After getting hit in the upper arm by a bad pitch, Heather's baseball coach told her to "rub it out." After quickly rubbing her hand up and down her sore arm, Heather was surprised that it stopped hurting, and she went right back into the game. What did the baseball coach's method demonstrate?
A. Gate control theory
B. Bottom-up processing
C. Top-down processing
D. Opponent process theory
Answer: A
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