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Psychology

Lee Merchant-Kooler

PSYCH130 · PSYCH105 · PYSCH101 · PHYCH105 · PSYCH2884 · PYSCH130 · PSYCH102 · PSYC101 · PSYCH101 · 100 lifetime ratings

AI rating
44/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
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Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you are self-motivated and want an easy grade more than real psychology instruction.

Best fit · Self Taught ProDoesn't LectureTA-Run ClassDebate and Essay HeavyDisorganized but NiceEasy A If You Work
  • Teaching is heavily criticized as minimal lecturing with TAs and student presentations doing most of the work.
  • Many students report an easy A if , and study guides without procrastinating.
  • some call her fun and passionate, others call the class a waste of time.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Many students report earning an A by completing debates, essays, and if .

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

Content is often described as easy or shallow, with and workload than hard concepts.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

32/100

Students say you must show up for debates, clickers, and presentations, and that skipping hurts your grade.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Recommendations split hard between students who liked her energy and easy A path and .

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

68/100

Grades often reward completed debates and essays, and multiple students report high marks despite weak teaching.

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Workload

Heavy

38/100

Frequent debates, long study guides, many essays, and presentations create a workload heavier than the easy content suggests.

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Teaching experience

Poor

42/100

A large share of reviews say , and leaves teaching to TAs or student presentations.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Grade , and study-guide style work more than traditional exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, and TA grading, with frequent complaints that she does not teach and is disorganized.

Main concern

, and little actual lecturing on course material.

What students said

“ ! She's a useless teacher... the only thing abnormal was the fact that she doesn't teach.”
PSYCH105
“If you show up and do what you are told you can easily earn an A.”
PSYCH105
“I got an A in the class and I did not learn one thing.”
PSYCH101

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Exams appear mixed between essay and multiple-choice formats, with some students calling questions tricky or poorly aligned.

Essay ExamsMultiple Choice FinalTricky QuestionsTextbook-Based Tests

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams include essay exams, multiple-choice finals, and .

Essay ExamsMultiple Choice FinalTricky QuestionsTextbook-Based Tests
“ DO APA FORMAT PAPERS WITHOUT EXPLAINING ANYTHING!”
PSYCH102
“The .”
PSYCH101

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I got an A in the class and I did not learn one thing.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews spanning 2007-2011, , and polarized tone. Credibility rating: Medium.

📉 Teaching Quality

42/100

“she doesn't teach. The TA's do everything for her and all .”

🅰️ Easy A Path

78/100

“If you show up and do what you are told you can easily earn an A.”

🔀 Polarized Recommendation

48/100

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📝 Assignment Heavy

38/100

“dont forget your clicker Do all the homework!! don't procrastinate on the outrageous study guide!!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She never teaches, it's all guest speakers and student responses.
  • She's a , but if you ask her to clarify, she certainly will.
  • She's high energy and never boring.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • If you do the work, you'll get the grade.
  • easy class if you keep up with the portfolio's
  • I passed this class with an A, but I didnt really learn anything.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Frustrations

  • Her T.A.'s act like they're the teacher.
  • class is just a HUGE WASTE OF TIME.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

100

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

, but all are from 2007-2011 and opinions are highly polarized.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

PSYCH10130 reviews
PSYCH1058 reviews
PSYCH1025 reviews
PSYC1012 reviews
PHYCH1051 review
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