Social psychology is defined as the study of relationships between people, their community, and their environment (King, 2011). People tend to conform to society to feel accepted. However, circumstances play a role in their ability to comply. For example, people tend to wear specific clothes to the gym. The typical workout outfit consists of gym shorts, a t-shirt and running sneakers, and women typically put their hair in a ponytail. Wearing anything other than these items of clothing is abnormal and breaks the social norm. METHOD Participants The experiment to test the social norm about what clothes to wear to the gym consisted of five participants. The three accomplices, Julie Curtis, Melissa Medici and Payge Yerkes, were in the control group and wore gym shorts, T-shirts and sneakers. The control group's task was to observe the reactions of other gym goers to the experimenter's clothing. The experimental group consisted of Julie Crance, who wore a black top, black pants, and brown heels; and Danielle Bonser, who wore a black dress and black wedges. Both experimenters wore their hair down, curled it, and wore a lot of makeup. Crance rode the bike, while Bonser worked on the elliptical for the duration of this experiment, which took place in the Kaplan gym at Mount Saint Mary College. We conducted this experiment twice: once at night and once in the late afternoon. The first group, during the night, consisted of Crance, Curtis and Medici. Participants entered the gym five minutes before the experimenter and observed and recorded the reactions of other patrons. We observed that many people discreetly observed the experimenter. When he entered for the first time, the bystanders were in front... in the center of the paper... day. The hardest part of the experiment was going against social psychology; it was very uncomfortable to go against social norms. We also found that it was difficult to stick to all of our schedules so we could all do the experiment together when the gym was full. Overall, the experiment taught us that social norms have shaped society into believing that they should restrain their thoughts and actions when in a public place. Finally, individuals should not disturb other social norms that are within the scope of accepted actions, especially in the clothing industry. Works Cited Chu, H., Bushman, B., & Woodard, R. (2008). Social body anxiety, exercise obligation, and exercise choices among students. Journal of American CollegeHealth, 57, 1-13.King, L. (2011). The science of psychology. (2nd ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill (press)