Talk:Reminiscence

This is a good start for the edit. I am not sure whether you are done or not yet but to improve it I think there could just be some more expansion on the article and more explaining on the concepts of reminiscence that are brought up in the article. Eware1 (talk) 23:47, 24 July 2011 (UTC)

This article confuses two different uses of the term "reminiscence" in Psychology -- one refers to talking about one's past, and the other refers to remembering something on a later memory test that was not remembered initially (if reminiscence is larger than forgetting, hypermnesia is the result). Elizareader (talk) 15:24, 15 April 2016 (UTC)

Typical Usage vs. Psychological Usage
There seems to be two very different ways that this article explains reminiscence, and I think it would be very useful to make a clear separation between the two. The first definition is found in the first paragraph and is what I would call the typical or every day use of the word reminiscence. The second definition is what is after the first paragraph and is what I would call the psychological use of reminiscence. I think separating the two would be helpful in the article and make it more clear for the reader. Ospring1234 (talk) 19:07, 17 April 2016 (UTC)

Word152.3.43.142 (talk) 19:08, 17 April 2016 (UTC)
 * I also wanted to potentially add the difference between reminiscence and recollection. In terms of cognitive psychology, the two terms are similar but not necessarily the same. Redmach197 (talk) 20:19, 17 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Never mind. The first sentence does the job by making it clear reminiscence is a specific kind of recollection.Redmach197 (talk) 13:37, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

Linking related pages
Reminiscence is an interconnected topic in psychology and is best understood when related to other topics. I think it would be valuable to have other articles discussed and linked in this article to help readers better understand reminiscence. One example of this will be reminiscence bump and how it fits with the two different types of definitions of reminiscence (typical vs. psychological). Ospring1234 (talk) 19:21, 17 April 2016 (UTC)


 * I agree. It would be good to have a brief mention of reminiscence bump with a link to the wiki article for a more complete discussion of the topic. I would also like to add a "See Also" section at the end. It could include closely related topics that already have comprehensive Wikipedia articles, such as "autobiographical memory" and "episodic memory". It would not describe them--just list them as links at the end of the article. 152.3.43.142 (talk) 19:38, 17 April 2016 (UTC)

Redmach197 (talk) 19:47, 17 April 2016 (UTC)


 * For reminiscence bump, an example of including it might be "People are more likely to recall memories from particular parts of their lives. Known as the reminiscence bump, people are more likely to recollect memories from their late teens and young adult years." And you could have a small separate heading for "Reminiscence Bump", and then immediately after have a link to the full article on the subject. Redmach197 (talk) 16:49, 25 April 2016 (UTC)


 * Additionally, it would be good to include the effect of reminiscing. The first paragraph describes the social effects (developing relationships, for example), and it would be good to mention the psychological effects as well. Reminiscence acts like a form of spaced practice, reinforcing and consolidating memories by revisiting and reviewing them. It also serves as a method of testing and, if conducted with someone else, can serve as a means of recalibration of memory.Redmach197 (talk) 13:49, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

Addressing citation issues
The first paragraph lacks a citation for the definition of reminiscence. A good secondary source for this might be

The second part has citations, but the page mentions it could be improved by being changed into in-text citations. I would like to make that change. 152.3.43.142 (talk) 19:28, 17 April 2016 (UTC)Redmach197 (talk) 19:47, 17 April 2016 (UTC)

I like that you are clarifying the different ways the term is used - but what brings these together, and makes them fit on a single page? Elizareader (talk) 03:31, 9 May 2016 (UTC)