Arousal boost. I won’t forget that.

One of the foundations of psychobiological aesthetics. When I took the course (1971) Berlyne, then one of the most prominent experimental psychologists in the world, was about to publish his book on it. I was either too lazy or too dim to manage all the reading he assigned, so mainly all I got out of the course was an understanding of the arousal boost and arousal jag, and of their offspring the arousal boost-jag. I think I got a C- in the course, which I considered generous.

However, my vague memories of my undoubtedly imperfect understanding of these ideas are coming to dominate my photographs.

Trippy!

Still living in the Sixties, Will.