E. Tory Higgins
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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]
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Born | Edward Tory Higgins (1946-03-12) March 12, 1946 (age 78) |
Alma mater | McGill University Columbia University |
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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) |
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