Melinda and deborah are part of a softball team. after a difficult loss, the two girls angrily blamed their teammate alice for the team's poor performance. they convince the rest of the team that alice's performance lost them the game although alice did very well. the rest of the team begins to treat alice disrespectfully. which of the following best describes the prejudice experienced by alice? a. effect of vivid casesb. in-group biasc. categorizationd. scapegoating

D: Scapegoating

Explanation:

In traditional English, a scapegoat is used to describe a person who the blame of something can be shifted to. In this case, since the softball team lost this match, two of the team members are using Alice as their scapegoat, to shift the blame from the entire team to just one person.

This can be dangerous, because while some of the girls might think it's a joke, or might not think it's too important, it could severely impact Alice's mood.

that is correct.

so we know the answer cannot be c because no insect or animal starts as an adult

the answer is a. a swimming larvae

because since they are sea animals they automatticaly have to know how to swim they cannot just sink to the bottom

sorry if this is the incorrect answer.