AI Rate Professor

Psychology

Catherine Lamar

PSYC5 · PSY005 · PSYC025 · STAT18 · STATS18 · PSYC005 · STAT018 · 39 lifetime ratings

AI rating
95/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
92.5%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

if you want a caring teacher who makes hard material learnable and fair to grade.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyStats made approachableExam retakes allowedExtremely caringOpen-note friendlyGroup project heavy
  • Students overwhelmingly call her one of the and Research Methods.
  • ; homework is usually light and meaningful.
  • Short-term online PSYC5 can become homework-heavy; pick groups carefully in project-based sections.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

, and clear prep make high grades very attainable with normal effort.

In-person Stats is especially student-friendly; short-term online Research Methods is harder to ace under time pressure.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

70/100

She simplifies Stats and Research Methods so beginners succeed, though the subjects themselves still require attention and practice.

In-person students stress approachability; online short-term feels denser.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

62/100

labs/participation, but many hybrid/async notes say it is not strictly mandatory.

; several Psych sections list attendance not mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

94/100

Overwhelming chorus of Stats into a favorite class.

In-person is nearly unanimous; online is still strongly positive except short-term overload.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

84/100

, and extra credit make her grading student-supportive.

Format shift

and open notes; one recent zero-grade dispute is an outlier.

Workload

Light

72/100

, and a few exams plus group projects rather than constant busywork.

Format shift

In-person is light-to-moderate; short-term online can spike to heavy.

Teaching experience

Excellent

96/100

Students rave about clarity, patience, accessibility, modern teaching tools, and genuine care that changes career plans.

Format shift

Excellent across formats; in-person has the richest praise.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Mix of , and group projects/presentations.

Format shift

Psych research courses lean more project-heavy; .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

35 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person Stats and , and genuinely fun while still teaching the material well.

Main concern

Occasional complaints about email response or .

What students said

“I would give her a kidney if she needed one.”
STAT018
“Truly the .”
PSY005
“Open-book and open-note exams, one piece of ... Super sweet and .”
STAT18

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online Psych , but short-term sessions can overload with reading, labs, and writing.

Main concern

if you cannot handle a .

What students said

“ . Her class is not well-suited for it!”
PSYC5
“Dream teacher! Makes a difficult class incredibly easy. .”
PSYC005

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are repeatedly described as fair, open-note or notecard-friendly, and often retakeable with strong prep resources.

Open-book/open-note3x5 notecard allowedExam retakesFair non-trick questions

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

88/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, sometimes open book, with retakes and practice materials that mirror the test.

Open-note examsNotecard allowedRetakesOpen-book (reported)
“Open-book and .”
STAT18
“We took 3 exams + the final, with a 3x5 note card, .”
PSY005
“ and she even allows a little cheat card.”
PSYC025

Online

Online reviews , and strong lecture-video prep rather than harsh proctoring claims.

Learning checksThree examsCumulative finalLecture video prep
“Easy learning checks, 3 exams, 1 .”
PSYC005
“As long as you put in the effort, you will be fine.”
PSYC5

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“I would give her a kidney if she needed one.”

Voice snapshots generated from 40 reviews (5 online, 35 in , and format-specific workload risks. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

96/100

“She stands as one of the top three professors I've EVER had.”

📘 Stats Made Easy

90/100

“Her class is basically a cheat code in doing well in Stats while still learning valuable info.”

📝 Student-Friendly Exams

88/100

“Allows you to bring a 3x5 notecard during the exam... she allows you to remake the exam if you do badly.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

94/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She really made stats so approachable and easy to understand.
  • She will never make you feel stupid and is always happy to help.
  • She brings a tote bag of little snacks and fidget spinners for us.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The class was not an easy A, but Lamar makes it so much simpler.
  • im not sure its possible to fail her class, and if you do its you fault lol
  • .

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • She genuinely cares about her students and wants to help you succeed.
  • Changed career plans because of this class.
  • Prof Lamar is the absolute sweetest.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

40

Recent reviews read by the AI

39

Lifetime ratings

93/100

Evidence confidence

40 reviews with high and workload specifics, and 92.5% would-take-again.

Inside 40 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 537
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1 out of 52

Course coverage

STAT01814 reviews
PSYC0059 reviews
PSY0056 reviews
PSYC55 reviews
STAT183 reviews
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STATS182 reviews
PSYC0251 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

39 reported outcomes

A range

28

A+ 6 · A 21 · A- 1

B range

10

B+ 3 · B 7

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

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F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1