I specialize in group dynamics and cultural psychology, focusing on the dynamic processes by which the individual mind and the social environment are mutually constituted. In particular, I am interested in how group norms and cultures are created and maintained over time. I address these research questions by conducting small-group experiments in the laboratory to observe minimal behavioral chains, while also conducting fieldwork in social settings to track the constant changes in people’s shared beliefs and habits.
2018 Professor, The University of Tokyo
2011 Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo
2004 Associate Professor, Yokohama National University
2000 Associate Professor, Okayama University
1999 Ph.D. (Social Psychology), The University of Tokyo
1998 Assistant Professor, Kyoto University
1997 Postdoctoral Scholar, Stanford University
1994 M.A. (Social Psychology), The University of Tokyo
1988 The Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan, Co. ( – 1992)
1988 B.A., The University of Tokyo
【Selected Books】
Ken’ichi Ikeda, Minoru Karasawa, Eriko Kudo, and Yukiko Muramoto (2019). Social psychology: Active social animals in multilayered constraints, revised ed. Tokyo: Yuhikaku Publishing.
Maria Cecilia Gastardo-Conaco, Ma. Elizabeth J. Macapagal and Yukiko Muramoto (Eds.) (2017). Asian psychology and Asian societies in the midst of change. Psychological Association of the Philippines, Quezon City, Philippines.
Minoru Karasawa and Yukiko Muramoto (Eds.) (2011). Dynamics of society and individuals. Tokyo: Seishin Shobo.
【Selected Articles】
Ikutaro Masaki and Yukiko Muramoto (2021). Pluralistic ignorance about diversity beliefs: Misalignment and misperception among employees in the workplace. Japanese Journal of Social Psychology, 37, 1-14.
Keita Suzuki, Tomoya Yoshino, and Yukiko Muramoto (2020). The effects of a selection system and implicit theories on individual effort. Japanese Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 60, 50-55.
Yume Imataki, Naoki Aida, and Yukiko Muramoto (2018). The effect of leaders’ implicit theories on team performance management: Evaluation of members with poor performance. Japanese Journal of Social Psychology, 33, 115-125.
Daniel A. Effron, Hazel Rose Markus, Lauren M. Jackman, Yukiko Muramoto, and Hamdi Muluk (2018). Hypocrisy and culture: Failing to practice what you preach receives harsher interpersonal reactions in independent (vs. interdependent) cultures. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 76, 371-384.
Yukiko Muramoto and Kazuki Yamada (2017). The effects of psychological distance on dispositional attribution in Japanese culture. In M. C. Gastardo-Conaco, M. E. J. Macapagal, & Y. Muramoto (Eds.), Asian psychology and Asian societies in the midst of change. Psychological Association of the Philippines, Quezon City, Philippines, pp.101-125.
Shuma Iwatani and Yukiko Muramoto (2017). 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, 16-25.
Shuma Iwatani and Yukiko Muramoto (2017). Antecedent conditions of pluralistic ignorance: Focusing on preference estimation. Japanese Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 57, 29-41.
Yukiko Muramoto and Yumi Endo (2016). Keep changing to remain unchanged: A way to maintain a cultural custom in the face of environmental change. Japanese Journal of Psychology, 87, 495-505.
2018 The Japanese Society of Social Psychology Best Paper Award (with Yume Imataki and Naoki Aida)
2018 The Japanese Society of Social Psychology Encouragement Paper Award (with Shuma Iwatani)
2018 The Japanese Group Dynamics Association Best Paper Award (with Shuma Iwatani)
2016 The Japanese Society of Social Psychology Encouragement Paper Award (with Shuma Iwatani)
2015 The Japanese Society of Social Psychology Encouragement Paper Award (with Yumi Endo)
2015 Distinguished Teaching Award, Yokohama National University
2004 The Japanese Psychological Association Best Paper Award (with Susumu Yamaguchi)
1998 The Japanese Group Dynamics Association Best Paper Award (with Susumu Yamaguchi)
1997 The Japanese Group Dynamics Association Innovative Paper Award
