While Writing a Paper on the Development of Moral Reasoning,Hugh

question 82

Multiple Choice

While writing a paper on the development of moral reasoning,Hugh read that there is not much evidence to support Carol Gilligan's idea that men and women have entirely different approaches to moral reasoning. However, he found that thereis empirical evidence that:

• A)Kohlberg's theory predicts the way humans engage in moral reasoning and also how they behave morally.
• B)the best predictor of moral behavior in real-life situations is moral reasoning in response to hypothetical dilemmas.
• C)men and women use a mix of both the ethic of individual rights and justice and the ethic of care and responsibility.
• D)the development of moral reasoning follows a universal sequence of levels and stages suggesting a strong genetic influence.

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