According to gate-control theory, psychological factors canaffect the experience of pain because:
A) the thalamus is very responsive to suggestion.
B) the brain has the power to selectively block the responsiveness of particular free nerve endings.
C) the brain sends signals down the spinal cord to either open or close the pain gates.
D) stress blocks the release of endorphins.
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