One Way in Which Symbolic Social Influence May Work Is

One way in which symbolic social influence may work is by allowing the psychological presence of others to trigger goals with which the other persons are associated.This may,in turn,influence our ________.

A) performance on tasks and our commitment to reaching these goals
B) effort to achieve particular goals and meet behavioral standards
C) liking for these persons and our willingness to exert effort on their behalf
D) cognitions about our behaviors and activate heuristic thinking
E) desire to impress these people and our impression-management behaviors