Scientific Reports

Andrew    C.  Gallup 1 , Daniil  Vasilyev 2 , Nicola    Anderson 2  & Alan  Kingstone 2

Stemming from earlier laboratory research, we conducted five experiments to investigate the effects  of social presence on contagious yawning in virtual reality (VR)...Unlike previous research, however, manipulating the social presence in VR (i.e., embedding  recording devices and humanoid avatars within the simulation) did not affect contagious yawning.

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