Kgatello Tried to Dye His Hair but Left the Dye

Kgatello tried to dye his hair but left the dye on too long; clumps of his hair fell out completely, leaving weird bald patches on his scalp.The kids at school snickered at him, ignored him, and avoided him at lunchtime for a couple of weeks.After that, though, everyone forgot about it.Thus Kgatello was subjected to a short-term bout of ____.

A) social ostracism
B) social ingratiation
C) the social allergy effect
D) the bad apple effect