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Professor
MIFUNE Nobuhiro

Year of birth: 1982
Gender: Male
Affiliation:

- School of Economics & Management
- School of Management
- Research Institute for future design
Personal web site: https://scholar.google.co.jp/citations?user=9lwewNEAAAAJ
researchmap： https://researchmap.jp/nobumifune
Article from the "Cutting-edge Research and Social Contribution"：
https://www.kochi-tech.ac.jp/english/power/Keywords/psychology/elucidating_the_psychological_mechanism_of_human_conflict.html

Areas of specialization
Laboratory/research office	Evolutionary Social Psychology Laboratory The “adaptationist” point of view or the concept of “adaptation” have achieved wide acceptance in social psychology. Researches in social psychology using the concept have influence to some psychology discipline such as evolutionary psychology or cultural psychology, and also to various fields of social science, like economics or anthropology. By using economic game experiments I study to elucidate the human psychology or behavioral tendency mainly in the intergroup situation, and hope to develop the new theory of human mind.
Current research topics
Educational background
Professional background
Licenses
Academic societies	Society for Personality and Social Psychology

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Courses

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Undergraduate school	Introductory Psychology Social Psychology Basics Seminar I Seminar II Specialized Seminar I Specialized Seminar II Behavioral Economics Seminar I (Management and Mathematics) Seminar III Seminar II (Management and Mathematics) Seminar III (Management and Mathematics) Project Research Applied Information Science
Graduate school

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Research activities

Research papers	Authors: Hirotaka Imada, Nobuhiro Mifune, Hiroshi Shimizu Title: Psychological mechanisms underlying ingroup favouritism in cooperation: Revisiting the reputation management and expectation hypotheses Journal: Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, Vol. 27, No. 8, pp. 1914-1930, Sage Journals Year: 2024 Authors: Hirotaka Imada, Yang Li, Nobuhiro Mifune, Hideki Ohira Title: In-group binding moral values and reactive behavioral immune responses. Journal: Current Psychology, Vol. 43, pp. 35471-35477, Springer Year: 2024 Authors: Hirotaka Imada, Gen Tsudaka, Nobuhiro Mifune, Keiko Mizuno, Joanna Schug, Kodai Kusano Title: Intergroup cooperation in the United States and Japan: Revisiting Yuki’s (2003) theory on the cultural difference in the conceptualization of group boundaries Journal: Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology, Vol. 7, p. 100200 Year: 2024 Authors: Hirotaka Imada, Nobuhiro Mifune, Hannah Zibell Title: Group-bounded indirect reciprocity and intergroup gossip Journal: Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Vol. 115, p. 104657, Elsevier Year: 2024 Authors: Hirotaka Imada, Nobuhiro Mifune Title: Experimental evidence suggests intergroup relations are, by default, neutral rather than aggressive Journal: Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Vol. 47, pp. 37-38, Cambridge University Press Year: 2024 Authors: Yohsuke Ohtsubo, Toshiyuki Himichi, Kazunori Inamasu, Shoko Kohama, Nobuhiro Mifune, Atsushi Tago Title: Do reconciliation events serve as a conciliatory signal? Journal: European Journal of Social Psychology, Wiley Year: 2023 Authors: Michio Murakami, Kai Hiraishi, Mei Yamagata, Daisuke Nakanishi, Andrea Ortolani, Nobuhiro Mifune, Yang Li, Asako Miura Title: Differences in and associations between belief in just deserts and human rights restrictions over a 3-year period in five countries during the COVID-19 pandemic Journal: PeerJ, Vol. 11, p. e16147 Year: 2023 Authors: Hirotaka Imada, Angelo