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

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Caroline Stark

5 September, 12:49

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

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Armani Brooks · Answer 1

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.