Imagine that you are at a party at a friend's home, and you see a pregnant woman in one of the rooms. Based on the information in the section on attitudes toward pregnant women, you would expect to find that people would
a. avoid any mention or acknowledgment of her pregnancy, consistent with the point that pregnancy is an invisible topic.
b. be likely to touch her stomach and give plenty of uninvited advice.
c. stand somewhat closer to her than to a nonpregnant woman.
d. avoid being in the same room with her, because it's embarrassing to discuss the topic of pregnancy.
Question 2
According to the research on emotional reactions, pregnant women
a. almost always report highly positive emotions throughout pregnancy.
b. typically have unusual fearful reactions because people are responding to them differently now that they are pregnant.
c. often experience a mixture of both positive and negative emotions.
d. typically experience negative emotions at the beginning of their pregnancy but gradually shift to positive emotions by the end.
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