, yawns can be contagious.
text: A yawn is contagious, in the sense that it can easily spread to the person who is observing the other person yawning.
text: This is why yawns are contagious
text: Yawns may still be contagious these days because of a leftover response (a 'vestigial' response) that is not used anymore.
text: Yawning is a contagious behaviour and seeing someone yawn often causes us to yawn as well.
text: Yawning is a contagious behaviour and seeing someone yawn often causes us to yawn as well.
text: Yawning is a contagious behaviour and seeing someone yawn often causes us to yawn as well.
text: Yawning is a contagious behaviour and seeing someone yawn often causes us to yawn as well.