Originally published in 1988, Growth Points in Cognition provided a much-needed perspective, presenting those key topics in cognitive psychology that were likely to shape the development of the subject over the next decade. Today it can be read in its historical context.

Guy Claxton is Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Education at the University of Bristol and Emeritus Professor of the Learning Sciences at the University of Winchester. His research and publications focus on the varieties of non-conscious and non-intellectual intelligence, and practical methods of enhancing such intelligence in educational, therapeutic and spiritual contexts. Recent books include The Learning Power Approach, Intelligence in the Flesh and Bodies of Learning: How Embodiment Science Transforms Education.

Contributors. Preamble: More Wood, Less Trees. Acknowledgements. Figures. 1. How Do You Tell a Good Cognitive Theory When You See One? Guy Claxton 2. Perceiving Vicki Bruce 3. The Psychology of Action: Current Controversies Nigel Harvey 4. Memory Research: Past Mistakes and Future Prospects Peter Morris 5. Understanding Alan Garnham 6. Problem-solving: Representation and Discovery David Green 7. Cognitive Neuropsychology Ruth Campbell 8. Relative Universals: Perspectives on Culture and Cognition H. Valerie Curran 9. Developmental Applications of Working Memory M. Sebastian Halliday and Graham J. Hitch. Index