Some antecedents and consequences of yawning

Some antecedents and consequences of yawning

Attempts were made to induce human subjects to yawn reliably in the laboratory. In subjects who believed they were not observed, reading about yawning increased their frequency of yawning. Performing a spontaneous yawn decreased skin conductance, but 'faked' yawns did not. Neither boredom,...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Psychological record 1991-10, Vol.41 (Fall 91), p.453-460
Hauptverfasser: Baenninger, R, Greco, M
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Sprache:eng
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Yawning
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Zusammenfassung:Attempts were made to induce human subjects to yawn reliably in the laboratory. In subjects who believed they were not observed, reading about yawning increased their frequency of yawning. Performing a spontaneous yawn decreased skin conductance, but 'faked' yawns did not. Neither boredom, vigilance, nor reading about yawning induced the act. (Abstract amended)
ISSN:0033-2933