AI Rate Professor

Psychology

Wilbert Shaw

PSY1 · PSYCH1 · PSYCHOLOGY · PSYCH · PSYC1 · PSY100 · PYSCH1 · PSYC101 · PSYCPSYC · 36 lifetime ratings

AI rating
44/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
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Difficulty
2.3

The decision

if and want a low-stress grade; avoid if you need strong psych instruction.

Best fit · Self Taught ProLife-story lecturerTextbook is the teacherEasy if you readPop quizzesOff-topic tangents
  • Class is often easy if you read the book and use study tools independently
  • Many say lectures wander into family, football, and life stories instead of psych content
  • Personality is likable for some and frustrating for students who want structured teaching

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

74/100

Many report an easy A and study guides, though tests can surprise if you ignore the text.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Intro psych content is basic; difficulty .

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

Showing up helps with pop quizzes and tone, but learning mainly comes from the book outside class.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

43/100

fun personality and easy grade for some, teaching disaster for those who want real psych instruction.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

66/100

Multiple-choice tests and book-aligned quizzes make passing straightforward for self-studiers.

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Workload

Light

70/100

, and quizzes rather than heavy projects.

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Teaching experience

Average

42/100

Humor and life stories entertain some students, but many say he does not teach psychology effectively.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

, and study guides more than projects or deep lecture mastery.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

36 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person psych with , and book-based multiple-choice tests.

Main concern

Lectures often leave content learning to the textbook and can feel off-topic or unhelpful.

What students said

“Basically, you buy the textbook and that is your Psychology teacher, no one else.”
PSYCH1
“Easy A if you do a little studying!!”
PSYCH1
“He chats. About his life and his family, which is sweet, but not at all material for a Psychology class.”
PSYCH1

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and online tools; friendly if you read, not if you rely only on lectures.

Multiple choiceBook-based testsPop quizzesStudy guidesOnline practice questions

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and exams track the textbook and study guides more than his stories.

Multiple choicePop quizzesBook-based exams
“ . Easy A if you do a little studying!!”
PSYCH1
“The site on-line has the same questions as the quizzes and tests.”
PSYCHOLOGY

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Basically, you buy the textbook and that is your Psychology teacher, no one else.”

Voice snapshots generated from 36 in-person reviews, highlighting self-study ease versus lecture off-topic issues. Credibility rating: High.

📖 Textbook Does the Teaching

40/100

“THE BOOK IS UR TCHR!!”

🅰️ Easy If

74/100

“know the book and you will get an A, don't know the book get a C.”

🎙️ Storytelling Style

55/100

“Prof. Shaw is a fun guy, and is full of stories.”

🔀 Split Recommendation

43/100

“ Shaw, if you truly want to learn Psych take anyone else”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he may stray a little off topic but it's psych 1
  • ALWAYS TALKS ABOUT HIS FAMILY, MONEY AND FOOTBALL.
  • He teaches you life. Seriously, you learn the meaning of life.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

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  • Just study the book and listen to him and you are sure to get an A.
  • I sat in the back of the class and just read my textbook instead of listening to him and I got a high A.

Theme 3

❤️ About Personality

  • Shaw is awesome!
  • HE REMINDES ME OF MY GRANDPA...REALLY GOOD LIFE STORIES
  • great personality

Data context

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Analysis sample

36

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-six in-person reviews over many years consistently describe story-heavy lectures and .

Inside 36 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
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1 out of 54

Course coverage

PSYCH124 reviews
PSYCHOLOGY5 reviews
PSY11 review
PSY1001 review
PSYC11 review
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