AI Rate Professor

Psychology

Brian Lopez

PSY161 · PSY202 · PSYCH161 · PSY101 · PSY100 · PSY101F · PSYCH101 · 68 lifetime ratings

AI rating
100/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
94.2%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

Brian Lopez is a top choice for students , and fair rewards for steady effort.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing lecturesCaringExtra creditClear gradingStudent-friendly exams
  • Students overwhelmingly praise Lopez as , and highly engaging.
  • Grades are often supported by , study guides, dropped scores, cheat sheets, open notes, or open-book quizzes.
  • The workload is usually manageable, though , and steady note-taking.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

88/100

Students frequently earn high grades with manageable work because , and student-friendly test rules.

Both formats support easy-A potential, with online reviews stressing open-note exams and , and open-book quizzes.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

78/100

Some psychology and statistics content is concept-heavy, but students say and makes it digestible.

Online reviews describe manageable assignments, while in-person reviews say even harder and support.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

62/100

, but students repeatedly say showing up matters because of participation, lecture-based exams, and pop quizzes.

and , while online reviews mention participation and recorded lectures.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

96/100

Students recommend him because , and makes difficult material manageable.

Both online and providing much more evidence.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

94/100

Lopez is described as sheets, and grade support.

Format shift

, while in-person reviews provide the clearest evidence through many comments about and cheat sheets.

Workload

Light

76/100

The workload is usually manageable, with and simple assignments, though reading and .

Format shift

Online reviews describe weekly homework as not hard, while , and statistics assignments.

Teaching experience

Excellent

97/100

Students consistently describe Lopez as , and excellent at making material understandable.

Format shift

Both formats praise his teaching, with in-person reviews giving broader and stronger support.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Assessment mixes , and participation depending on the course.

Format shift

Online reviews mention exams, homework, and essays, while , and attendance.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

43 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are strongly positive, with students citing , and fair assessments.

Main concern

Attendance and attention matter because pop quizzes and .

What students said

“Both the assignments and and you're allowed a cheat sheet, and the pop quizzes are open-booked.”
PSY101F
“he actually wants his students to succeed and purposely makes the class doable.”
PSY161
“Easiest class everrrrrr”
PSY100

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Online reviews are very positive, with students , and open-note or easy exams.

Main concern

Online , and completing weekly tasks.

What students said

“ and book since I took his class online.”
PSY101
“If you finish all the required tasks, you can get an A+”
PSY101
“He also records his lectures!”
PSY101

Exam style

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Exam policies are usually student-friendly, with comments mentioning open notes, open-book quizzes, cheat sheets, study guides, , and dropped scores.

Open NotesOpen Book QuizzesCheat Sheet AllowedDropped Lowest TestExtra CreditStudy Guides

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

90/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews explicitly mention cheat sheets, open-book pop quizzes, study guides, multiple-choice exams, dropped scores, and .

Cheat Sheet AllowedOpen Book Pop QuizzesDropped Lowest TestMultiple Choice Exams
“He allows for us to have cheat sheet for test.”
PSY101F
“the .”
PSY101F

Online

Online reviews explicitly mention open-note and open-book tests, recorded lectures, study guides, and easy exams, but do .

Open NotesOpen BookRecorded LecturesStudy Guides
“ and book since I took his class online.”
PSY101
“The if you studied the study guide that he provides.”
PSY101

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He's THE .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

97/100

“ and makes what we are learning easy to understand.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

96/100

“I 100% recommend this class whether it's for a major or just credits.”

⚖️

94/100

“ and points.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He clearly loves what he teaches and if couldn't ask for a better professor.
  • He makes the coursework engaging, and he wants you to succeed.
  • His lectures were interesting and he gives lots of opportunities.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Theres absolutely no way you could fail professor Lopezs class.
  • If you finish all the required tasks, you can get an A+
  • The and and points.

Theme 3

📝 About Exams and Work

  • He allows one page of .
  • The if you studied the study guide that he provides.
  • and not hard, can be time consuming though.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

68

Lifetime ratings

96/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis is based on 50 recent and older reviews with unusually consistent praise across courses and formats.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 558
4 out of 57
3 out of 52
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

46 reported outcomes

A range

31

A+ 12 · A 15 · A- 4

B range

9

B+ 6 · B 3

C range

5

C+ 4 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1