The Peg Method Is a Mnemonic Encoding Technique That Creates

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Multiple Choice

The peg method is a mnemonic encoding technique that creates:

• A) visual associations between memorized places and items to be memorized
• B) associations between number-word rhymes and items to be memorized
• C) larger groups out of individual items
• D) more effective sensory memory

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