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Psychology

Michelle Laird

PSC100 · PSYCH0100 · PSYC0105 · PSYC105 · PSYC100 · PSYCH300 · PYSC0100 · PSY100 · PSYC0100 · PSYC83840 · PSYC300 · PSYCH101 · PSYCH100 · 46 lifetime ratings

AI rating
93/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
82.98%
Difficulty
2.5

The decision

Take her for PSYC 100 or similar intro classes for a low-stress high grade; expect more work and .

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy A for intro psychNo midterm or final oftenCaring and funnyInQuizitive retakesExtra credit heavy
  • Intro psych is widely called an easy enjoyable A with , and lots of .
  • Research methods is much harder and some say is graded strictly.
  • Students , and flexibility, including grace periods and redo chances.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

, and often no midterm or final, so an A is common with consistent weekly work.

Easy A evidence is strong online and in-person for PSYC100; research methods is harder in both formats.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

74/100

Intro psych is light and engaging; research and a large project.

Both formats treat intro as easy and methods as more demanding.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

70/100

, though some in-person classes make attendance matter.

Online is more flexible; as important.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

86/100

About 83% would take again and comments .

Intro courses drive strong recommendations online and in person; methods reviews are more mixed but often still positive.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

80/100

Frequent , retakes to 100%, grace periods, and redo chances make grading student-friendly.

Format shift

Intro is generous in both formats; .

Workload

Light

72/100

Intro is weekly light quizzes and short assignments; research methods is heavier with papers and a term project.

Format shift

Online and in-person intro stay light; methods workload rises in both.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students , and engaging lectures or online structure.

Format shift

Quality is high online and in person; a minority say stats teaching is shallow.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

, and papers more than traditional midterms and finals.

Format shift

Both formats are assignment heavy; methods ends with a major research paper or project.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person reviews call her engaging, hilarious, and but still easy overall for intro.

Main concern

Stats or research methods sections may feel light on deep stats teaching or .

What students said

“Easy A. . Just one weekly HW”
PSYC100
“ ! She is such an amazing person.”
PSYCH100
“she gives you multiple turn-in attempts (within the grace period) to improve your score”
PSYC0105

Remote format

Online

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online students love her , and strong support, with research methods still heavier.

Main concern

Research methods online can feel like busywork plus a .

What students said

“If you do the !!”
PSC100
“There are . You learn what you learn and can apply it in daily life.”
PSYC0100
“One of !”
PSYC105

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Many intro sections replace high-stakes exams with retakeable online quizzes and papers, which students call highly friendly.

No midterm or final oftenOpen-book InQuizitive retakesExtra creditProject-based methods course

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

88/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person intro often has online open-book quizzes, light papers, optional or absent finals, and lots of .

Open book quizzesNo high-stakes final oftenExtra credit
“Easy A. . Just one weekly HW”
PSYC100
“You do not have any tests. and it is open book”
PYSC0100

Online

Online intro often has and uses InQuizitive quizzes you can push to 100%; methods uses staged projects.

No midterm or finalInQuizitive to 100%Weekly assignments
“I love that Dr. and she utilizes Inquizitive ensuring that you will get 100% on every quiz”
PSYC100
“ up to a 100%”
PSY100

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Easy A. . Just one weekly HW”

Voice snapshots generated from 47 reviews, highlighting easy intro psych, flexible assessment, and methods-course caveats. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“ ! She is such an amazing person.”

🅰️ Easy A Potential

84/100

“If you do the !!”

👍 Recommendation Rate

86/100

“ !!! Dr Laird is an amazing professor”

📝 Assessment Style

88/100

“There are . You learn what you learn and can apply it in daily life.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She made the course fun and active
  • She is so funny and down to earth.
  • Absolutely LOVED professor Laird.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Easy A. . Just one weekly HW
  • you can retake the quizzes until you get a 100%
  • vastly

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • This professor really cares about you.
  • she offers every week and interacts with her students.
  • and very smart!

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

47

Recent reviews read by the AI

46

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

47 reviews over many years consistently praise intro ease and care, with a clear methods-course caveat.

Inside 47 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 533
4 out of 56
3 out of 51
2 out of 54
1 out of 53

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

44 reported outcomes

A range

33

A+ 17 · A 13 · A- 3

B range

6

B+ 3 · B 2 · B- 1

C range

2

C+ 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Not sure yet 3