Gilligan evaluated Amy's and Jake's responses to the Heinz dilemma by stating that
A) Amy had not understood that saving a life was more important than maintaining the law.
B) Jake thought in terms of caring, whereas Amy thought in terms of justice.
C) Amy heard the question differently than Jake, but her response makes as much sense as Jake's.
D) Jake had understood the situation perfectly, whereas Amy had misinterpreted it.

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Gilligan's critique of Kohlberg's moral development theory highlighted that men and women might approach moral problems differently, with men focusing more on justice and women on care. In the Heinz dilemma, Gilligan suggested that Amy and Jake simply viewed the problem from different perspectives (care vs. justice), not that one misunderstood the situation more than the other.

Gilligan Evaluated Amy's and Jake's Responses to the Heinz Dilemma