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Psychology

Yemmy Taylor

PSY6 · PSYCH1 · PSY1 · PSYCH6 · PSYCH32 · PSYCHABNO · PSYCH37 · PSYCH · PSY37 · PSY32 · PSYC7 · PSYC1H · PSYC6 · PHSYC1 · PSYCOLOGY100 · 324 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
18.06%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

Avoid unless you can fully self-teach from a dense textbook and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-Taught Textbook CourseUnclear Essay RubricsStudy Guides Mismatch ExamsNo Drama PolicyHeavy Reading Workload
  • Students overwhelmingly report little real teaching—slides or Macmillan textbook work replace instruction.
  • Exams and free-response grading feel subjective, misaligned with study guides, and harshly graded.
  • Online sections flood students with announcements and zero flexibility; in-person adds fast lectures and unshared slides.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

Even and harsh essays making an A rare and exhausting.

; in-person stresses unclear rubrics and As.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

15/100

, and material students say does not match guides make the intellectual load feel extreme for intro psych.

and mismatched exams; .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

while in-person frequently requires presence and uses pop quizzes as attendance.

Online leans optional; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

and comments cluster on run/avoid messaging with only rare positive outliers.

Both formats strongly discourage retaking; but .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

15/100

; essays and and often dock heavily.

Format shift

Harsh across online and in-person.

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Textbook chapters, 10+ weekly videos, long papers, and frequent exams create crushing workload.

Format shift

Online busywork and .

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Most students say she does not teach, ignores flexibility requests, and floods Canvas with unhelpful announcements.

Format shift

; rare in-person entertainment does not fix clarity.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

High-stakes exams with heavy free-response weight and .

Format shift

Online FRQ weight and .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

24 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person lectures can be entertaining for a few, but , and exams that miss the study guide.

Main concern

Contradictory instructions and students.

What students said

“ as there is .”
PSYC1H
“I put a lot of effort into a 10-page essay and still failed it twice with .”
PSY37
“I genuinely loved her class... As long as and do the .”
PSYCHABNO

Remote format

Online

26 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online psych is largely self-taught via textbook, video quizzes, and frequent emails; .

Main concern

No real instruction plus Proctorio risk and study-guide mismatch make grades feel arbitrary.

What students said

“The class is fully self-taught through the .”
PSYC6
“ if you cannot teach yourself. save yourself and RUN”
PHSYC1
“she uses Proctorio, but if something happens with the internet or software... she won't give you another opportunity”
PSYC6

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are high-stakes, often essay-weighted, poorly aligned to guides, and online may use Proctorio with .

Essay-Heavy ExamsStudy Guides MismatchProctorio OnlineNo Clear Rubric

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams cover many chapters, diverge from study guides, and rubrics.

Multi-Chapter ExamsUnhelpful Study GuidesHarsh Essay GradingUnshared Slides
“Many questions on the .”
PSY37
“ graded on concepts entirely absent from both the textbooks and study guides”
PSYC1H

Online

miss content, and Proctorio failures get no second chance.

ProctorioEssay-Heavy Free ResponseSelf-Taught TextbookNo Retakes
“the ... THERE IS VIDEO. NO LECTURE AT ALL.”
PSY6
“she uses Proctorio, but if something happens with the internet or software... you will not be able to finish the exam.”
PSYC6

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . I dropped the class after 2 days.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (26 online, 24 in-person), highlighting , and . Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Recommendation

18/100

“don't walk.. run..”

📚

20/100

“It's here's the book, figure it out. The .”

⚖️

15/100

“ criteria and is very subjective.”

📦 Workload

18/100

“so through the textbook and video quizzes.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • .
  • does not care about emails being sent. Stay away
  • I genuinely loved her class... she is very entertaining.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • .
  • Your grade will be heavily determined by the free response portion of the exam.
  • Unlike some other professors at IVC, she has near 0 leniency.

Theme 3

📣 About Communication

  • Within that 2 days I think she sent around 100 announcements.
  • This is a DRAMA free class. No excuses, and she means it.
  • sends so much automated emails a week thats not useful or helpful.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

324

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews across online and in-person with strong consistency on self-teaching, harsh grading, and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 554
4 out of 561
3 out of 551
2 out of 544
1 out of 5115

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

48 reported outcomes

A range

12

A+ 1 · A 9 · A- 2

B range

7

B+ 1 · B 6

C range

4

C+ 1 · C 3

D range

2

D+ 1 · D 1

F

3

F 3

No letter grade reported

20

Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 9 · Rather not say 6