Consider the hostile attribution bias, the hostile perception bias, and the hostile expectation bias. People who are characteristically aggressive tend to show ____ more than people who aren't.
A) just the first bias
B) all three biases
C) just the third bias
D) just the first and third biases

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People who are characteristically aggressive tend to show all three biases more than people who are not. The hostile attribution bias involves perceiving ambiguous actions of others as being intentionally hostile, while the hostile perception bias involves perceiving neutral actions of others as being aggressive. The hostile expectation bias involves anticipating that others will act in a hostile way. Aggressive individuals are more likely to exhibit all three biases because they interpret the actions of others as being hostile, even when they are not.

Consider the Hostile Attribution Bias, the Hostile Perception Bias, and the Hostile