Romano, Nobuhiro Mifune Title: Dynamic indirect reciprocity: When is indirect reciprocity bounded by group membership? Journal: Evolution and Human Behavior, Vol. 44, No. 4, pp. 373-383, Elsevier Year: 2023 Authors: Kazunori Inamasu, Shoko Kohama, Nobuhiro Mifune, Yohsuke Ohtsubo, Atsushi Tago Title: The Association between ideology and resistance to governmental apology depends on political knowledge Journal: Japanese Journal of Political Science, Vol. 24, No. 3, pp. 348-367, Cambridge University Press Year: 2023 Authors: Yang Li, Nobuhiro Mifune Title: Punishment in the public goods game is evaluated negatively irrespective of non-cooperators' motivation Journal: Frontiers in Psychology, Vol. 14, p. 1198797 Year: 2023 Authors: Masaaki Niino, Shoko Fukumoto, Tatsusada Okuno, Nobuo Sanjo, Hikoaki Fukaura, Masahiro Mori, Takashi Ohashi, Hideyuki Takeuchi, Yuko Shimizu, Juichi Fujimori, Izumi Kawachi, Jun-ichi Kira, Eri Takahashi, Yusei Miyazaki, Nobuhiro Mifune Title: Health‐related quality of life in Japanese patients with multiple sclerosis Journal: Journal of Neurology, Vol. 270, No. 2, pp. 1011-1018, Springer Year: 2023 Authors: INOUE Yukako, Nobuhiro Mifune, SAIJOTatsuyoshi Title: Positive reputation for altruism toward future generations regardless of the cost for current others. Journal: Frontiers in Psychology, Vol. 13, p. 895619 Year: 2023 Authors: Yohsuke Ohtsubo, Toshiyuki Himichi, Kazunori Inamasu, Shoko Kohama, Nobuhiro Mifune, Atsushi Tago Title: Can ingroup opposition to political apologies be mitigated? Negative evidence for dissociation from the past and praise for the present system. Journal: 社会心理学研究, Vol. 38, No. 2, pp. 25-32 Year: 2022 Authors: Ryu Takahashi, Nobuhiro Mifune Title: Sincerity Is Better Than Forgiveness: What the Transgressor Expects in an Apology Journal: Letters on Evolutionary Behavioral Science, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 40-44 Year: 2022 Authors: Hirofumi Hashimoto, Kaede Maeda, Keisuke Yamamoto, Nobuhiro Mifune Title: Willingness to be the recipient during the dictator game. Journal: BMC Research Notes, Vol. 15, p. 261 Year: 2022 Authors: Shoko Kohama, Toshiyuki Himichi, Kazunori Inamasu, Nobuhiro Mifune, Yohsuke Ohtsubo, Atsushi Tago Title: Crafting international apologies that work: A conjoint analysis approach Journal: Conflict Management and Peace Science Year: 2022 Authors: Takamasa Kajiwara, Masako Myowa, Nobuhiro Mifune Title: Trait negative reputational concerns among in-group members and in-group favoritism in minimal groups Journal: Letters on Evolutionary Behavioral Science, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 6-9 Year: 2022 Authors: Nobuhiro Mifune Title: Null results for the steal‐framing effect on out‐group aggression Journal: Scientific Reports, Vol. 12, p. 686, Springer Nature Year: 2022 Authors: Masaaki Niino, Shoko Fukumoto, Tatsusada Okuno, Nobuo Sanjo, Hikoaki Fukaura, Masahiro Mori, Takashi Ohashi, Hideyuki Takeuchi, Yuko Shimizu, Juichi Fujimori, Izumi Kawachi, Jun-ichi Kira, Eri Takahashi, Yusei Miyazaki, Nobuhiro Mifune Title: Correlation of the symbol digit modalities test with the quality of life and depression in Japanese patients with multiple sclerosis Journal: Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, Vol. 57, p. 103427 Year: 2022 Authors: Hirotaka Imada, Nobuhiro Mifune Title: Pathogen Threat and In-group Cooperation Journal: Frontiers in Psychology, Vol. 12, p. 678188, Frontiers Media S.A. Year: 2021 Authors: INOUE Yukako, Himichi toshiyuki, Nobuhiro Mifune, Tatsuyoshi Saijo Title: People prefer joint outcome prosocial resource distribution towards future others Journal: Scientific Reports, Vol. 11, p. 5373, Springer Nature Year: 2021 Authors: Yohsuke Ohtsubo, Kazunori Inamasu, Shoko Kohama, Nobuhiro Mifune, Atsushi Tago Title: Resistance to the six