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Psychology

Barbara McPherson

PSYC105 · PSY100 · PSYCH110 · PSYC100 · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating
42/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
40%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if and do not need organized lectures or grade rounding.

Best fit · Self Taught ProLecture heavyDisorganized courseTests mismatch lecturesGroup projectsNice but soft-spoken
  • In-person classes are lecture-heavy and .
  • little and she rarely rounds grades.
  • The single online review is far more and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Many students earn A or B with attention and reading, but , and she will not round.

Online evidence is more grade-friendly; and no rounding.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Intro psych content is manageable for most, but lecture pace and weak organization make it feel harder than the material alone.

In-person reviews dominate; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

to daily participation points.

Online review ; in-person evidence shows mandatory or participation-linked attendance.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

40/100

Take-again rate is only about 40 percent; positives focus on niceness while many warn of disorganization and poor teaching.

The lone online review is strongly positive; .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

42/100

She is described as nice but rarely offers and refuses to round even when students are close to an A.

Format shift

Online mention of contrasts with in-person no-rounding complaints.

Workload

Light

62/100

; the load comes from lectures, group presentations, and several tests.

Format shift

Online described quick short assignments; homework.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Students call her nice and caring, but many say lectures are dull, slow, disorganized, or disconnected from tests.

Format shift

set.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Grades lean heavily on multiple tests and quizzes, with group presentations and .

Format shift

; online leaned on book quizzes.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Mostly lecture-heavy psych intros with , and tests that often fail to match lectures; opinions split between nice instructor and .

Main concern

Disorganization, soft-spoken slow lectures, and tests that do not align with class content.

What students said

“ and lecture heavy. 300/500 points come from tests but they hardly correspond with the lectures”
Psyc105
“ . She is not a teacher with experience out in the field.”
PSYCH110
“As long as you pay attention to lectures and .”
Psyc105

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

One older online , and short lectures that were not required for success.

Main concern

Only one online review exists, so the positive picture may not still hold.

What students said

“Loved her! Solely independent work, but a light workload and .”
PSY100

Exam style

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Exams are typically multi-question MC tests that students say often mismatch lectures and lack solid study guides.

Multiple choice testsLecture-based studyNo official study guidePractice quizzes (online)

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person tests are often 50-question MC or lectures or study guides.

50-question MCQTest heavyLectures mismatch tests
“the thests are 50 questions mcq”
PSYC100
“ . She also goes over stuff that will be on the .”
PSYC100

Online

and practice quizzes made high scores achievable with reading.

Book-based quizzesPractice quizzes
“The quizzes ask questions directly from the book and it was easy to do well if you read the chapters and .”
Psyc105

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Nice lady and fun material, but and lecture heavy.”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 reviews (1 online, 14 in , and recommendation themes. Credibility rating: Medium.

📚 Lecture-Heavy Delivery

48/100

“super lecture heavy and thats pretty much the only way u get info for whats on the tests”

🔀

40/100

“Lectures don't coincide with .”

👍 Recommendation Split

40/100

“ and !”

📝 Light Daily Work

62/100

“The one positive I have is very little amount of homework.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • really soft spoken and kinda slow. Has the .
  • Reads off the slides and lectures are dull and slow.
  • She was really REALLY chill!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Almost no opportunities and she doesn't round up grades.
  • I was .3 away from getting an A, after asking if she could round it, she said no.
  • pretty easy. Typical lecture heavy class with 4 tests and .

Theme 3

🧩 About Organization

  • Has no idea how to make plans and makes up the .
  • She doesn't , so it's hard to study.
  • .

Data context

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Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

15

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Fifteen reviews spanning 2018-2026 give a usable sample with consistent lecture-heavy and organization themes, though only one is online.

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 51
3 out of 54
2 out of 54
1 out of 51

Course coverage

PSYC1006 reviews
Psyc1055 reviews
PSY1002 reviews
PSYCH1102 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 2 · A 3 · A- 1

B range

6

B+ 3 · B 3

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values