Yawning helps people feel more awake. When you're tired, your brain sends a message to your body that it's time to rest, and yawning is like a reset button for the whole body. Yawning also makes other people yawn, which is why sometimes an entire classroom will start yawning at once!
Examples
- When you're tired at school, you yawn to feel more awake. Yawning helps your brain cool down so you can focus better.
- Your friend starts yawning during lunch, and soon everyone is yawning too. This is an example of contagious yawning.
- You’re driving on a long road trip and yawn, it makes the whole car start yawning with you. That’s how social contagion works in real life.
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See also
- Why Do We Yawn When We're Tired?
- Why Do People Yawn When They’re Tired or Bored?
- Why Do People ‘Yawn’ and Is It Contagious?
- What Causes People to Yawn When They’re Tired?
- Why Do We Yawn When We Are Tired?
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