The theorist associated with the study of the development of moral reasoning is __________.

A) Erikson
B) Vygotsky
C) Kohlberg
D) Piaget

Lawrence Kohlberg is the theorist associated with the study of the development of moral reasoning. He proposed the theory of moral development which suggests that individuals progress through three levels of moral reasoning, with each level consisting of two sub-stages. Kohlberg believed that moral development was a gradual and ongoing process that occurred throughout an individual's lifetime.