Sarah, who is a freshman in college, found that she started gaining weight after spending a lot of her time with her roommate Gayle, who is overweight.Sarah's weight gain is best explained by
A) a lack of motivation that occurs when first starting to college.
B) a lower metabolism that occurs in late adolescence.
C) the adoption of her roommate's eating habits.
D) the minor depression or "college blues" that set in upon leaving home.

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Sarah's weight gain is most likely due to the adoption of her roommate's eating habits, as individuals tend to be influenced by their surroundings and the people they spend time with. The other options (lack of motivation, lower metabolism, minor depression) are not as directly related to Sarah's weight gain in this scenario.

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