Tamar Kushnir, Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience and Associate Chair of Psychology and Neuroscience

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Office Location:	2200 West Main St., Suite 800, Durham, NC 27705
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Teaching (Spring 2026):

• Psy 334.01, Cognitive development Synopsis

  Social sciences 107, M 11:45 AM-02:15 PM

Education:

Ph.D.	University of California, Berkeley	2005
M.A.	University of California, Berkeley	2004
B.A.	Barnard College	1996

Recent Publications   (More Publications)   (search)

1. Reyes-Jaquez, B; Kushnir, T (2026). Political thinking: How social and cognitive factors shape stances across the life course.. Journal of experimental psychology. General, 155(1), 1-4. [doi]  [abs]
2. Flanagan, T; Vesga, A; Kushnir, T; Nichols, S (2025). But Why?: Children's belief in the necessity of explanations.. Journal of experimental child psychology, 260, 106317. [doi]  [abs]
3. Finiasz, Z; Shore, M; Xu, F; Kushnir, T (2025). Children's cost-benefit analysis about agents who act for the greater good.. Cognition, 256, 106051. [doi]  [abs]
4. Li, PH; Kushnir, T (2025). Seeing Gray in a World of Black and White: Children Appreciate Reasoners Who Approach Moral Dilemmas With Humility.. Developmental science, 28(1), e13565. [doi]  [abs]
5. Georgiou, NC; Flanagan, T; Scassellati, B; Kushnir, T (2025). Perceived Morality of Robot and Human Transgressors Varies By Perceived Ability to Feel. ACM IEEE International Conference on Human Robot Interaction, 919-928. [doi]  [abs]