✗ The myth everyone repeats
If you yawn and it spreads to others, it proves you're all empathic toward each other.
✓ What is actually true
Contagious yawning is a real phenomenon but its connection to empathy is not straightforward. While some studies suggest a link, contagious yawning is largely automatic and unconscious. People without empathy can still experience contagious yawning, and some autistic individuals don't show contagious yawning despite having empathy.
Reception
The receipts 2 sources
- Contagious Yawning - Scientific AmericanPRIMARY
- Snopes: Contagious YawningREFERENCE