And as you'd expect with any must-have toy craze, some sellers are pushing the envelope to see how high the market will go: One listing was offering two sets of seven Hatchimals (14 toys total) for $20,000, and nearly two dozen other Hatchimals listings had Buy It Now prices of $5,000 or more.
Hearing is sensing with our ears the words that are being spoken. Listening involves our other senses to help us understand the words being spoken. When we hear we do it using our auditory system. When we listen we involve our auditory system plus our cognitive functions: paying attention, remembering, thinking and reasoning.
Listening is Not the Same as Hearing. Hearing refers to the sounds that you hear, whereas listening requires more than that: it requires focus. Listening means paying attention not only to the story, but how it is told, the use of language and voice, and how the other person uses his or her body.In other words, it means being aware of both verbal and non-verbal messages. good listener will listen not only to what is being said, but also to what is left unsaid or only partially said. Effective listening involves observing body language and noticing inconsistencies between verbal and non-verbal messages.