Amazon also provides reviews so customers can see feedback from others on the same or similar products.

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Those who lie about the behaviors to show off may receive positive feedback from others -- comments such as "that's great" or "I do the same thing" -- that encourage them to actually try out the behaviors, he said.

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It helps also to gain as much feedback as possible from others, to have standards against which you can measure your progress so that you are aware of how far you have to go.

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The conclusion was drawn from positive feedback from focus group meetings with architects and others who visited the site.

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My reaction of listening to, appreciating, and learning from that feedback is what taught a number of others that it was important to speak up.

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For those who want to get the opinions of others, she points out that the Entertainment Software Rating Board provides feedback and that parents are always learning from one another on, for instance, discussion boards.

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