Jocelyn recently applied for an internship. When she did not get selected, Jocelyn complained to her friend saying, "They probably gave the internship to a student belonging to a minority group to fill a quota." Jocelyn's comment exemplifies

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Bianca Hayden

30 August, 18:59

Jocelyn recently applied for an internship. When she did not get selected, Jocelyn complained to her friend saying, "They probably gave the internship to a student belonging to a minority group to fill a quota." Jocelyn's comment exemplifies

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Yandel Palmer · Answer 1

scapegoating

Explanation:

based on the information provided within the question it seems that Jocelyn's comment exemplifies the term scapegoating. This refers to when an individual or group single out another person or group to blame for a negative event, knowing that the person had nothing to do with that. This is exactly what Jocelyn is doing to the minority student that she is blaming for not haven gotten the internship.