ˈæftɚ stˈʌdiɪŋ saɪkˈɑːlədʒi æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv tæzmˈeɪniə bˌiːˈeɪ, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɛvən, hiː mˈuːvd tə ðə jˌuːkˈeɪ fɔːɹ dˈɑːktɚɹəl stˈʌdiz æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv lˈʌndən wˌɛɹ hiː wʌz ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ɐ pˌiːˈeɪtʃ dˈiː ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː.
After studying psychology at the University of Tasmania (BA, 1957), he moved to the UK for doctoral studies at the University of London where he was awarded a PhD in 1962.