which has a faster reaction rate, visual or hearing?

Answer 1

Visual. In a storm You first see lightning and then you hear the booom!

Answer 2

i know this answer is late, but I came across this question and saw that all the answers were wrong, and hopefully clearing this up will help others in the future. these people are speaking of the specific speeds or velocities of sound or light themselves. but they are clearly not well versed in physiology, anatomy or the physics of the body. the auditory nerve travels a much shorter distance than visual pathway. auditory nerves travel from the ear, directly to the specific region of the brain that processes the information. (short equals fast). the visual pathway starts in the very front of the brain, and must travel all the way to the back of the brain before it can be processed. long pathways equal longer time. thus you will hear and respond to a stimulus faster than you would if you saw it.

Answer 3

your reaction rates are individual and can be hindered for example with age alcohol. once the brain has acknolwedged the sound or visual the reaction time will be similar.the visual pathway and the auditory pathway are simultaneoulsy fast. you cannot compare to which u would react faster.your hearing and vision status will obviously affect it! (( light travels faster than sound hence u see lightening before you hear it!))

Answer 4

That would very much depend on whether you were deaf or blind. You said 'reaction' so l assume you understand that light travels much faster than sound. If a light and sound event took place very close to you, you would have a hard time differentiating reaction time, unless your sense to one or the other were muted. The further away from the event you were, the more likely you would react to the light first, as the sound would reach you much later than the light.

Answer 5

Visual.

Answer 6

If you try Penguin's test, you need to do it a little different to make it an accurate test: Not 1 (anticipate), 2(anticipate) 3(anticipate) but rather drop the note and say something at the exact same time it is dropped. Otherwise, the different result will be based on anticipation of it dropping on count of 3.

Answer 7

I suggest hearing.
Try to do a test.
Prepare a banknote as ask a friend to release it.
When you see the note, try to catch it.
Do it another time, but this time, close your eyes and ask your friend to count 1, 2, 3. Then release the note,

After the 2 experiments, you will find the second leads a greater chance to catch the note!/

:P

Answer 8

Light velosity is (1,079,252,848.8 km/h) but sound velosity is 769 mph or 1238 km/h). so Visual is a faster reaction.This not depend upon our body system it is depend upon by the light and sound system.
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Answer 9

Fast

Answer 10

I would think its your hearing. U hear things befor u see them. It just seems that ur brain process hearing quicker. (just a thought)