Implying that we are not as good as another person on some dimension may result in ________ and/or ________
A) an ingratiation effect; lower our audience's expectations
B) humiliating ourselves; significantly raise our audience's expectations
C) an appearance of insincerity; raise our audience's expectations
D) less self-efficacy; future poor performance on the dimension
E) an appearance of incompetence; drive away competent others
Answer: A
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