On the Day She Is to Be Interviewed for an Important

question 36

Multiple Choice

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) frequency theory.

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