Monica Generally Doesn't Think About the Environment That Much in Her

Monica generally doesn't think about the environment that much in her day to day life. In fact, she doesn't recycle anything and produces quite a bit of trash. She doesn't use energy-saving fluorescent light bulbs because they cost too much. She blasts the A/C all summer long and keeps the heat set very high all winter. When Monica hears for the first time on the news that wastefulness and high personal energy consumption levels are contributing to global warming, she dismisses it as wrong. She says, "All of that global warming stuff is just hogwash." Given what you know about Monica's way of living, what is the most likely function of her skeptical attitude about global warming?

A) Ego-defensive
B) Social adjustive
C) Social identity
D) Value-expressive