E. Tory Higgins Explained

E. Tory Higgins
Birth Name:Edward Tory Higgins
Birth Date:12 March 1946
Field:Social psychology, personality psychology, developmental psychology, social cognition, judgment and decision making, motivation science
Work 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)
Alma Mater:McGill University
Columbia University

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 Halverson).[4]

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 a 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. 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).[6] 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.[7] Also in 2000, Higgins and Arie Kruglanski developed regulatory mode theory, which describes two complementary self-regulatory functions: assessment and locomotion.[8] 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). Higgins has also studied shared reality, the motivation to create shared feelings, beliefs, and concerns with others.[9]

Selected awards

Higgins is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[10] He gave the University Lecture at Columbia University and received Columbia's Presidential Award for Outstanding Teaching.[11] He is a member of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Wall of Fame[12] and was recently awarded the Ambady Award for Mentoring Excellence (Society for Personality and Social Psychology).[13] Selected additional awards include:

Selected publications

Books

Edited books and monographs (Representative)

Journal articles and book chapters (Representative)

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: E. Tory Higgins Department of Psychology. Columbia University. 2018-06-24.
  2. Web site: Motivation Science Center Faculty & Staff. Columbia Business School. November 2013. 2018-06-24.
  3. Book: Higgins, E. Tory. Beyond Pleasure and Pain: How Motivation Works. Oxford University Press. 2012. 9780199765829. New York.
  4. Book: Focus by Heidi Grant Halvorson and E. Tory Higgins. Penguin Press. 2013. New York.
  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. 10.1016/s0022-1031(77)80007-3. 0022-1031.
  6. 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. en. 72. 3. 515–525. 10.1037/0022-3514.72.3.515. 9120782. 1939-1315. 10.1.1.335.8458.
  7. Higgins. E. Tory. 2000. Making a good decision: Value from fit . American Psychologist. 55. 11. 1217–1230. 10.1037/0003-066x.55.11.1217. 11280936 . 1935-990X.
  8. 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. 10.1037/0022-3514.79.5.793. 11079242. 1939-1315.
  9. Web site: Shared reality: How social verification makes the subjective objective . 1996. APA PsycNET.
  10. News: Professor Tory Higgins Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 2007-09-13. Columbia Business School. 2018-06-24. en.
  11. Web site: Professor Tory Higgins Wins Presidential Teaching Award. May 19, 2004. Columbia University.
  12. Web site: Heritage Fund Initiative. www.foundationpsp.org. 2018-06-24.
  13. Web site: Dr. E. Tory Higgins is the winner of the 2017 SPSP Ambady Award for Mentoring Excellence. Department of Psychology. psychology.columbia.edu. en. 2018-06-24.
  14. Web site: Society of Self and Identity – Awards. www.issiweb.org. en. 2018-06-24.
  15. Web site: Distinguished Scientists Award Recipients. SESP. en. 2018-06-24.
  16. Web site: Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions. American Psychological Association.
  17. News: 2000 William James Fellow Award. Association for Psychological Science. 2018-06-24. en-US.
  18. Web site: Thomas M. Ostrom Award. Person Memory Interest Group. 2018-06-24.
  19. Web site: Donald T. Campbell Award. APA. 2018-06-24.