The peg-word method is a mnemonic device in which a person chooses a pathway, and then forms visual images of the to-be-remembered items in locations along the pathway.

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The peg-word method involves associating items with a pre-memorized list of words (the "pegs"), often using rhyming or imagery, rather than placing items along a physical or imagined pathway, which describes the method of loci.

The Peg-Word Method Is a Mnemonic Device in Which a Person