2026 Daniel M. Bernstein: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	32	10889	10189	752	706	103	4569

Overview

Daniel M. Bernstein is affiliated with Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Canada. Their research primarily spans the fields of neuroscience and psychology, with a specialized focus on cognitive neuroscience and social psychology.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

Memory Processes and Influences
Deception detection and forensic psychology
Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
Memory and Neural Mechanisms
Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques
Dermatologic Treatments and Research
Misinformation and Its Impacts

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Bernstein are:

Hindsight bias and false-belief reasoning from preschool to old age., 2021, Developmental Psychology
Defining key concepts for mental state attribution, 2024, Communications Psychology
Diverse perspectives on interdisciplinarity from Members of the College of the Royal Society of Canada, 2020, FACETS
Metacognitive hindsight bias, 2020, Memory & Cognition
Botulinum toxin improves forehead scars after Mohs surgery: A randomized, double-blinded, controlled study, 2021, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Frequent collaborators include:

Daniel G. Derksen
Eryn J. Newman
Zachariah I. Hamzagic
Megan E. Giroux
Deborah A. Connolly

Bernstein's publications are commonly found in the following venues:

Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition
Developmental Psychology
Memory & Cognition
Memory
Frontiers in Psychology

Best Publications

How to Tell If a Particular Memory Is True or False

Daniel M. Bernstein;Elizabeth F. Loftus

272
Citations
Nonprobative photographs (or words) inflate truthiness

Eryn J. Newman;Maryanne Garry;Daniel M. Bernstein;Justin Kantner

223
Citations
Lasting False Beliefs and Their Behavioral Consequences

Elke Geraerts;Daniel M. Bernstein;Harald Merckelbach;Christel Linders

196
Citations
Theory of mind through the ages: older and middle-aged adults exhibit more errors than do younger adults on a continuous false belief task.

Daniel M. Bernstein;Wendy Loken Thornton;Jessica A. Sommerville

195
Citations
FALSE MEMORIES ABOUT FOOD CAN LEAD TO FOOD AVOIDANCE

Daniel M. Bernstein;Cara Laney;Erin K. Morris;Elizabeth F. Loftus

186
Citations
The Consequences of False Memories for Food Preferences and Choices

Daniel M. Bernstein;Elizabeth F. Loftus

185
Citations
Recovery from mild head injury

Daniel M. Bernstein

184
Citations
Information processing difficulty long after self-reported concussion.

Daniel M. Bernstein

168
Citations
Hindsight Bias from 3 to 95 Years of Age

Daniel M. Bernstein;Edgar Erdfelder;Andrew N. Meltzoff;William Peria

165
Citations
Rich False Memories: The Royal Road to Success.

Elizabeth F. Loftus;Daniel M. Bernstein

161
Citations
We Saw It All Along Visual Hindsight Bias in Children and Adults

Daniel M. Bernstein;Cristina Atance;Geoffrey R. Loftus;Andrew Meltzoff

150
Citations
Altering traumatic memory

Veronika Nourkova;Daniel M. Bernstein;Elizabeth F. Loftus

137
Citations
P300 event-related potential decrements in well-functioning university students with mild head injury.

Sidney J. Segalowitz;Daniel M. Bernstein;Sheila Lawson

131
Citations
Increasing confidence in remote autobiographical memory and general knowledge: Extensions of the revelation effect

Daniel M. Bernstein;Bruce W. A. Whittlesea;Elizabeth F. Loftus

128
Citations
False beliefs about fattening foods can have healthy consequences

Daniel M. Bernstein;Cara Laney;Erin K. Morris;Elizabeth F. Loftus

124
Citations
Hindsight bias and developing theories of mind

Daniel M. Bernstein;Cristina Atance;Andrew N. Meltzoff;Geoffrey R. Loftus

115
Citations
WHAT CAN CHILDREN TELL US ABOUT HINDSIGHT BIAS: A FUNDAMENTAL CONSTRAINT ON PERSPECTIVE-TAKING?

Susan A. J. Birch;Daniel M. Bernstein

98
Citations
Asparagus, a love story: Healthier eating could be just a false memory away

Cara Laney;Erin K. Morris;Daniel M. Bernstein;Briana M. Wakefield

91
Citations
Perceptual fluency contributes to effects of stimulus size on judgments of learning

Monika Undorf;Malte F. Zimdahl;Daniel M. Bernstein

86
Citations
Truthiness and falsiness of trivia claims depend on judgmental contexts.

Eryn J. Newman;Maryanne Garry;Christian Unkelbach;Daniel M. Bernstein

81
Citations
Increasing Confidence in Remote Autobiographical Memory and General Knowledge: Extensions of the Revelation Effect

Daniel M. Bernstein;Daniel M. Bernstein;Elizabeth F. Loftus;Bruce W. A. whittlesea

13
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Elizabeth F. Loftus University of California, Irvine

Edgar Erdfelder University of Mannheim

Andrew N. Meltzoff University of Washington

Maryanne Garry University of Waikato

Geoffrey R. Loftus University of Washington

D. Stephen Lindsay University of Victoria

Hans M. Koot Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Sidney J. Segalowitz Brock University

Jessica A. Sommerville University of Toronto

Bruce W. A. Whittlesea Simon Fraser University

External Links

Personal website of Daniel M. Bernstein

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