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

D) rejected; popular. Rejected children receive a large number of "like least" nominations, while popular children receive a large number of "like most" nominations.