Abstract:
In the light of the assumptions of African or Black oriented psychology, multicultural psychology
and cognitive psychology, this paper attempts to develop the theory of Common Ground Psychology.
In this paper, attempts are made to dynamically and systematically show how culture influences
emotion, cognition, and behavior. Common Ground Psychology or the psychology of common
ground is borne out of the ways people interact with each other and integrate into each other's
cognitive, emotional and social space in various societies, including societies with abundant distinct
values, rituals, ethnicities, tribes, languages, religions and cultures. Common ground is seen as a
situation or state in which people with different interests agree upon something of mutual interest
and a major technique in Common Ground Psychology is the use of negotiation for solving
differences and for finding common ground |
