Which perceptual system allows Nancy to run without watching her feet and hit a baseball without focusing on her hands?

A) gustation
B) proprioception
C) somatosensation
D) thermoception

Proprioception

The sense of the relative position of body parts and strength of effort being employed in movement, essentially how we perceive the position and movement of our bodies.

Somatosensation

The body's sensory system that includes the sense of touch, temperature, body position, and pain.

Gustation

The sense of taste, one of the five traditional senses, involving the perception of different flavors.