June 3, 2003
A: FROM MENTOR AIMEE WILLOZ IN MN
That's a really good question! I searched on google.com for 'yawning
contagious', and found a number of websites. Basically, they all said that
it's never been scientifically proven that yawning is contagious, although
it's commonly believed. Here's the one I thought was most helpful:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/scienceshack/backcat/adamexp/wlyawning.shtml