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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