elements of political apologies: Who opposes which elements? Journal: Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, American Psychological Association Year: 2021 Authors: Nobuhiro Mifune, Yang Li, Narumi Okuda Title: The evaluation of second- and third-party punishers Journal: Letters on Evolutionary Behavioral Science, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 6-9 Year: 2020 Authors: Nobuhiro Mifune, Yang Li Title: Trust in the faith game Journal: Psychologia, Vol. 61, pp. 70-88 Year: 2019 Authors: Nobuhiro Mifune, Dora Simunovic Title: Towards the elucidation of evolution of out-group aggression Journal: Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Vol. 42, p. E133, Cambridge University Press Year: 2019 Authors: Kunihiro Yokota, Sho Tsuboi, Nobuhiro Mifune, Hitomi Sugiura Title: A conceptual replication of the male warrior hypothesis using the outgroup threat priming method Journal: Letters on Evolutionary Behavioral Science, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 1-3 Year: 2019 Authors: Nobuhiro Mifune, Kazunori Inamasu, Shoko Kohama, Yohsuke Ohtsubo, Atsushi Tago Title: Social dominance orientation as an obstacle to intergroup apology Journal: PLoS ONE, Vol. 14, No. 1, p. e0211379, Public Library of Science (PLoS) Year: 2019 Authors: Masaaki Niino, Toshiyuki Fukazawa, Jun-ichi Kira, Tatsusada Okuno, Masanori Mori, Nobuo Sanjo, Takashi Ohashi, Hikoaki Fukaura, Juichi Fujimori, Yuko Shimizu, Nobuhiro Mifune, Yusei Miyazaki, Eri Takahashi, Seiji Kikuchi, Dawn Langdon, Ralph H. B. Benedict, Makoto Matsui Title: Cognition with magnetic resonance imaging findings and social activities in patients with multiple sclerosis in a Japanese cohort Journal: Clinical and Experimental Neuroimmunology, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 41-48 Year: 2019 Authors: Asuka Komiya, Yohsuke Ohtsubo, Shigehiro Oishi, Nobuhiro Mifune Title: Providing compensation promotes forgiveness for replaceable, but not irreplaceable, losses. Journal: Journal of Social Psychology Year: 2018 Authors: Yiming Jing, Peter H. Gries, Yang Li, Adam W. Stivers, MIFUNE Nobuhiro, D. M. Kuhlman, Liying Bad Title: War or peace? How the subjective perception of great power interdependence shapes preemptive defensive aggression Journal: Frontiers in Psychology, Vol. 8, p. 864 Year: 2017 Authors: Masaaki Niino, Toshiyuki Fukazawa, Jun-ichi Kira, Tatsusada Okano, Masahiro Mori, Nobu Sanjo, Takashi Ohashi, Hikoaki Fukaura , Juichi Fujimori, Yuko Shimizu, Nobuhiro Mifune, Yusei Miyazaki, Eri Takahashi, Seiji Kikuchi, Dawn Langdon, Ralph HB Benedict, Makoto Matsui Title: Validation of the brief international cognitive assessment for multiple sclerosis in Japan Journal: Multiple Sclerosis Journal - Experimental, Translational, and Clinical, Vol. 3, No. 4 Year: 2017 Authors: KAMIJO Yoshio, KOMIYA Asuka, MIFUNE Nobuhiro, SAIJOTatsuyoshi Title: Negotiating with the future: incorporating imaginary future generations into negotiations Journal: Sustainability Science, Vol. 12, pp. 409-420, Springer Year: 2017 Authors: MIFUNE Nobuhiro, SIMUNOVIC Dora, YAMAGISHI Toshio Title: Intergroup Biases in Fear-Induced Aggression Journal: Frontiers in Psychology, Vol. 8, No. 49 Year: 2017 Authors: SUGIURA Hitomi, MIFUNE Nobuhiro, Tsuboi Sho, YOKOTA Kunihiro Title: Gender differences in intergroup conflict: The effect of outgroup threat priming on social dominance orientation Journal: Personality and Individual Differences, Vol. 104, pp. 262-265, Elsevier Year: 2017 Authors: YAMAGISHI Toshio, MIFUNE Nobuhiro Title: Parochial altruism: Does it explain modern human group psychology? Journal: Current Opinion in Psychology, Vol. 7, pp. 39-43, Elsevier Year: 2016 Authors: MIFUNE Nobuhiro, HIZEN Yoichi, KAMIJO Yoshio, OKANO Yoshitaka Title: Preemptive Striking in Individual and Group Conflict Journal: PLOS