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
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., 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., Patel, T. N., Fairbairn, C. E., & Benjamin, A. S. (2025). The impact of alcohol intoxication on extended vigilance and rest-break recovery. Attention, Perception, and Psychophysics, 87(3), 998-1009. Article e50977. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13414-025-03029-2
Brown-Schmidt, S., Jaeger, C. B., Lord, K., & Benjamin, A. S. (2024). Remembering conversation in group settings. Memory and Cognition, 53(4), 1037-1054. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-024-01630-8
Patel, T. N., Yang, R., Steyvers, M., & Benjamin, A. S. (2024). The Metacognition of Vigilance: Using Self-Scheduled Breaks to Improve Sustained Attention. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 30(4), 554-570. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/xap0000518