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On the day she is to be interviewed for an important new position, Rachel awakens with a severe toothache. During the interview she feels no pain; not until 30 minutes later does she become aware again of the troublesome toothache. Rachel's experience is best explained by:

A) the opponent-process theory.
B) Weber's law.
C) the gate-control theory.
D) the Young-Helmholtz theory.
E) frequency theory

Respuesta :

C. The gate-control theory. The gate control theory of pain states that non-painful inputs closes the nerve gates to painful input, which prevents pain sensation from traveling to the central nervous system.

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