The ideal self at play: The appeal of video games that let you be all you can be.

Przybylski, A. K., Weinstein, N., Murayama, K., Lynch, M. F., & Ryan, R. M. (2012). The ideal self at play: The appeal of video games that let you be all you can be. Psychological Science, 23(1), 69-76.

Further clarifying the competition–performance relation: Reply to D. W. Johnson et al. (2012).

Murayama, K., & Elliot, A. J. (2012). Further clarifying the competition–performance relation: Reply to D. W. Johnson et al. (2012). Psychological Bulletin, 138(6), 1079–1084.

The concept of validity: Historic and psychometric perspectives.

Murayama, K. (2012). The concept of validity: Historic and psychometric perspectives. The Annual Report of Educational Psychology in Japan, 51, 118-130.

The competition–performance relation: A meta-analytic review and test of the opposing processes model of competition and performance.

Murayama, K., & Elliot, A. J. (2012). The competition–performance relation: A meta-analytic review and test of the opposing processes model of competition and performance. Psychological Bulletin, 138(6), 1035–1070.

Measuring students’ emotions in the early years: The achievement emotions questionnaire-elementary school (AEQ-ES).

Lichtenfeld, S., Pekrun, R., Stupnisky, R. H., Reiss, K., & Murayama, K. (2012). Measuring students’ emotions in the early years: The achievement emotions questionnaire-elementary school (AEQ-ES). Learning and Individual Differences, 22(2), 190-201.

Perceived competence moderates the relation between performance-approach and performance-avoidance goals.

Law, W., Elliot, A. J., & Murayama, K. (2012). Perceived competence moderates the relation between performance-approach and performance-avoidance goals. Journal of Educational Psychology, 104(3), 806-819.

Cross-cultural generality and specificity in self-regulation: Avoidance personal goals and multiple aspects of wellbeing in the U.S. and Japan.

Elliot, A. J., Sedikides, C., Murayama, K., Tanaka, A., Thrash, T. M., & Mapes, R. R. (2012). Cross-cultural generality and specificity in self-regulation: Avoidance personal goals and multiple aspects of wellbeing in the U.S. and Japan. Emotion, 12(5), 1031-1040.

Classification of efficient calculation problems and the effect of instruction using an abstract strategy.

Suzuki, M., Tanaka, E., Murayama, K., & Ichikawa, S. (2011). Classification of efficient calculation problems and the effect of instruction using an abstract strategy. Educational Technology Research, 34, 75-83.

A simple syllogism-solving test: Empirical findings and implications for g research.

Shikishima, C., Yamagata, S., Hiraishi, K., Sugimoto, Y., Murayama, K., & Ando, J. (2011). A simple syllogism-solving test: Empirical findings and implications for g research. Intelligence, 39, 89-99.

Separation of performance-approach and performance-avoidance achievement goals: A broader analysis.

Murayama, K., Elliot, A. J., & Yamagata, S. (2011). Separation of performance-approach and performance-avoidance achievement goals: A broader analysis. Journal of Educational Psychology, 103(1), 238-256.