Research Interests
Human learning, memory, and decision-making
Education
B. A., Carnegie Mellon University
Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
Additional Campus Affiliations
Professor, Psychology
Professor, Neuroscience Program
Professor, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
External Links
Recent Publications
Benjamin, A. S., Yang, R., & Ünal, B. (2025). Changes in Recent Practices in Research and Publishing: A View From the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition, 51(6), 855-868. https://doi.org/10.1037/xlm0001487
Fairbairn, C. E., Han, J., Caumiant, E. P., Benjamin, A. S., & Bosch, N. (2025). A wearable alcohol biosensor: Exploring the accuracy of transdermal drinking detection. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 266, Article 112519. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.112519
Ünal, B., Kelly, M. O., & Benjamin, A. S. (2025). Photo-Taking Impairment Effect on Conceptual Inference: The Disruptive Effect of Taking Photos on Learning Abstract Categories. Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/mac0000230
Ünal, B., Akan, M., & Benjamin, A. S. (2025). Prior familiarity enhances recognition memory of faces, not just images of faces, when accompanied by conceptual information. Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, 32(2), 812-821. Article 104433. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13423-024-02576-3
Yang, R., & Benjamin, A. S. (2025). Metacognitive Control of Workflow Enhances Stimulus Discriminability and Reduces Signal Uncertainty. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/xlm0001499