After playing tennis, Briana hurries home because her mother always bakes Briana's favorite scones on Saturday afternoons. As Briana opens the front door, she notices the kitchen trashcan smells horribly, 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 scenario describes olfactory adaptation, where the brain adjusts to a constant or unchanging stimulus, like the smell of a trashcan in the kitchen. Briana's mother has adapted to the odor, meaning she no longer perceives it as strong, while Briana, who hasn't been exposed to the smell yet, can still detect it. Therefore, option C is the most likely explanation.

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