Question
"Why are yawns
contagious? We asked a
scientist"
by Teresa Carey
Why are yawns contagious?
What is known is that the behavior is contagious. The
likelihood of yawning increases six fold, according to one
study, after seeing someone else yawn.
As for yawn contagion, Giordano said it may be related to a
phenomenon called social mirroring, where organisms imitate
the actions of others. Other behaviors fall into this category,
such as scratching, leg crossing and laughing.
Giordano said this behavior could be linked to mirror neurons
in the brain.
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contagious? We asked a
scientist"
by Teresa Carey
Why are yawns contagious?
What is known is that the behavior is contagious. The
likelihood of yawning increases six fold, according to one
study, after seeing someone else yawn.
As for yawn contagion, Giordano said it may be related to a
phenomenon called social mirroring, where organisms imitate
the actions of others. Other behaviors fall into this category,
such as scratching, leg crossing and laughing.
Giordano said this behavior could be linked to mirror neurons
in the brain.
@ NewsHour Productions LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Drag each excerpt from the passage to indicate whether it is a claim (effect) or a reason (cause).
(1 point)
Put responses in the correct input to answer the question. Select a response, navigate to the desired input and insert the response. Responses can be selected and inserted using the space bar, enter key, left mouse button or touchpad. Responses can also be moved by dragging with a mouse.
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GPT-4o mini
**Claim:** The likelihood of yawning increases six fold, according to one study, after seeing someone else yawn.
**Reason:** This behavior could be linked to mirror neurons in the brain.
**Claim:** The behavior is contagious.
**Reason:** It may be related to a phenomenon called social mirroring, where organisms imitate the actions of others.
**Claim:** Other behaviors fall into this category, such as scratching, leg crossing and laughing.
**Reason:** This behavior could be linked to mirror neurons in the brain.
**Claim:** The behavior is contagious.
**Reason:** It may be related to a phenomenon called social mirroring, where organisms imitate the actions of others.
**Claim:** Other behaviors fall into this category, such as scratching, leg crossing and laughing.