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Research indicates that catharsis does not appear to be useful in evoking calm feelings if ___________.

catharsis is carried out immediately after feeling anger
one's emotional release is targeted at the provoker
one's counterattack feels justifiable
one's provoker is not intimidating to the one venting anger

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one's emotional release is targeted at the provoker

Research shows that expressing anger directly toward the person who provoked you tends to increase, not decrease, anger and aggressive tendencies.