Do you yawn when you see other people yawning?

I do. I swear I think it is contagious. It is really annoying too, because I will be feeling great one minute, then someone will yawn, and then I cant stop doing it myself. It happens to us at work all the time. It makes for a long day once that happens, especially if time is passing slowly to begin with.

Sometimes I do yes. It can't be helped. I think it is contagious. Maybe it is a change in air pressure. Who knows? I think alot of people yawn and it just happens.

once in a while i do.it seems to help if i'm already tired. i'm sure it is a lack of oxygen in that case.

Almost everytime I see someone else yawn it makes me yawn too,and I have heard that when you yawn it means your brain isnt getting enough oxygen,but I dont know how true that is though.

Oh yeah, I am a contagious yawner. I will probably yawn soon just because of the topic. I saw a really interesting experiment and the results said even hearing or seeing the word yawn can make a lot people yawn. The contagious part is a sign of empathy. It also stated (ok..I just yawned...lol) psychopaths do not yawn contagiously. It got me to wondering if this will become a new interrogation test for law enforcement officers. It may not be scientific, but it would give them an idea what the level of empathy of a person they are questioning. It doesn't take a lot of training for an officer to walk in and yawn a couple of times and watch for a yawn...lol.

Heck, I just yawned when I read your post so what does that say about me? I hope my yawn made you feel better about not yawning. ;-)

No your not bad!lOL When I see someone yawning alot then I do it. I hate it.

oh most definitely! my dad starts yawning and it is so infectious that i start (when i am visiting them) and i guess i seem to yawn pretty easily. (i get tired easily too, so that may be a problem!)

Guess what? I just yawned the moment I read this discussion. I didn't do it on purpose but rather the feeling just come. Anyway I don't usually yawn when someone does that.

If I am even remotely tired, yes, I do yawn when other people are yawning.

I can only say, yawning is infectious.. LOL ^_^ Because even if we are not tired, but once we see ple yawn, we will just automatically follow suit, and YAWN.. haha.. This has happen to me many times b4, but i do try to ocntrol my yawn when i see ple yawn.. haha

I've never heard that theory before. I always thought it was a psychological response, but never knew why. Yes I tend to yawn when others do. But then again, I am always tired and yawn like 30 times on any given day anyway. So its a common thing for my body, all I need to see is someone rubbing their eyes and I'll yawn.

Yeah man..Seriously Its a strange reaction And an equally strange action Infact i Yawned afetr readin ur *YAWN* as well:D

YEs of course. I am surprised that you dont yawn when you see others yawn. Ok all this yawning has made me

Yeah, I yawn when I see other people doing that, but not always. But, I also like to yawn whenever people are talking about yawning and I get to thinking about yawning. I may start yawning while I'm writing this. I don't think it has anything to do with empathy as some theories suggest. I think sometimes people just get it in their mind and then they just can't help it. I don't think anyone really knows why we yawn in the first place. I didn't yawn while typing this, though it sure felt like I would.