"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. © NewsHour Productions LLC. All Rights Reserved. Question Use the passage from “Why are yawns contagious? We asked a scientist.” to answer the question. 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. Claim (effect) Reason (cause) Reponses "The likelihood of yawing increases sixfold" "a phenomenon of social mirroring, where organisms imitate the actions of others" "seeing someone else yawn" "yawn contagion"

Answer 1

To organize the excerpts from the passage into "Claim (effect)" and "Reason (cause)" categories, you can place them as follows:

Claim (effect)

• "The likelihood of yawning increases sixfold"
• "yawn contagion"

Reason (cause)

• "a phenomenon of social mirroring, where organisms imitate the actions of others"
• "seeing someone else yawn"

This categorization reflects the relationship where the reasons explain why yawning might be contagious, and the claims describe the observable effect of that behavior.