Just Like Yawning…Seeing Someone Check Their Phone Makes You Want to Check Yours

Researchers in Italy wanted to see how many people would check their phone if they saw someone else check theirs.

Researchers in Italy wanted to see how many people would check their phone if they saw someone else check theirs. So they tried it with a group of people who didn’t know they were being watched. Half of them picked up their own phone within 30 seconds. When people in the study didn’t see someone check their phone, less than 1% picked their own device. they call it the “chameleon effect.”