Steve Croker’s The Development of Cognition is an exciting new text which offers a refreshing and contemporary account of the major theories and practical applications of children’s cognitive development from infancy onwards. Written in a clear and accessible style this comprehensive text enables students to carefully examine and critically assess the processes through which development occurs, together with the nature of the changes in language, perception, memory, conceptual understanding and problem-solving that take place.The Development of Cognition is ideally suited for cognitive development modules typicallytaught in the second and third years of undergraduate psychology courses throughout the world.