E. Tory Higgins

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E. Tory Higgins
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Born
Edward Tory Higgins

(1946-03-12) March 12, 1946 (age 79)
Alma mater McGill University
Columbia University
Scientific career
Fields Social psychology, personality psychology, developmental psychology, social cognition, judgment and decision making, motivation science
Institutions Columbia University (1989-present)
Columbia Business School (2002-present)
New York University (1981–1989)
University of Western Ontario (1977–1981)
Princeton University (1972–1977)

Edward Tory Higgins (born March 12, 1946) is the Stanley Schachter Professor of Psychology and Business, [1] and Director of the Motivation Science Center [2] at Columbia University. Higgins' research areas include motivation and cognition, judgment and decision-making, and social cognition. Most of his works focus on priming, self-discrepancy theory, and regulatory focus theory. He is also the author of Beyond Pleasure and Pain: How Motivation Works, [3] and Focus: Use Different Ways of Seeing the World for Success and Influence (with Heidi Grant Halvorson). [4]

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Career

Higgins received a Joint Honors B.A. degree in sociology and anthropology from McGill University in 1967, an M.A. in social psychology from the London School of Economics and Political Science in 1968, and a Ph.D. in psychology from Columbia University in 1973. His early work included the study of priming and accessibility, through which social judgment is influenced through the unconscious activation of social categories. [5] In 1981, he was employed by New York University, where he collaborated with fellow colleagues to reconstruct the social/personality psychology program. In 1989, Higgins returned to Columbia and assumed the role of Chair of the psychology department from 1994 to 2001.

At Columbia University, Higgins conducted research on the science of motivation and self-regulation. He further developed his previous research on self-discrepancy theory, exploring the gaps individuals perceive between their actual selves and the standards set by their "ideal" or "ought" self-guides. [6] Based on self-discrepancy theory, Higgins then developed regulatory focus theory, which posits two distinct self-regulatory systems for approaching goals: achieving gains (promotion) and avoiding losses (prevention). [7] In 2000, Higgins developed regulatory fit theory, proposing that people experience fit when using means of goal pursuit that align with their regulatory orientation: vigilant or eager. [8] Also in 2000, Higgins and Arie Kruglanski developed regulatory mode theory, which describes two complementary self-regulatory functions: assessment and locomotion. [9] These theories have also informed the development of Higgins' model of motivational effectiveness, which posits that motivation comprises distinct drives for value (achieving desired end-states), truth (understanding what's real), and control (managing what happens). [3] [10] Higgins has also studied shared reality, the motivation to create shared feelings, beliefs, and concerns with others. [11]

Selected awards

Higgins is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. [12] He gave the University Lecture at Columbia University and received Columbia's Presidential Award for Outstanding Teaching. [13] He is a member of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Wall of Fame [14] and was recently awarded the Ambady Award for Mentoring Excellence (Society for Personality and Social Psychology). [15] Selected additional awards include:

Selected publications

Books

Edited books and monographs (Representative)

Journal articles and book chapters (Representative)

See also

References

  1. "E. Tory Higgins | Department of Psychology". Columbia University. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
  2. "Motivation Science Center Faculty & Staff". Columbia Business School. November 2013. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
  3. 1 2 Higgins, E. Tory (2012). Beyond Pleasure and Pain: How Motivation Works. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN   9780199765829.
  4. Focus by Heidi Grant Halvorson and E. Tory Higgins. New York: Penguin Press. 2013.
  5. Tory Higgins, E.; Rholes, William S.; Jones, Carl R. (1977). "Category accessibility and impression formation". Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 13 (2): 141–154. doi:10.1016/s0022-1031(77)80007-3. ISSN   0022-1031.
  6. Higgins, E. Tory (1989), "Self-Discrepancy Theory: What Patterns of Self-Beliefs Cause People to Suffer?", in Berkowitz, Leonard (ed.), Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, vol. 22, Elsevier, pp. 93–136, doi: 10.1016/s0065-2601(08)60306-8 , ISBN   9780120152223
  7. Higgins, E. Tory; Shah, James; Friedman, Ronald (1997). "Emotional responses to goal attainment: Strength of regulatory focus as moderator". Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 72 (3): 515–525. CiteSeerX   10.1.1.335.8458 . doi:10.1037/0022-3514.72.3.515. ISSN   1939-1315. PMID   9120782.
  8. Higgins, E. Tory (2000). "Making a good decision: Value from fit". American Psychologist. 55 (11): 1217–1230. doi:10.1037/0003-066x.55.11.1217. ISSN   1935-990X. PMID   11280936.
  9. Kruglanski, Arie W.; Thompson, Erik P.; Higgins, E. Tory; Atash, M. Nadir; Pierro, Antonio; Shah, James Y.; Spiegel, Scott (2000). "To "do the right thing" or to "just do it": Locomotion and assessment as distinct self-regulatory imperatives". Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 79 (5): 793–815. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.79.5.793. ISSN   1939-1315. PMID   11079242.
  10. Higgins, E. Tory; Cornwell, James F.M.; Franks, Becca (2014), "Happiness" and "The Good Life" as Motives Working Together Effectively, Advances in Motivation Science, vol. 1, Elsevier, pp. 135–179, doi:10.1016/bs.adms.2014.08.004, ISBN   9780128005125
  11. "Shared reality: How social verification makes the subjective objective". APA PsycNET. 1996.
  12. "Professor Tory Higgins Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences". Columbia Business School. 2007-09-13. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
  13. "Professor Tory Higgins Wins Presidential Teaching Award". Columbia University. May 19, 2004.
  14. "Heritage Fund Initiative". www.foundationpsp.org. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
  15. "Dr. E. Tory Higgins is the winner of the 2017 SPSP Ambady Award for Mentoring Excellence. | Department of Psychology". psychology.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
  16. "Society of Self and Identity – Awards". www.issiweb.org. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
  17. "Distinguished Scientists Award Recipients". SESP. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
  18. "Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions" (PDF). American Psychological Association.
  19. "2000 William James Fellow Award". Association for Psychological Science. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
  20. "Thomas M. Ostrom Award". Person Memory Interest Group. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
  21. "Donald T. Campbell Award". APA. Retrieved 2018-06-24.