AI Rate Professor

Psychology

Richard Russell

PSYCH000 · PSYC2 · PSYABAB · PSYCHBIO · PSYCH2 · PHYS2 · PSY2 · 88 lifetime ratings

AI rating
51/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
54.55%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you want rigorous biopsych and and dense outlines as non-negotiable work.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderWeekly quizzesLecture heavyGet ready to readPassionate but uneven
  • Biopsych content is dense and quiz-driven; weekly quizzes and .
  • Older students praise passion and ; recent reviews flag disorganization, hard-to-hear lectures, and .
  • An A is possible with and consistent study, not by coasting.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Many students earn As , and strict test standards, not light effort.

Both online and and ; most evidence is in-person.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Biopsych material is dense, lecture- and reading-heavy, and frequently called one of the hardest classes taken.

In-person comments dominate; online also flags high difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

because quizzes and lectures drive the grade if .

; online mentions are mixed and sparse.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

passionate experts love him, grade-focused or organization-sensitive students do not.

; online has one strong yes and one strong no.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

35/100

; some report lenient cutoffs or curves, but and harsh.

Format shift

Harsh and ; online also reports non-lenient scoring.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

, and a cumulative final keep the load high.

Format shift

and reading load.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Long stretch of clear, funny, passionate teaching is offset by later complaints of disorganization, quiet delivery, and .

Format shift

Older in-person praise is strong; recent in-person and one online review are much more critical.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Grade is driven by weekly quizzes, midterm, and a .

Format shift

Exam and .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

48 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

many praise humor, passion, and useful lecture outlines, while later reviews criticize , and relentless weekly quizzes.

Main concern

if you fall behind.

What students said

“DO NOT come into this class looking for an easy a. You have to put in the effort.”
PSYCH2
“He's a and .”
PSYCH2
“ . Tests are 95% lecture.”
PSYCH2

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online PSYCH2 is polarized: one student found him engaging and , and the hardest they had.

Main concern

Inconsistent organization and limited study support for timed tests.

What students said

“Professor and inspirational while teaching biopsychology.”
PSYCH2
“This class was the hardest class Ive ever had. Hes so disorganized.”
PSYCH2

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Expect and cumulative final drawn mostly from lectures and outlines, not soft open-book work.

Weekly quizzesMidterm and cumulative finalLecture-outline basedTricky multiple choice

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and cumulative final with many questions from lecture outlines and dense detail.

Weekly quizzesCumulative finalLecture outlinesScantron quizzes
“The hardest class I have ever taken... and final.”
PSYCH2
“the final is 75 multiple tricky choice questions and is cumulative.”
PSYCH2

Online

Online comments stress hard tests with little study material and .

Test heavyLimited study materials
“its as if he wants you to fail by not giving enough time or study material for the tests.”
PSYCH2

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“DO NOT come into this class looking for an easy a. Psych 2 in general isn't, and there's no getting around it. You have to put in the effort.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews spanning 2009-2022, highlighting teaching, grading, and quiz load. Credibility rating: High.

🧠 Teaching Quality

58/100

“He's definitely the . He's a and his exams are difficult with all his weird metaphors.”

📈 Effort for Grades

38/100

“DO NOT come into this class looking for an easy a. You have to put in the effort.”

📚 Workload Reality

32/100

“The and he barely gives you time to even study the dense material.”

❤️ When He Clicks

80/100

“Professor Russell is an incredible instructor. The man lives and breaths Bio-Psych.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He's incredibly smart, wrote up literally the entire semester's lecture in a printout
  • His lecture material is bland, outdated... unclear
  • He is very funny and doesn't bore me at all.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • An A is 85%, B 75% etc.
  • he expects you to memorize every last detail in the book

Theme 3

📝

  • but its only 7 q's and its always on lecture notes
  • Tests are 95% lecture and 5% from the book
  • and final

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

88

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews across many years with , and mixed teaching quality support a high-confidence read.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 539
4 out of 521
3 out of 513
2 out of 57
1 out of 58

Course coverage

PSYCH238 reviews
PHYS24 reviews
PSYC23 reviews
PSY22 reviews
PSYABAB1 review
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PSYCHBIO1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

26 reported outcomes

A range

14

A 13 · A- 1

B range

7

B+ 2 · B 4 · B- 1

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 1