Regarding the Experiments Using Intracranial Self-Stimulation of the Pleasure Centers

question 356

Multiple Choice

Regarding the experiments using intracranial self-stimulation of the pleasure centers, which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)When given the choice, rats preferred food, water, or sex to pressing the bar to receive brain stimulation.
• B)Some of the rats constantly pressed the lever to get brain stimulation for 15 to 20 hours, collapsing from exhaustion.
• C)Psychoactive drugs, such as alcohol and cocaine, activate the same pleasure pathways that are activated by intracranial self-stimulation.
• D)Humans have been "wired" for brain stimulation experimentally to restrain uncontrollable outbursts of violence.

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