Skip to main content

Sage Social Science Thesaurus

Search from vocabulary

Content language

Concept information

... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of education > education beyond schools > cognitive skills > cognitive development > social cognition > bad is stronger than good
... > social science subjects > education > education studies > sociology of education > education beyond schools > cognitive skills > cognitive development > social cognition > bad is stronger than good
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > psychology and behavior > mental development and functions > cognitive skills > cognitive development > social cognition > bad is stronger than good
... > social science subjects > psychology > applied psychology > educational psychology > aptitude > academic ability > skills (abilities) > cognitive skills > cognitive development > social cognition > bad is stronger than good
... > social science subjects > education > education studies > educational psychology > aptitude > academic ability > skills (abilities) > cognitive skills > cognitive development > social cognition > bad is stronger than good
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > intelligence, ability, and aptitude > aptitude > academic ability > skills (abilities) > cognitive skills > cognitive development > social cognition > bad is stronger than good
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > applied developmental science > developmental processes > cognitive development > social cognition > bad is stronger than good
... > social science subjects > psychology > developmental psychology > cognitive development > social cognition > bad is stronger than good
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > cognitive development > social cognition > bad is stronger than good
... > social science subjects > psychology > cognitive psychology > learning and perception > cognitive processes > social cognition > bad is stronger than good
... > social science subjects > social research > philosophy and the social sciences > cognitive sciences, neurosciences, and social explanation > social cognition > bad is stronger than good
social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > social cognition > bad is stronger than good

Preferred term

bad is stronger than good  

Definition

  • Definition Bad is stronger than good refers to the phenomenon that the psychological effects of bad things outweigh those of the good ones. Bad usually refers to situations that have unpleasant, negative, harmful, or undesirable outcomes for people, while good usually refers to situations that have pleasant, positive, beneficial, or desirable outcomes for people. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Psychology; Bad Is Stronger Than Good]

Broader concept

Belongs to group

URI

https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/bad_is_stronger_than_good

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD