What Is the Connection of Death and Materialism as Shown

What is the connection of death and materialism as shown in studies employing a mortality salience condition in which people are instructed to think about their own death? Studies of mortality salience show that

A) anxiety about death increased materialistic expectations and behavior, suggesting that money and possessions may provide a sense of safety and security.
B) anxiety about death decreased materialistic expectations and behavior, suggesting that thinking about your own death shifts people's thinking to the spiritual domain.
C) people in the mortality salience condition affirmed, but did not increase, their existing material and financial aspirations, suggesting that death anxiety creates a greater appreciation of what you have that you previously took for granted.
D) people in the mortality salience condition showed an increased fear of losing their current material and financial well-being, suggesting that death anxiety makes you keenly aware of all that you would lose.