Laurie McKnight Brown

PSY10 · PSYCH11 · PSYCH1 · PSYCH10 · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 48/100
RMP rating: 3.4/5
Take again: 57.14%
Difficulty: 3.5

The decision

if you can handle heavy weekly work and strict formatting; skip compressed online PSYCH1 if you want a light gen-ed.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough graderLots of homeworkFormat perfectionistClear grading criteriaMixed online quality

Recent short online PSYCH1 sections are workload-heavy with meticulous formatting and .
Many students still earn As if they stay on top of , and readings.
Older or lighter courses (especially PSYCH10 with formats.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Plenty of As appear, but , and as the real cost of that A.

Online reviews stress hair-pulling workload for an A; the breeze.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Fast-paced short terms, dense reading, and material is intro psych.

Compressed online winter or 5-week sections feel .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

Some sections mark attendance mandatory while others online do not, and .

Online evidence is split between mandatory and optional; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

About half of and clear criteria while recent online voices say run from the heavy workload and .

In-person and older online reviews recommend her more often than recent short online PSYCH1 sections.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

38/100

and perfectionist formatting dominate; missing major work can auto-lower the letter grade.

Format shift

Online comments hammer unfair or .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Weekly discussions, essays, long readings, and packed short-term homework loads are the most consistent complaint.

Format shift

Heavy-load complaints concentrate in online compressed courses; in-person workload is described as time-consuming but doable.

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Some call her caring and clear; others say students teach themselves from the book with little teaching value.

Format shift

In-person reviews lean more positive on engagement; online quality .

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Grades mix weekly discussions, essays, quizzes, and a couple of .

Format shift

Both formats use discussions and papers; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

, and and discussions.

Main concern

Fast lecture pace and .

What students said

“Overall, she made the class an easy breeze. Very nice professor!”
PSYCH11

“Dr. Brown is an excellent teacher, makes the class engaging by breaking up the long class with group activities after lectures.”
PSYCH10

Remote format

Online

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online sections range from engaging asynchronous PSYCH10 with retakes to intense 5-week PSYCH1 with and .

Main concern

Short , and zero flexibility on how assignments must be done.

What students said

“Although I got an A, I pulled my hair out doing so. She assigns a s*** ton of HW.”
PSYCH1

“ . This teacher does not grade fairly and assigns a TON of HW.”
PSYCH1

“Only 1 essay and score.”
PSYCH10

Exam style

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Exams are standard multi-chapter tests; .

Multi-chapter examsRetake options on some testsEssay and discussion heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; assessment is framed around discussions, short papers, and standard tests.

Discussion and paper basedStandard exams

“ and a paper every week. usually.”
PSYCH11

Online

Online students report two large exams covering many chapters; .

50-question examsChapter-heavy coverageRetakes in some sections

“The 2 50-question exams covered 15+ chapters, making the fast-paced winter format tough.”
PSYCH1

“Only 1 essay and score.”
PSYCH10

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Although I got an A, I pulled my hair out doing so. She shoves her perfectionism issues down students throats.”
Voice snapshots generated from 15 reviews (12 online, 3 in person), highlighting split teaching quality and workload intensity. Credibility rating: Medium.

📚 Heavy Workload Reality

28/100

“She gave us a ridiculous amount of homework. I felt like my .”

⚖️ Tough but Gradable

38/100

“MAKE SURE ALL THE FORMATTING IS CORRECT! Tip: .”

👍 When She Clicks

80/100

“Dr. Brown was one of the ! Her PSYCH10 class was super engaging/informative.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

She did not teach anything, we just read chapters out of the book.
Her PSYCH10 class was super engaging/informative for a class that was fully asynchronous.
she makes everyone feel comfortable and respected.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Although I got an A, I pulled my hair out doing so.
If you miss any of the and . Brown will lower your letter grade automatically.
pretty easy but repetitive. Answers easy to find.

Theme 3

📝 About Workload & Formatting

She assigns a s*** ton of HW.
and formal.
MAKE SURE ALL THE FORMATTING IS CORRECT!

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

Fifteen reviews span 2015-2025 with detailed comments, but opinions split hard by course format and term length, lowering consistency.

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55

4 out of 55

3 out of 50

2 out of 51

1 out of 54

Course coverage

PSYCH17 reviews

PSYCH104 reviews

PSYCH113 reviews

PSY101 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 9 · A- 1

B range

No reported values

C range

C+ 1 · C 1 · C- 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

Laurie McKnight Brown

x x x if you can handle heavy weekly work and strict formatting; skip compressed online PSYCH1 if you want a light gen-ed.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Challenging

Varies

Depends

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

📚 Heavy Workload Reality

⚖️ Tough but Gradable

👍 When She Clicks

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📝 About Workload & Formatting

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you can handle heavy weekly work and strict formatting; skip compressed online PSYCH1 if you want a light gen-ed.