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Psychology

Josephine McKay

PSYCH1A · PSYCH34 · 25 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
91.3%
Difficulty
1.6

The decision

low stress, high support, and an easy path to an A if you show up and do the work.

Best fit · Easy A HunterUnlimited exam retriesCaring and chillLight workloadOpen-note friendlyGroup project regular
  • Students overwhelmingly call her engaging, caring, and one of the .
  • Exams and quizzes are online, open-note, take-home, or multi-attempt, making high grades very attainable.
  • Workload stays light with , and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

94/100

Students say an A is nearly automatic with basic effort, infinite retries, open-note tests, and .

Both formats report easy As; in-person adds unlimited retries and .

Is the course easy?

Introductory

88/100

Content is intro-level and easy to absorb, with and low conceptual barrier for non-majors.

Online and in-person both call the course light and beginner-friendly.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

though class climate is supportive and low stress.

; in-person is usually mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

94/100

Nearly every student raves about her and .

Online and mild criticism.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

93/100

, and full credit for complete work make grades very generous.

Format shift

In-person emphasizes unlimited retries and ; online emphasizes light grader and .

Workload

Light

86/100

and manageable with reading responses, occasional projects, and little pile-on work.

Format shift

Both formats describe manageable load; online is especially easy to stack with hard classes.

Teaching experience

Excellent

93/100

, and and a safe discussion environment.

Format shift

In-person has the richest lecture praise; .

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Mix of online quizzes and exams, journals, presentations, group projects, and .

Format shift

In-person often uses online multi-attempt exams plus group projects; online adds journals and .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person students , and a welcoming classroom.

Main concern

and group projects appear in most classes.

What students said

“There is no way to get less than an A in this course unless you genuinely do not do anything.”
PSYCH1A
“she gives unlimited tries for exams as she truly cares for her students.”
PSYCH1A
“she let us take tests home, which took off a lot of pressure.”
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Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online PSYCH1A is described as super light, well paced, and easy with and .

Main concern

weekly work.

What students said

“I stacked this course on with one of my harder science pre-reqs, and it was super light!”
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“It was extremely well paced- I learned a lot but never once felt overwhelmed by the workload.”
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“She is also very passionate! The workload was very manageable and not hard at all.”
PSYCH1A

Exam style

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Exams are highly student-friendly with open , and unlimited retries.

Unlimited retriesOpen noteOpen textbookTake-home testsOnline examsExtra credit

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

95/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person students report , and presentation finals.

Unlimited retriesTake-home testsOpen note open textbookOnline examsPresentation final
“she gives unlimited tries for exams as she truly cares for her students.”
PSYCH1A
“she let us take tests home, which took off a lot of pressure.”
PSYCH1A
“ , and and open textbook.”
PSYCH1A

Online

Online reviews highlight retake quizzes, manageable assessments, and .

Retake quizzesExtra creditLight grading
“I also like that and the journals were interesting.”
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“You are def graded more on effort than .”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“There is no way to get less than an A in this course unless you genuinely do not do anything.”

Voice snapshots generated from 26 reviews, highlighting ease, exam retries, and strong recommendation. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

93/100

“Her lectures were always extremely interesting and getting to hear different perspectives was awesome.”

👍

94/100

“ honestly the best!”

📝 Easy A Reality

94/100

“There is no way to get less than an A in this course unless you genuinely do not do anything.”

📝

95/100

“she gives unlimited tries for exams as she truly cares for her students.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • lectures were really engaging and were easy to understand
  • always open to conversations
  • creates a very welcoming environment
  • mixes things up every class

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • super light
  • not a
  • , and and open textbook

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • kind and empathetic instructor
  • she truly cares for her students
  • supper nice and understanding

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

26

Recent reviews read by the AI

25

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

26 detailed reviews from 2016-2026 show very high consistency on ease, care, and .

Inside 26 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 520
4 out of 55
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

PSYCH1A20 reviews
PSYCH346 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

23 reported outcomes

A range

21

A+ 4 · A 17

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

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No letter grade reported

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