2006-09-30 01:56:10 · 8 answers · asked by iyalode 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
I don't. I have learned to overcome such subconscious reactions. Oh wait, what the, yyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan. DAMN IT!
2006-09-30 02:36:48 · answer #1 · answered by Mike R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is true. Not just when you see someone yawn, but also if you hear them yawn. I was sitting in an evening class earlier this week and heard a guy yawn in the back of the room (I sit in the middle.) Soon I yawned.
Some have a scientific thing to say for it, but I'd like to think if it's happening to people in the same room, under the same conditions, it's more related to the conditions of the room, and the next person unconsciously thinking it is okay to "release" their own yawn now too. Meaning, they've wanted to yawn, but suppressed it as best as they could and the body responds to the cue of another person yawning.
Pay attention and see if someone just joining the group will yawn after you do.
2006-09-30 09:00:33 · answer #2 · answered by *babydoll* 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not an inevitable consequence. Sometimes i do not yawn no matter what happens.
2006-09-30 08:59:39 · answer #3 · answered by x_squared 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeppers!
2006-09-30 09:09:33 · answer #4 · answered by zeta121 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
power of suggestion - the mind is incredible
2006-09-30 08:59:20 · answer #5 · answered by Shades of Gray 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is contagious and reminds you that you are also tired & sleepy
2006-09-30 09:09:19 · answer #6 · answered by Seahgoldfish 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's contagious! and evil! like smiling. evil.
2006-09-30 08:58:08 · answer #7 · answered by mitty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
immediately
2006-09-30 08:57:19 · answer #8 · answered by bibliophile31 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