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 there is 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 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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The empirical evidence suggests that men and women use both the ethic of individual rights and justice and the ethic of care and responsibility in moral reasoning. This supports Gilligan's idea that moral reasoning is influenced by both caring relationships and impartial moral principles, but does not support the notion that men and women have entirely different approaches to moral reasoning. The other options provided in the question are not supported by the empirical evidence mentioned.

While Writing a Paper on the Development of Moral Reasoning