After Tanya has practiced a dance for her ballet class for a while, she feels as if her muscles know exactly what to do at each point in the piece. This is an example of a _____________ memory

A) episodic
B) semantic
C) declarative
D) nondeclarative

Answer: D
Rationale: This is an example of a procedural memory, which consists of patterns of learned muscle movements. Procedural memories are one type of nondeclarative memory.

Psychology

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