Please choose an activity to perform in public that is an example of nonconformity or breaking the norm. While
creativity is encouraged, you are not permitted to choose an activity that is OFFENSIVE, ILLEGAL, and/or
UNSAFE. You then will write a paper about your experiences. The purpose of this paper is to apply theories
from Social Psychology to your chosen activity while having fun! For example, a person walking through a
grocery store dressed as a unicorn is very unusual but does not hurt anyone. Before performing your activity,
consider WHAT and WHO you may need to assist you. Also, be sure that you can personally witness others
reactions to you, in addition to or exclusive of others telling you about reactions if you rely only on the report
of other people, your experience may not be as enriching.
In your paper, please devote a section to describing how you went against the norm. Then, in the next section,
describe theories within Social Psychology that relate to the activity you chose. Lastly, have the most
important section in which you tie it all together how do the concepts we have studied in class relate to the
activity you performed? How did peoples reactions fit with what you have learned in class?
Please include page numbers on each page of the paper and include a title page. You are NOT required to
include an abstract page. Please note that title pages, abstract pages, and References pages do NOT count
toward the total number of required pages of text.
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