How to use peg word system, and does it really work.
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The pegword method is a good way to memorize a list of items in order.
In Episode 11 of the Exam Study Expert, Dr Adam Putnam talks about mnemonic techniques to study for exams.
The pegword method relies on you knowing a 10-item rhyme to associate 10 numbers with 10 objects.
If you want to remember a list of items of your choice, you need to find a visual image for each item.
When you want to remember the list, run through the rhyme and recall the objects on your pegs.
To remember the peg words list, you have to learn the rhyme.You can hang whatever you want from these ten objects.
Whenever you need to learn a list of items, you can peg each item to the rhyme you just learned by creating a visual image that combines the peg object with whatever object you are trying to remember.
If you were trying to remember a shopping list, you might think of the following images.
The pegword mnemonic has been shown to enhance recall for concrete nouns.