Sandra is a sales rep working for a bottled water distribution company whose clients are large companies in her city.Each quarter, she meets with her sales manager to jointly set a quarterly (3 month)sales target as well as create a road map of weekly goals to help her reach her quarterly numbers.Her quarterly sales benchmark is a(n)________ goal and the weekly targets are ________ goals.
A)proximal; distal
B)intrinsic, extrinsic
C)automatic; guided
D)distal; proximal
E)distal; intrinsic

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Distal goals are long-term objectives (like Sandra's quarterly sales benchmark), while proximal goals are short-term steps or milestones (like her weekly targets) that help achieve the distal goal.

Sandra Is a Sales Rep Working for a Bottled Water