1. Norm Violation Exercise Social psychologists such as Asch and Milgram have repeatedly demonstrated that much of our behavior is influenced by powerful norms, yet many students will deny their vulnerability to these social forces. Instead, they might say they would resist group pressure and not conform or obey. Milgram suggested that one way to feel the potency of social norms was to deliberately violate them. Over the years, he asked his students to violate a norm by singing out loud on a crowded bus or simply ask people on a crowded bus or subway to give up their seats without an explanation. Needless to say, many of his students recoiled en masse! For this assignment, I would like for you to violate an implicit norm and then analyze both your own and other people's reactions. The following instructions should be followed: Step 1: First you need to identify an implicit social norm. Some examples are: Appearance (wear pink slippers; blue dot on nose) Interpersonal Behavior (stand too close or far; avoid eye contact) Social Etiquette (violate elevator norms; eat with mouth open) Note: Be sure to do the behavior several times in different places to note any interesting patterns (e.g., people's reactions may differ as a function of sex, age, location). Step 2: Incorporate the following points in the paper: What implicit norm did you violate? Describe how you violated it. Analyze your thoughts and feelings while you violated the norm. Did you gain any insight into your own or others' behavior? What about the power of the situation? Key social psychological principles to include in your analysis: norms, roleplaying, conformity/nonconformity, normative social influence, cognitive