ONE, Vol. 11, No. 5, p. e0154859 Year: 2016 Authors: KOMIYA Asuka, MIFUNE Nobuhiro Title: An individual difference in betrayal aversion: Prosociality predicts more risky choice in social but not natural domains Journal: Letters on Evolutionary Behavioral Science, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 5-8 Year: 2015 Authors: TANAKAHiroki, YAGIAyano, KOMIYA Asuka, MIFUNENobuhiro, OHTSUBOYosuke Title: Shame-prone people are more likely to punish themselves: A test of the reputation-maintenance explanation for self-punishment Journal: Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 1-7 Year: 2015 Authors: OHTSUBOYohsuke, MATSUNAGAMasahiro, KOMIYA Asuka, TANAKAHiroki, MIFUNENobuhiro, YAGIAyano Title: Oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) polymorphism and self-punishment after an unintentional transgression Journal: Personality and Individual Differences, Vol. 69, pp. 182-186 Year: 2014 Authors: HASHIMOTOHirofumi, MIFUNENobuhiro, YAMAGISHIToshio Title: To be perceived as altruistic: Strategic considerations that support fair behavior in the dictator game Journal: Letters on Evolutionary Behavioral Science, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 17-20 Year: 2014 Authors: NIINO Masaaki, MIFUNE Nobuhiro, KOHRIYAMA Tatsuo, MORI Masahiro, OHASHI Takashi, KAWACHI Izumi, SHIMIZU Yuko, FUKAURA Hikoaki, NAKASHIMA Ichiro, KUSUNOKI Susumu, MIYAMOTO Katsuichi, YOSHIDA Kazuto, KANDA Takashi, NOMURA Kyoichi, YAMAMURA Takashi, YOSHII Fumihito, KIRA Jun-ichi, NAKANE Shunya, YOKOYAMAKazumasa, MATSUI Makoto, MIYAZAKI Yusei, KIKUCHI Seiji Title: Association of cognitive impairment with magnetic resonance imaging findings and social activities in patients with multiple sclerosis Journal: Clinical and Experimental Neuroimmunology, Vol. 5, pp. 328-355 Year: 2014 Authors: NIINOMasaaki, MIFUNENobuhiro, KOHRIYAMATatsuo, MORIMasahiro, OHASHITakashi, KAWACHIIzumi, SHIMIZUYuko, FUKAURAHikoaki, NAKASHIMAIchiro, KUSUNOKISusumu, MIYAMOTOKatsuichi, YOSHIDAKazuto, KANDATakashi, NOMURAKyoichi, YAMAMURATakashi, YOSHIIFumihito, KIRAJun-ichi, NAKANEShunya, YOKOYAMAKazumasa, MATSUIMakoto, MIYAZAKIYusei, KIKUCHISeiji Title: Apathy/depression, but not subjective fatigue, is related with cognitive dysfunction in patients with multiple sclerosis Journal: BMC Neurology, Vol. 14, No. 3, pp. 1-8 Year: 2014 Authors: KIKUCHI Hiromi, MIFUNENobuhiro, NIINO Masaaki, KIRA Jun-ichi, KOHRIYAMA Tatsuo, OTA Kohei, TANAKA Masami, OCHI Hirofumi, NAKANE Shunya, KIKUCHI Seiji Title: Structural equation modeling of factors contributing to quality of life in Japanese patients with multiple sclerosis Journal: BMC Neurology, Vol. 13, No. 10, pp. 1-9 Year: 2013 Authors: SIMUNOVICDora, MIFUNENobuhiro, YAMAGISHIToshio Title: Preemptive strike: An experimental study of fear-based aggression Journal: Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Vol. 49, No. 6, pp. 1120-1123, Elsevier Year: 2013 Authors: YAMAGISHI Toshio, MIFUNENobuhiro, Yang Li, SHINADA Mizuho, HASHIMOTO Hirofumi, HORITA Yutaka, MIURA Arisa, INUKAI Keigo, TANIDA Shigehito, KIYONARI Toko, TAKAGISHI Haruto, Dora Simunovic Title: Is behavioral pro-sociality game-specific? Pro-social preference and expectations of pro-sociality Journal: Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Vol. 120, No. 2, pp. 260-271 Year: 2013 Authors: YAMAGISHI Toshio, HASHIMOTO Hirofumi, Karen S. Cook, KIYONARI Toko, SHINADA Mizuho, MIFUNENobuhiro, INUKAI Keigo, TAKAGISHI Haruto, HORITA Yutaka, Yang Li Title: Modesty in self-presentation: A comparison between the USA and Japan Journal: Asian Journal of Social Psychology, Vol. 15, No. 1, pp. 60-68 Year: 2012 Authors: YAMAGISHI Toshio, HORITA Yutaka, MIFUNENobuhiro, HASHIMOTO Hirofumi, Yang Li, SHINADA Mizuho, MIURA Arisa, INUKAI Keigo, TAKAGISHI Haruto, Dora Simunovic Title: Rejection of unfair offers in