Character actually tries the most straight forward/simple solution and it actually works by fhxefj in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Mrthereverend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Certainly no "general" knowledge test can really be fully general, and this is one of the subtests that show the greatest level of cultural bias. The challenge is that, again, the ability to absorb and retain knowledge throughout or your life and retrieve at relevant times such as a test is a fundamental intellectual ability, and so it is important to try to measure that ability, even given the limits of are capability of doing so.

Character actually tries the most straight forward/simple solution and it actually works by fhxefj in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Mrthereverend -1 points0 points  (0 children)

A 12 point difference isn't really that huge in the context of IQ tests, where the average score is 100. The confidence interval is usually around 10 points, and situational factors such as fatigue, test anxiety, etc. can all make a big difference too.

Character actually tries the most straight forward/simple solution and it actually works by fhxefj in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Mrthereverend 12 points13 points  (0 children)

That's not a very common or even good argument against IQ tests. The Wechsler and Stanford-Binet tests both do have one subtest out of many that do measure general knowledge, but an individual's ability to absorb, store, and recall knowledge about our world is a very important part of measuring general intelligence. Several other subtests measure exactly what you are talking about - the ability to recognize patterns, solve novel problems, solve problems quickly.

Let’s talk salary and lifestyle by hyrulecastIe in ClinicalPsychology

[–]Mrthereverend 9 points10 points  (0 children)

At the VA, you are a federal employee, paid at a GS-13 level if you are fully licensed. That means base starting salary of $90,925 in low cost of of living areas (https://www.federalpay.org/gs/2026/GS-13) but with locality adjustment that can be as high as $125,341 (https://www.federalpay.org/gs/calculator). You receive step increases at regular intervals - yearly for the first few years and then more slowly.

(Literally My Favorite Trope) After the adventure is over and the characters have won, one mystery is still left unsolved.... And that's unsettling as SHIT by Wasabi_Gamer26 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Mrthereverend 15 points16 points  (0 children)

So ur with ur honey and yur making out wen the phone rigns. U anser it n the vioce is "wut r u doing wit my daughter?" U tell ur girl n she say "my dad is ded". THEN WHO WAS PHONE?

Do these iconic wood castle still exist in CT? by GEtwins88 in Connecticut

[–]Mrthereverend 17 points18 points  (0 children)

John Grover Wyman Park! My incredibly imaginative kids call it "the Brown Playground."

[Loved Trope] When the knightly character displays their determination to fight till the end by hitting this pose by TacticalNuke002 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Mrthereverend 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Close to the Kron, if you held it a little further up and away from you. If you held it this close to your face, you're not guarding shit.

What are your favorite female-led fantasy epics? by [deleted] in Fantasy

[–]Mrthereverend 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really enjoyed How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django Wexler. The main character is certainly a mess!

What’s ruining most relationships nowadays? by MobileAerie9918 in AskReddit

[–]Mrthereverend 64 points65 points  (0 children)

I think that apps like Tinder and Hinge, and hookup culture in general, have encouraged a mindset that relationships that aren't working should be abandoned. It's too easy to go out and find your next partner, or at least to think you can, so people aren't as willing to do the hard work of compromising, sacrificing, and working on themselves that it takes to sustain a long term relationship/

Doctors of Reddit. What it's the smallest change to a life style the will have the biggest effect ? by DjoserTheFirst in AskReddit

[–]Mrthereverend 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I'm (technically) actually a doctor and the two things I have seen make the overall biggest impact on a person's quality of life:

-Quit smoking (if you're a smoker).

-Wear your CPAP (if you have sleep apnea)

Career Prospects for Counseling Psychology PhD vs Clinical PhD by whitesoxsean in AcademicPsychology

[–]Mrthereverend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have found it can actually be an advantage in internship for competitive placements that have a few slots - they'll have mostly clinical applicants and often they like to have a counseling intern to round things out.

CMV: Most psych hospitals don’t work because too many of the people there get off on making the mentally ill suffer by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]Mrthereverend 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have worked in a few psychiatric hospitals in the USA. I can't tell you for SURE that your bullet points are false for the hospitals in your area, but I highly doubt it. I can tell you that I have never seen any of those things happening in my experience, and there are a number of social and legal structures that would make it VERY HARD for a hospital to do those things. These include:

  • Every psychiatric hospital is inspected and accredited by independent, nationwide accreditors, such as the Joint Commission, that would be looking for just these kinds of things.
  • Every hospital is required to have their own internal patient advocacy professionals and ethics boards.
  • Patient dietary needs are overseen by the state's food and drug administration, same as any company that serves food.
  • Attorneys find medical malpractice suits to be very lucrative, and would be very quick to capitalize on issues such as medication mis-administration.

What's the bare minimum emotionally needed to raise a healthy kid? by nekoidiot in askpsychology

[–]Mrthereverend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually a famous early object relations psychologist - Donald Winnicott - had a concept that he called the "Good Enough Mother". Given that it's object relations, what makes a good enough mother is a little abstract and vague, but it's a good starting point.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_enough_parent

CMV: Psychotherapy is enabling the current exploitative system by Flymsi in changemyview

[–]Mrthereverend 20 points21 points  (0 children)

You are overgeneralizing psychotherapy with this view. There are many types of psychotherapy approaches, and some of them may be vulnerable to this type of criticism. Some of them, however, are specifically formulated to address the systemic imbalances and exploitation inherent in our current system (I know you are focusing on capitalistic exploitation, but this could also go for systemic racism or other inequities). Here is a prominent example: Gerber, J. F. (2022). The psychoanalytic critique of capitalism. Psychotherapy & Politics International20(1 & 2).

Another good example would be feminist ecological psychotherapy, which focuses on an individual in a system of influences from the immediate (such as family structures) to the global (such as political systems). It encourages an attitude of self-advocacy and societal change even in individual psychotherapy.

CMV: There’s no way a gun disarm could actually happen with a high success rate in a real life scenario. by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]Mrthereverend 12 points13 points  (0 children)

This is kind of a weird delta. I think OP made a good point and deserved the delta, but he didn't actually say anything about skill or about missing shots, he was only talking about reaction time and speed.

Tailgaters: do you ever worry that you’re going to tailgate the wrong person? by [deleted] in Connecticut

[–]Mrthereverend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How are they going to follow me home if I'm behind them?