After playing tennis, Briana hurries home because her mother always bakes Briana's favourite scones on Saturday afternoons. As Briana opens the front door, she notices the kitchen trash can smells horrible, but her mother says, "I don't smell anything." The most likely explanation for this is that Briana's mother:

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This is an example of sensory adaptation, where a person's sensitivity to a constant stimulus decreases over time. Briana's mother has been in the kitchen for a while and has adapted to the smell of the trash can, so she no longer perceives it as a strong odor.

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