Editing Mnemonic peg system (section)

==Application==
The peg system is commonly used by Mental Athletes for memory competitions for events like card memorization as well as digit memorization.<ref name="Moon" />  The peg system has also been applied in a classroom with learning disabled students.  The students that used the peg system performed significantly better than the control in both immediate and delayed tests.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Veit|first1=Debra T|last2=Scruggs|first2=Thomas E|last3=Mastropieri|first3=Margo A|title=Extended mnemonic instruction with learning disabled students|journal=Journal of Educational Psychology|date=August 1986|volume=78|issue=4|pages=300–308|doi=10.1037/0022-0663.78.4.300}}</ref>

Several studies have investigated the use of this memory mnemonic as a form of an imagery-based memory system within the process of learning a second-language.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1982-22097-001|title=APA PsycNet|website=psycnet.apa.org|language=en|access-date=2020-04-25}}</ref>  For example, if a native English speaker is attempting to learn Spanish, he will notice that the Spanish for duck is pato, which is pronounced similarly to the English word pot.  The individual can develop a mnemonic peg system in order to remember this association by thinking of a duck with a pot on its head.  

One complaint concerning the peg system is that it seems to only be applicable in mundane situations. However, the peg system can be used to remember grocery lists, key points in speeches, and many other lists specific to one's particular area of study or interest. Many recognise that this system can be used to remember a wide variety of objects or information. The peg system works, so long as the information trying to be remembered is specific, able to be visualized, and tied to a unique retrieval cue. This tool of memory can be more efficient than rote memorization.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=HARRIS|first1=L. J.|last2=BLAISER|first2=M. J.|title=Effects of a Mnemonic PEG System on the Recall of Daily Tasks|journal=Perceptual and Motor Skills|year=1997|volume=84|issue=3|pages=721–722|doi=10.2466/pms.1997.84.3.721|s2cid=147371448 }}</ref>