the ultimatum game is no evidence of strong reciprocity Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 109, No. 50, pp. 20364-20368 Year: 2012 Authors: KIKUCHI Hiromi, MIFUNENobuhiro, NIINO Masaaki, OHBU Sadayoshi, KIRA Jun-ishi, KOHRIYAMA Tatsuo, OTA Kohei, TANAKA Masami, OCHI Hirofumi, NAKANE Shunya, MAEZAWA Masaji, KIKUCHI Seiji Title: Impact and characteristics of quality of life in Japanese patients with multiple sclerosis Journal: Quality of Life Research, Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 119-131 Year: 2011 Authors: MIFUNENobuhiro, HASHIMOTO Hirofumi, YAMAGISHI Toshio Title: Altruism toward in-group members as a reputation mechanism Journal: Evolution and Human Behavior, Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 109-117 Year: 2010 Authors: TAKAGISHI Haruto, TAKAHASHI Taiki, YAMAGISHI Toshio, SHINADA Mizuho, INUKAI Keigo, TANIDA Shigehito, MIFUNENobuhiro, HORITA Yutaka, HASHIMOTO Hirofumi, Li Yang, KAMEDA Tatsuya Title: Salivary testosterone levels and autism-spectrum quotient in adults Journal: Neuroendocrinology Letters, Vol. 31, pp. 837-841 Year: 2010 Authors: INUKAI Keigo, SHINADA Mizuho, TANIDA Shigehito, TAKAHASHI Chisato, MIFUNENobuhiro, TAKAGISHI Haruto, HORITA Yutaka, HASHIMOTO Hirofumi, YOKOTA Kunihiro, KAMEDA Tatsuya, YAMAGISHI Toshio, TAKAHASHI Taiki Title: Salivary alpha-amylase levels and big five personality factors in adults Journal: Neuroendocrinology Letters, Vol. 31, pp. 771-774 Year: 2010 Authors: TAKAHASHI Taiki, SHINADA Mizuho, INUKAI Keigo, TANIDA Shigehito, TAKAHASHI Chisato, MIFUNENobuhiro, TAKAGISHI Haruto, HORITA Yutaka, HASHIMOTO Hirofumi, YOKOTA Kunihiro, KAMEDA Tatsuya, YAMAGISHI Toshio Title: Stress hormones predict hyperbolic time-discount rates six months later in adults Journal: Neuroendocrinology Letters, Vol. 31, pp. 616-621 Year: 2010 Authors: YAMAGISHI Toshio, MIFUNENobuhiro Title: Social exchange and solidarity: In-group love or out-group hate? Journal: Evolution and Human Behavior, Vol. 30, No. 4, pp. 229-237 Year: 2009 Authors: YAMAGISHI Toshio, MIFUNENobuhiro Title: Does shared group membership promote altruism? Fear, greed and reputation Journal: Rationality & Society, Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 5-30 Year: 2008 Authors: YAMAGISHI Toshio, MIFUNENobuhiro, James H. Liu, Joel Pauling Title: Exchanges of group-based favors: Ingroup bias in the prisoner’s dilemma game with minimal groups in Japan and New Zealand Journal: Asian Journal of Social Psychology, Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 196-207 Year: 2008 Authors: YAMAGISHI Toshio, TERAI Shigeru, KIYONARI Toko, MIFUNENobuhiro, KANAZAWA Satoshi Title: The social exchange heuristic: Managing errors in social exchange Journal: Rationality & Society, Vol. 19, No. 3, pp. 259-291 Year: 2007
Invited lectures	Ingroup Identity, Ingroup Cooperation, and Outgroup aggression, SPSP 2019 Annual Convention, Portland, Oregon, USA, 2019
Awards	Highly Cited Research, Elsevier, 2016
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Japanese government	Project title: Psychological basis of preemptive strike against outgroup members Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B) Project number: 26780344 Project period: 2014-2016 Total budget amount: 3,770,000 yen Keywords: Project title: The dual-process model of preemptive strike toward out-group members Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B) Project number: 17K13903 Project period: 2017-2020 Total budget amount: 4,160,000 yen Keywords: Project title: Psychological mechanisms of out-group aggression through asymmetries and transitions in aggressive power Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) Project number: 23K20757 Project period: 2021-2025 Total budget amount: 17,290,000 yen Keywords:

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