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Denise Cummins Ph.D.

About

Denise Cummins, Ph.D., is a cognitive scientist and author. Her most recent book is Good Thinking: Seven Powerful Ideas that Influence the Way We Think (Cambridge University Press, 2012). Her research specialty is decision-making and thinking. She is an elected Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science in recognition of her lifetime contribution to the science of psychology.

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Recent Posts
What Really Happens When Parents Hit Their Kids

The results are in: 50 years worth of research shows that spanking is ineffective as discipline and detrimental to mental health.

The results are in: 50 years worth of research shows that spanking is ineffective as discipline and detrimental to mental health.

Inside the Mind of a Risk Taker

"The take home message from these success stories is not just that perseverance pays off. It is that successful entrepreneurs are not risk-takers, they are calculated risk-takers."

"The take home message from these success stories is not just that perseverance pays off. It is that successful entrepreneurs are not risk-takers, they are calculated risk-takers."

Should Parents Make Their Children Apologize?

Should children be required to apologize when they cause deliberate or unintentional harm? Here is what science has to say.

Should children be required to apologize when they cause deliberate or unintentional harm? Here is what science has to say.

Socially Anxious? Beware Where You Look

People who suffer from social anxiety tend to focus on negative social stimuli (like angry faces) when in a group. This habit can have devastating consequences.

People who suffer from social anxiety tend to focus on negative social stimuli (like angry faces) when in a group. This habit can have devastating consequences.

What Horses And Genes Are Teaching Us About Addiction

Three genes have been implicated in addiction to marijuana. Here is how horses can help us understand what that means.

Three genes have been implicated in addiction to marijuana. Here is how horses can help us understand what that means.