In contrast, negative sanctions result in disapproval of a broken norm. An example of a negative sanction would be receiving a ticket for speeding or getting fined for shoplifting in a store. The norm I chose to break was paying with a card or appropriate bills and chose to pay in pennies. To start off this social experiment I had to collect as many pennies as I could, and with that, came the realization that I needed to go somewhere very inexpensive because I didn’t have a whole lot to work with. I also wanted to go somewhere I don’t normally go because I didn’t want to be hated or looked at as rude at a place I frequently visit. I chose to go to McDonalds and get a coke, which was $1.61, 161 pennies. When I got to the window to pay, I handed over my ziploc of pennies and the employees first reaction was a look of annoyance. She looked shocked and in disbelief that someone had just handed her a bag of pennies, which I completely understood, then took the bag, smiled, and handed me my drink and told me to have a good day. I don’t think she even counted them out, which again, I