Relationship Between Trait Aggression

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Due to the positive relation between trait anger and trait aggression (AVL), it might be argued that participants who score higher on Trait anger are associated with a change in perception; In addition, scoring high on Trait aggression (AVL) could lead to the same change interpretation of other people intentions. Therefore, these individuals are easily angered and might be more aggressive. In fact, recent studies (Wilkowski, Robinson, Gordon, & Troop-Gordon, 2007) have suggested that angry individuals, such as reactive aggressors, automatically interpret ambiguous and benign situations as hostile. Therefore, it is reasonable to say that participants who score high on trait anger and trait aggression (AVL) were more sensitive to feedback.

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