Measures – Higgins Lab

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Regulatory Focus Strength

Measure:

Description of the measure
PsyScope strength measure
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Also available as a Qualtrics module with custom Javascript coding; please contact us for more details if you are interested

Reference Paper:

Higgins, E. T., Shah, J., & Friedman, R. S. (1997). Emotional responses to goal attainment: Strength of regulatory focus as moderator. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 72(3), 515-525.

Measure:

Reference Papers:

Higgins, E. T., Friedman, R., Harlow, R. E., Idson, L. C., Ayduk, O. N., & Taylor, A. (2001). Achievement orientations from subjective histories of success: Promotion pride versus prevention pride. European Journal of Social Psychology, 31(1), 3-23.
Camacho, C. J., Higgins, E. T., & Luger, L. (2003). Moral value transfer from regulatory fit: What feels right is right and what feels wrong is wrong. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84(3), 498-510.
Molden, D. C., & Higgins, E. T. (2004). Categorization under uncertainty: Resolving vagueness and ambiguity with eager versus vigilant strategies. Social Cognition, 22(2), 248-277.
Cesario, J., & Higgins, E. T. (2008). Making message recipients "feel right": How nonverbal cues can increase persuasion. Psychological Science, 19(5), 415-420.

Measure:

Reference Paper:

Kruglanski, A. W., Thompson, E. P., Higgins, E. T., Atash, N. M., Pierro, A., Shah, J. Y., & Spiegel, S. (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.

Measure:

Reference Paper:

Kanze, D., Conley, M. A., & Higgins, E. T. (2019). The motivation of mission statements: How regulatory mode influences workplace discrimination. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Advance online publication.

Measures:

This questionnaire is designed to measure the experience of generalized shared reality (SR-G)—the perception of having the same thoughts and feelings with another person about the world in general. Versions exist to measure both Cross-Situational SR-G (Chronic – for use between familiar partners; e.g., “we frequently think of things at the exact same time”) and Interaction-Specific SR-G (State – for use between strangers or familiar partners; (e.g. “during this discussion, we frequently thought of things at the exact same time”).
Questionnaires (Cross-Situational and Interaction-Specific)

Reference Paper:

Rossignac-Milon, M., Bolger, N., Zee, K. S., Boothby, E. J., & Higgins, E. T. (2020). Merged minds: Generalized shared reality in dyadic relationships. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Advance online publication.

Measures:

Measures and instructions for two instruments:
- Regulatory focus questionnaire (more detail also available above)
- Selves questionnaire

Reference Papers:

Higgins, E. T., Shah, J., & Friedman, R. S. (1997). Emotional responses to goal attainment: Strength of regulatory focus as moderator. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 72(3), 515-525.

Higgins, E. T., Klein, R., & Strauman, T. (1985). Self-concept discrepancy theory: A psychological model for distinguishing among different aspects of depression and anxiety. Social Cognition, 3, 51-76.

Instrument:

Induction text and instructions for three versions of the induction:
- Current ideals or oughts
- Regulatory successes
- Ideals and oughts, past and present

Reference Papers:

Higgins, E. T., Roney, C. J. R., Crowe, E., & Hymes, C. (1994). Ideal versus ought predilections for approach and avoidance: Distinct self-regulatory systems. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 66(2), 276-286.
Higgins, E. T., Friedman, R., Harlow, R. E., Idson, L. C., Ayduk, O. N., & Taylor, A. (2001). Achievement orientations from subjective histories of success: Promotion pride versus prevention pride. European Journal of Social Psychology, 31(1), 3-23.
Freitas, A. L., & Higgins, E. T. (2002). Enjoying goal-directed action: The role of regulatory fit. Psychological Science, 13(1), 1-6.

Instrument:

Reference Papers:

Freitas, A. L., & Higgins, E. T. (2002). Enjoying goal-directed action: The role of regulatory fit. Psychological Science, 13(1), 1-6.
Cesario, J., Grant, H., & Higgins, E. T. (2004). Regulatory fit and persuasion: Transfer from "feeling right". Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 86(3), 388-404.
Cesario, J., Higgins, E. T., & Scholer, A. A. (2008). Regulatory fit and persuasion: Basic principles and remaining questions. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 2(1), 444-463.