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A person suffering from a skin rash finds her pain is temporarily relieved by vigorous itching. She does not perceive the pain from the rash while she is itching, but the pain returns soon after she stops itching. Which concept best explains this temporary pain relief?
(A) opponent-process theory
(B) amplitude and frequency theories
(C) transduction theory
(D) gustation theory
(E) gate-control theory
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(E) gate-control theory
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Explanation
According to gate-control theory, higher-priority touch sensations (e.g., vigorous itching) will be perceived instead of lower-priority touch sensations (e.g., low-level pain related to the skin rash). So this person does not perceive the low-priority rash pain sensations while she is itching vigorously (a higher-priority sensation), but the pain returns after she stops scratching.
Posted : 09/07/2024 4:29 pm