In Stanley Milgram's study of obedience:
A) participants were shocked when they made errors in reciting word pairs.
B) participants in the study were randomly assigned to be teachers or learners.
C) an ominous-looking shock machine had voltage markings from 0 to 450 volts.
D) a learner and the teacher sat side by side across from the shock machine.

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In Milgram's study, an ominous-looking shock machine was used with voltage markings from 0 to 450 volts. This was a key feature of the experiment as it conveyed the sense of escalating danger and risk to the learner as the voltage increased.

Answer: B
 Participants in Milgram's study were not randomly assigned to be teachers or learners. Rather, all participants were assigned the role of "teacher," while the learner was actually a confederate who was in on the experiment. Thus, the role of the learner was not determined by chance.

Therefore, the correct answer is C.

In Stanley Milgram's Study of Obedience