The purpose of this study was to explore the impact that compliance with gender norms has on the amount of prosocial behavior displayed towards an individual or group. This is important because in society many people do not strictly adhere to dressing according to gender norms. Specifically, girls do not always dress in a feminine way (e.g. long hair, makeup, accentuation of curves). The variable in this study aids the behavior displayed towards people who overtly exemplify gender norms in their clothing compared to when they are dressed more androgynously. the dependent variable is the frequency with which the people involved in the study are willing to engage in helping behaviors. The hypothesis of this study is that most people will agree to help, as the task is neither difficult nor time consuming, however, it is hypothesized that when they do. If study participants are dressed in more androgynous clothing, people will be more reluctant to help than if they are dressed more femininely. As shown in Tarrant, Dazeley, and Cottom's (2009) study, people are more likely to show. helping behavior towards someone in one's own group compared to someone in the outgroup. This study also shows that if it is seen positively by the in-group to show empathy towards people in the out-group, this will increase the amount of. demonstrated empathy. For this experiment, the experimenters made themselves seem part of the outgroup by appearing careless and not dressing according to gender norms, however, it is often seen in a negative light to not take photos of someone, which is why only hesitation, a complete refusal. Method This study took place on a Sunday afternoon in the Harvard courtyard. The general population involved in the experiment seemed to be a... middle of paper... that the remembrances would like to discover. If experimenters want to focus on gender norms, a more decisive way would be to have the confederates dress up, but be clothed while they dress up. If experimenters want to learn more about self-presentation and response to the world, but not taking into account gender norms or expectations, a study that takes place in various contexts, requiring different types of helping behavior, would be better for see the external validity of this idea. Depending on the helping behavior required in the cross-dressing experiment, one would once again expect more hesitation compared to those who comply with gender norms. If the experiment focused on one's own presentation, one would expect that to some extent, the more effort and care one appears to have put into oneself, others will respond similarly..