Theory of moral development, Lawrence Kohlberg developed a theory of personality development that focused on the growth of moral thought. Kohlberg agreed with Jean Piaget's theory of moral development in principle but wanted to develop his ideas further. Kohlberg used Piaget’s storytelling technique to tell people stories involving moral dilemmas. In each case he presented a choice to be considered, for example, between the rights of some authority and the needs of some deserving individual who is being unfairly treated. One of the best known of Kohlberg’s stories concerns a man called Heinz. Kohlberg asked a series of questions such as: Should Heinz have stolen the drug? Would it change anything if Heinz did not love his wife? What if the
