Yukiko Muramoto, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Social Psychology, The University of Tokyo
Education
- 1994 M.A. (Social Psychology), The University of Tokyo
- 1999 Ph.D. (Social Psychology), The University of Tokyo
Professional Experience
- 1996-1998 Research Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
- 1997-1998 Postdoctoral Scholar, Stanford University
- 1998-2000 Assistant Professor, Kyoto University
- 2000-2004 Associate Professor, Okayama University
- 2004-2011 Associate Professor, Yokohama National University
- 2008 Visiting Scholar, Stanford University
- 2011-2018 Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo
- 2018- Professor, The University of Tokyo
Awards
- 1997 Award for Distinguished Paper (The Japanese Society of Social Psychology)
☞Yukiko Muramoto. Fuzzy boundary between group and togetherness situation: A variety of identity found at a park in every early morning. Japanese Journal of Social Psychology, 12 (2), 1996, 113-124.
- 1998 Award for Distinguished Paper (The Japanese Group Dynamics Association)
☞Yukiko Muramoto and Susumu Yamaguchi. Another type of self-serving bias: Coexistence of self-effacing and group-serving tendencies in attribution among Japanese. Japanese Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 37 (1), 1997, 65-75.
- 2004 Award for Distinguished Paper (The Japanese Psychological Association)
☞Yukiko Muramoto and Susumu Yamaguchi. When "self-effacement" disappears: Narratives of personal and group successes depending on an ingroup relationship. Japanese Journal of Psychology, 43 (3), 2003, 253-262.
- 2011 Distinguished Teaching Award at Yokohana National University
- 2015 Award for Distinguished Paper (The Japanese Society of Social Psychology)
☞Yukiko Muramoto and Yumi Endo. The maintenance and change of the "Neya" custom in Toshi Island: An ethnographic research on a socio-ecological perspective. Japanese Journal of Social Psychology, 30, 2015, 213-233.
- 2016 Award for Distinguished Paper (The Japanese Society of Social Psychology)
☞Shuma Iwatani and Yukiko Muramoto. Antecedent conditions and consequences of pluralistic ignorance: An experimental investigation on individual cognition and behavior. Japanese Journal of Social Psychology, 31 (2), 2015, 101-111.
- 2018 Award for Distinguished Paper (The Japanese Society of Social Psychology)
☞Yume Imataki, Naoki Aida, and Yukiko Muramoto. The effect of leaders' implicit theories on team performance management: Evaluation of members with poor performance. Japanese Journal of Social Psychology, 33 (3), 2018, 115-125.
- 2018 Award for Distinguished Paper (The Japanese Society of Social Psychology)
☞Shuma Iwatani and Yukiko Muramoto. Two types of reputation leading to normative behavior: The effect of reputation depending on residential mobility and individuals' abilities of relationship-building. Japanese Journal of Social Psychology, 33 (1), 2017, 16-25.
- 2018 Award for Distinguished Paper (The Japanese Group Dynamics Association)
☞Shuma Iwatani and Yukiko Muramoto. Antecedent conditions of pluralistic ignorance: Focusing on preference estimation. Japanese Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 57 (1), 2017, 29-41.
- 2022 Award for Distinguished Paper (The Japanese Society of Social Psychology)
☞Ikutaro Masaki and Yukiko Muramoto. Pluralistic ignorance about diversity beliefs: Misalignment and misperception among employees in the workplace. Japanese Journal of Social Psychology, 37 (1), 2021, 1-14.
Professional Activities
- 2005-2009 Regional Representative, The Japanese Society of Social Psychology
- 2005-2007 Executive Officer (Secretary General), The Japanese Group Dynamics Association
- 2007-2009 Executive Officer, The Japanese Group Dynamics Association
- 2007-2011 Editorial Board, The Japanese Society of Social Psychology
- 2009-2013 Executive Officer (Treasurer), Asian Association of Social Psychology
- 2011-2013 Editorial Board, The Japanese Group Dynamics Association
- 2011-2015 Regional Representative, The Japanese Society of Social Psychology
- 2013-2015 Executive Officer, The Japanese Society of Social Psychology
- 2015-2019 Regional Representative & Editorial Board, The Japanese Group Dynamics Association
- 2018-2021 Editorial Board, Asian Association of Social Psychology
- 2019-2021 Editor-in-Chief, The Japanese Society of Social Psychology
- 2021- Executive Officer, The Japanese Society of Social Psychology