Daniel Berlyne
Daniel Berlyne · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Psychologist known for research on curiosity, arousal and aesthetics
1924, Salford, England — 1976, Toronto, Canada
United Kingdom · Canada
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Berlyne was a British-Canadian psychologist who pioneered the experimental study of curiosity, arousal, exploration and aesthetic preference, showing how novelty and complexity drive attention and reward. He spent much of his career at the University of Toronto and shaped the field of psychobiology of motivation. He came from a Jewish family in England.
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Psychologist known for research on curiosity, arousal and aesthetics
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