Implying That We Are Not as Good as Another Person

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