Reminiscence bump essay

Lastly, the reminiscence bump—also known as “the bump”—enhances memory recall from approximately 10–30 years of age by people over the age of 30 [ 3 ], and is considered one of the most robust findings in AM research [ 4 ].

The research identifies two components of the reminiscence bump: one relating to social identity (i.e. AMs corresponding chiefly to public events individuals experienced when ages 10 to 19 years old), and the other relating to personal identity (i.e. AMs corresponding to personal events that happened between the ages of 20–29) [ 10 ].

The findings illustrate differing temporal periods for the bump: approximately 10–30 years for memories for important events, approximately 5–30 years for memories that were induced by word cues, and 6–39 years for studies using life scripts.

Note the "Reminiscence bump" which occurs around adolescence/early adulthood. Milestones (grad), highly emotional events (car wreck) and significant events (1st date w your spouse) stand out. - Self-image hypothesis: memory enhanced for events occurring when self-image & identity being formed.