AI Rate Professor

Psychology

Lisa Farwell

PSHYC1 · PSY1 · PSYCH1 · PSYCH01 · PSYC1 · PSYCH13 · PSY4438 · SOCIALPSYCH · PSY113 · PHYCHOLOGY · 186 lifetime ratings

AI rating
54/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
56.14%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if and videos and study hard for conceptual exams—otherwise pick a more lecture-active psych professor.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf Taught HeavyTest HeavyYouTube LecturesExtra Credit LifelineReading Marathon
  • Online courses often replace her lectures with long YouTube videos and dense weekly reading.
  • Quizzes and ; .
  • and retakeable quizzes help, but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

46/100

Discussions, retakeable quizzes, and cushion the grade, but real study.

Some online PSY1 students call it an easy A if ; PSYCH13 online exams are much harder.

Is the course easy?

Standard

44/100

Concepts are standard intro or social psych, but volume of , and .

; in-person lectures make content easier to absorb.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

78/100

Many sections report attendance not mandatory, especially online asynchronous formats.

; some older in-person sections still expect presence.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

54/100

Fans love her rigor and feedback; critics reject the video-dump teaching model and brutal exams.

; recent online reviews are more split or negative.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

52/100

and discussions can score full points, while exams and missed details feel strict.

Format shift

Online quiz flexibility helps; and .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Weekly reading plus many videos, discussions, quizzes, brief reports, and .

Format shift

Online volume of videos and reading is the top complaint; in-person still expects solid study.

Teaching experience

Average

62/100

Knowledge and in-person lecturing draw strong praise, but online teaching via third-party videos feels lazy to many.

Format shift

delivery.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Weekly quizzes and discussions matter, yet multi-chapter exams dominate grade anxiety and .

Format shift

Both formats are test heavy; online adds constant quiz cycles.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students more often praise engaging, powerful lectures and real-world examples, though .

Main concern

and some students dislike attitude or personal-view questions.

What students said

“one of the .”
SOCIALPSYCH
“She's a fantastic lecturer and brings really interesting content into the classroom”
PSYCH13
“Life changing lectures. Just amazing!”
PSHYC1

Remote format

Online

30 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online psych is asynchronous self-study with free scanned , and tough multi-chapter exams.

Main concern

Students feel she outsources teaching to long third-party videos and that .

What students said

“she u so prepare to teach yourself everything.”
PSY1
“Her lectures consist of 3-hour youtube videos and videos from other professors.”
PSYCH13
“Effort = good grades”
PSHYC1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are frequently described as hard, detail- or application-focused, and not open note, unlike weekly quizzes.

Test HeavyNot Open Note ExamsApplication QuestionsDetail HeavyRetakeable Quizzes

Assessment risk

Strict

34/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews highlight challenging exams that reward critical thinking and careful lecture notes rather than pure memorization.

Application ExamsLecture NuggetsStudy Hard Required
“doing well means studying and thinking critically about the material rather than expecting to just regurgitate information in a test.”
PSYCH13
“the hard part is the .”
PSY1

Online

Online comments say weekly quizzes are open note or retakeable, while , and hard to study for.

Open Note QuizzesClosed Style ExamsYouTube Based ContentDetail Heavy Tests
“ and exams (not open note) every 2-3 weeks.”
PSY1
“ . Most people in the class got a c or below so .”
PSYCH13

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ that go w the reading... easy to pass just not a great prof”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, , and in-person lecture contrast. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

62/100

“Rather than teaching, her lectures consist of multiple 1hour youtube videos from another professor or psychologist.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

54/100

“ ! She is very knowledgable.”

📚 Workload Reality

28/100

“Don't be scared, but be cautious... LOTS of reading and videos to watch each module”

📝

34/100

“The and her lectures are just a bunch of posted videos.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • prepare to teach yourself everything.
  • She's a fantastic lecturer and brings really interesting content into the classroom
  • Life changing lectures. Just amazing!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • easy to get a good grade just get ready to read a LOT
  • Put in the work and you'll walk away with an A!
  • There is no way to be able to study for the exams

Theme 3

🎬 About Videos & Materials

  • I really do wish she would calm down with all the youtube videos
  • Textbook is free/scanned
  • she linked to different YouTube videos and TedTalks in lieu of a lecture

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

186

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years show a and strong in-person lecture praise, with rich operational detail.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5128
4 out of 525
3 out of 513
2 out of 510
1 out of 511

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

45 reported outcomes

A range

24

A+ 4 · A 18 · A- 2

B range

11

B+ 3 · B 8

C range

2

C+ 1 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

8

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 6