Research has shown that when we yawn when we see someone else yawn it is because of empathy. I only yawn when someone else yawns when I'm tired. If I'm not tired I don't yawn. I also yawn more then most people do. I never get enough sleep and contributed it to lack of sleep. There are research studies that claim that those who yawn frequently are more empathic. I find this hard to believe.
http://www.collectivewizdom.com/WhyIsYa ... gious.html
"Nice people yawn more, according to a 2003 study led by Dr.
Steven Platek, Ph.D., of Drexel University in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. In the study, 65 people were shown videos of
other people laughing, yawning and staring blankly. "Those
who showed contagious yawning were more likely to
perform better on our empathy test than those who did
not," says Platek. What they found was that 40% of those
who watched the videos s yawned in reaction. The other
60% who did not yawn were tested and found to have
some schizotypal traits (though none were found to have
full-blown schizophrenia). "
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