How much do we remember from seeing versus just hearing?

Question

I once heard someone quote data from a study that shows that people remember more of what they see than of what they hear. Anyone have any idea where I could find info like that?

Answer 1

Nikki B gave a good answer. But everyone learns differently. Some people are visual learners, some are audio learners and some are kinesthetic learners. A visual learner is more likely to remember things they see, an audio learner remembers better the things they hear and kinesthetic learner remembers better by doing. We all use all of these methods to learn, but different people favour different learning styles.

Answer 2

Hey, it's quite normal that we remember practical things than theories. In the same way people remember for longer time of what they see than what they hear. Well you can search on various Search Engines, like google, msn, yahoo, altavista, etc.
or can refer to books.

Answer 3

i saw it on a commercial just the other day.


Communication research tells us that people tend to remember 20 percent of what they hear, 30 percent of what they see, 50 percent of what they hear and see, and 80 percent of what they hear, see, and do. These statistics are often referenced when encouraging speakers to integrate interactive exercises and processes into their presentations in order to engage listeners.

Answer 4

visual stuff stays in my mind almost photographically
audiable stuff i hear only
has my imagination to
visualise it (third eye)