This notion is defined as the perceptions of foreign policy makers’ on their nations’ position in the international system, its national interests and the key principles that allow it to defend them. They include perceptions of the general kinds of decisions, rules, commitments, and long term functions associated with these factors. Role conception varies with the perception of status, motivational orientation, and might be related with the particular circumstances surrounding a foreign policy issue. They remain fairly consistent and stable over extended time periods, and therefore, feed into the continuity of particular behaviors on foreign. Thus, they are potentially useful in understanding and explaining patterns of foreign policy actions of a particular state. They are also valuable in understanding idiosyncrasies that might, from the outside, seem like a       diversion from what seems to be an “obvious”, “rational” decision, response or behavior to a particular foreign policy situation.

As can be understood from the information given, all of the statements regarding the term “role conception” are correct, so the correct answer is E.