AI Rate Professor

Psychology

Stanley Bursten

PSYC110 · PSY100H · PSY100 · PSY110 · PSY100GENERAL · PSYCH100 · 132 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
47.69%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you will read the textbook thoroughly, use study guides, and bank ; otherwise pick another psych instructor.

Best fit · Effort For RewardExtra credit availableNitpicky discussion gradingLecture heavyTextbook-dependent examsPolarized reviews
  • Recent PSY100 students often praise caring lectures, weekly quizzes with two attempts, and abundant .
  • Many others say lectures are boring or incomplete and that exams and .
  • , so outcomes depend on whether you can grind study guides and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

helps, but exams and ; many As require textbook memorization and study guides.

Some recent in-person PSY100 call it an easy A; online PSY110 reviews more often describe high effort for .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Intro psych content is standard, but , and self-teaching raise the challenge.

; online and PSY110 reviews report denser reading and research demands.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Attendance rules differ by section, with many optional or .

Evidence is mixed in both formats; some while others mark it yes.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

; praise for caring and battles complaints about boring lectures and harsh grading.

Newer in-person PSY100 lean positive; online and older PSY110 reviews are more negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

36/100

Tough-grader and nitpicky discussion .

Format shift

Online discussions draw the strongest nitpick complaints; .

Workload

Moderate

54/100

, and occasional discussions or papers rather than daily busywork.

Format shift

Some online PSY110 sections add papers and research-heavy posts; many in-person PSY100 report little homework.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Students split between caring enthusiastic lectures and claims that .

Format shift

Recent in-person praise is warmer; several online and mid-era reviews call teaching weak or boring.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Grade centers on challenging exams plus weekly quizzes, with .

Format shift

Online courses weight discussions and papers more; in-person PSY100 is quiz-and-exam driven.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

37 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person PSY100 often feels lighter with weekly quizzes and , but and older reviews frequently call him boring or inconsistent.

Main concern

and inconsistent communication about assignments despite caring or funny classroom vibe for some.

What students said

“ and you get two attempts. and if he does it's usually .”
PSY100
“ but if you pay attention and use the textbook it's an easy A. !!!”
PSY100
“ . Had a 69.25% and he refused to raise it to a 70% even during a pandemic.”
PSY100

Remote format

Online

13 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online sections demand detailed discussions, research beyond the text, and above-rubric effort, with .

Main concern

Nitpicky discussion and and exams.

What students said

“He finds mistakes where there are not mistakes, so you better check your own work to see if he is right.”
PSY110
“This man has no compassion for students especially during the pandemic. .”
PSY100GENERAL
“Overall this professor definitely expects for you togo above and beyond the requirements for assignments.”
PSY110

Exam style

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Exams are frequently described as difficult and textbook-heavy, while and often allow two attempts.

Hard non-cumulative examsWeekly online quizzesStudy guidesExtra credit on tests

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and harder in-class exams based on lectures and the textbook, sometimes with group work.

In-class examsOnline quizzesStudy guidesExtra credit
“3 exams and the whole semester. He usually adds to the tests.”
PSY100
“the and super easy, but the .”
PSY110

Online

, and discussion-based assessment; they do not clearly prove webcam proctoring.

Weekly quizzesMidterm and finalResearch-heavy discussions
“Lots of weekly the discussion posts and quizzes and the midterm and final.”
PSY110
“The tests are easy, the videos are really short, but .”
PSY100

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I absolutely loved this class. I felt it was very little demand but understood the information at all times. Each class period was a lecture with and . One 10 question quiz a week with two attempts. Lots of offered. He cares! Class was the . 100% take this class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews with and exams. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“ and funny and wants to help his students succeed. It is vital to read the textbook and study the lectures to prepare for the tests because I found them pretty difficult.”

⚖️

36/100

“Extremely specific and . No compassion for personal issues, very dry and black and white.”

🎁 Lifeline

70/100

“He offers a lot of that really helps your grade.”

👎 Recommendation Split

48/100

“ . . Does not teach.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Professor Bursten is a great professor and tries to make the material interesting.
  • He is the MOST BORING PROFESSOR EVER!!! Plus he does nothing more than read bullet points off his endless powerpoint every day.
  • Stan is very passionate about teaching psychology and really wants to make sure all of his students understand the material.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A
  • You're going to need to put in more effort than on the .
  • Get ready to teach yourself 50-75% of the material from the book because he will not cover it in and .

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • !!!
  • .
  • He's funny, easy to talk to, and cares about his students.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

132

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years show a clear polarization pattern with , and for high confidence.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 527
4 out of 536
3 out of 526
2 out of 514
1 out of 529

Course coverage

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PSY11013 reviews
PSY100GENERAL5 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

44 reported outcomes

A range

20

A+ 5 · A 11 · A- 4

B range

14

B+ 7 · B 4 · B- 3

C range

4

C+ 1 · C 2 · C- 1

D range

2

D+ 2

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Audit/No Grade 1 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1