Research has shown children can identify good and bad categories, and especially the "bad", very early in life. This highlights which psychological principle?
A)Good and bad are innate categories.
B)Good and bad are arbitrary categories.
C)Bad is stronger than good.
D)Good is stronger than bad.

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The principle that "bad is stronger than good" is highlighted by research showing children can identify good and bad categories early in life, especially the "bad" ones. This suggests that negative information has a stronger impact than positive information, a concept widely recognized in psychology.

Research Has Shown Children Can Identify Good and Bad Categories