Which statement correctly characterizes one aspect of Stanley Milgram's study of obedience?

A) Subjects were shown an ominous-looking shock machine that was marked 0 to 450 volts.
B) Participants in the study were randomly assigned to be teachers or learners.
C) Participants were shocked when they made errors in reciting word pairs.
D) A learner and the teacher sat side by side across from the shock machine.

Shock Machine

Often associated with psychological experiments, it refers to a device used to deliver an electric shock to a subject, typically used in studies on obedience, learning, and punishment.

Stanley Milgram

A psychologist best known for his research on obedience to authority, which revealed how people are willing to follow orders even when it results in harming others.

Obedience

Compliance with an order, request, or law, or submission to another's authority.