Ms Carter Is Examining Peer Popularity in a Second-Grade Classroom

Multiple Choice

Ms. Carter is examining peer popularity in a second-grade classroom. She has asked the class to write down the names of the five students they like the best and the five students they like the least. She finds that Carmen has received a large number of nominations for being the "least liked," and Sandra has received a large number of nominations for being the "most liked." She categorizes Carmen as ________ and Sandra as ________.

A) controversial; neglected
B) neglected; rejected
C) average; popular
D) rejected; popular