Daniel Berlyne

Background

Berlyne was born in Salford, Greater Manchester, England on April 1924.

Education

Berlyne attended Cambridge University in Great Britain. From there he received his Bachelor"s Degree in 1947 and Master"s Degree in 1949. From there he went to Yale University where, while teaching full-time at Brooklyn College in New York City, he earned his Doctor of Philosophy in 1951.

Career

Berlyne worked at several universities both in Canada and the United States. His work was in the field of experimental and exploratory psychology. Specifically, his research focused on how objects and experiences are influenced by and have an influence on curiosity and arousal.

In 1953 Berlyne was forced to leave the United States because of problems with his visa.

He worked in Scotland as a professor until his return to the United States in 1957. Education Awards and recognition.

Achievements

• Berlyne held fellowships at the Royal Society of Canada, the British Psychological Society, and at several other American and Canadian psychological associations. He also served as president of the Canadian Psychological Association from 1971 to 1972 and of the General Psychology and Psychology and Arts departments of the American Psychological Associations from 1973 to 1974. That year, 1974, he was co-president of the XVIIIth International Congress of Applied Psychology in Montreal, vice president of the Canadian and American departments of the Interamerican Society of Psychology, and as president of the International Association of Empirical Aesthetics.