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Isabel’s first car had a manual stick shift. After many years of driving an automatic car, she needs to use her sister’s car, which also has a stick shift. Isabel takes a few minutes to get used to shifting gears. Which memory system is she using to recall this information?

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I'd have to say it's muscle memory. They say once you learn stick, you never forget.

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Answer:

Implicit memory

Step-by-step explanation:

There are mainly three types of memories Sensory, Short term and Long term.

This situation is stating a case of Long term memory specifically Implicit memory.

Long term memory is the memory which a person does not forget. There two types of long term memory

Explicit and Implicit memory

Implicit memories are memories that involve the use of an object or your body's movements. Examples include holding a pen, riding a bike.

Recalling how to drive a stick shift falls in the category of implicit memory.

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