Character setting

When I was walking around the mall with everyone I tended to stay behind the large group to observe from the back round view. The reactions that people had were priceless. The first real reaction I saw was probably the funniest one. I was walking in Macy's towards the mall with Chris, there was a group of four or five teenagers who were staring at Chris with his helmet on. Once the two guys of the group left the girls, they were walking into the mall and staring behind looking at Chris. All of a sudden, Chris jumped into character. He raised and deepened his voice while waving at the teenage boys saying something like "Have a great day fellows!" Chris suddenly turned around, walking back into Macy's and mumbled, "Everybody is staring at me, I am going to love this." Then he was off, he fully took on such a unique and attention seeking character. He didn't ever lose character once, even when mall security talked to him. Great job Chris and everyone else in Mrs. Erickson's class!

What I Noticed

I filmed Nicholette in her plastic bag suit and noticed much more than I expected. Whenever someone would walk by us they wouldn't make any kind of eye contract with Nicholette, it was like she was invisible. If we were just walking around, acting completely normal, people would stare and whisper to the person next to them. I had Nicholette's phone and even though I tried to look like I wasn't fliming, people caught on. I'd try to get their reactions on camera, but they would look away before I could.
I seriously expected people to just stare at us when we went by, but that wasn't the case. It was almost like they were trying to be polite, like not pointing when your talking to someone. There were several little kids that gave Nicholette and Chris some funny looks. They knew Nicholette and Chris were acting out of the social normal, but didn't express it like older people did.

we can get on!

hey mrs. e,
just letting you know we can get on and post on here.
thanks,
meag

Pictures of our Trip

Out of the Social Norm Field Trip

After our psychology class lost it's seniors to graduation, we decided a field trip to the mall may be in order...not to shop, but to conduct an experiment. Our task was to go to a public place and experience what it might be like to dress or behave against the social norm. As human beings we tend to want to conform to those around us, so we were in for quite the experience. So..those who went...take it from here and post what we did and what we saw. It was great going with all of you and I had a blast watching you "stand out" for things other than your excellence as psychology students. I am anxious to hear from all of you!