the reminiscence bump,” which shows that our strongest memories come from things that happened to us between the ages of 10 and 30.
memory has a peculiar affinity for events that happen during the third decade of life
Might the reminiscence bump reflect the fact that late adolescence and early adulthood are suffused with “firsts” (first relationship, first time leaving home, first job, first marriage, first child)?
NARRATIVE PERSPECTIVE-They’re usually happy—childbirth, one’s wedding day—and they occur with greater frequency during one’s 20s and late teens.
developmental psychologists have isolated thesecond and third decades as times of identity formation,
I have work, and then I have a dinner thing, and then I ambusy—trying to become who I am.” Memory research supports this notion that our twentysomething years are gardens of self-creation (or ramen noodle cups full of self-creation, if we’re honest). No wonder the decade is so, well, memorable.
memory has a peculiar affinity for events that happen during the third decade of life
Might the reminiscence bump reflect the fact that late adolescence and early adulthood are suffused with “firsts” (first relationship, first time leaving home, first job, first marriage, first child)?
NARRATIVE PERSPECTIVE-They’re usually happy—childbirth, one’s wedding day—and they occur with greater frequency during one’s 20s and late teens.
developmental psychologists have isolated thesecond and third decades as times of identity formation,
I have work, and then I have a dinner thing, and then I ambusy—trying to become who I am.” Memory research supports this notion that our twentysomething years are gardens of self-creation (or ramen noodle cups full of self-creation, if we’re honest). No wonder the decade is so, well, memorable.
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