AI Rate Professor

Psychology

Masako Ura

PSY161 · PSYC161 · PSYC121 · SOC161 · 161C · PSY161C · 88 lifetime ratings

AI rating
100/100
RMP rating
4.9/5
Take again
98.88%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

if you want a supportive, highly clear statistics professor who makes difficult material manageable.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyClear LecturesCaring ProfessorBeginner FriendlyFast ResponsesFair Structure
  • Students overwhelmingly .
  • Many math-anxious students say she made the subject manageable and helped them earn A grades.
  • The class still requires steady work, but students describe the workload and grading as fair.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

88/100

An A is very reachable for students who follow lectures, complete modules, and use her examples, though it still requires steady effort.

Both formats support easy A potential, with online reviews giving the clearest , and quick help.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

78/100

Statistics is still real math, but , and support make the content much easier to learn.

Online and concepts understandable for math-anxious students.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

62/100

Attendance and lecture watching matter because students say the class is easiest when they follow her videos, examples, and reminders.

Online evidence emphasizes watching lectures and modules, while and a warning not to miss class.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

99/100

Students almost universally recommend her because , and effective for students afraid of statistics.

Recommendation is extremely strong in both formats, with only one online outlier review.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Generous

86/100

Students describe fair grading, corrections, templates, effort-based grading, extra tries, and exams that match lectures.

Format shift

Both formats show student-friendly grading, with and take-home components.

Workload

Light

76/100

The workload is steady but usually manageable, with and .

Format shift

Online reviews mention weekly assignments and labs, while but include a few workload warnings.

Teaching experience

Excellent

98/100

Students repeatedly describe her lectures as , and confidence-building.

Format shift

Teaching quality is excellent in both online and in-person reviews.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Grades come from a mix of , and assignments.

Format shift

Online reviews provide more detail about midterms, learning checks, labs, and exams, while and finals.

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

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person reviews are also very positive, with students praising her patience, simplified lectures, and .

Main concern

Some students mention the material can become overwhelming as statistics concepts build.

What students said

“a literal angel.”
PSY161
“Easiest math class ever!”
PSYC161
“Work is graded on effort rather on correctness.”
PSY161

Remote format

Online

38 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Online reviews are extremely positive, emphasizing clear , and manageable assignments.

Main concern

Students still need to keep up with weekly work and follow her methods closely.

What students said

“ for questions, and provided great video lectures.”
PSY161C
“She provides templates and basically everything you need to pass.”
PSY161
“Should be an easy A”
SOC161

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are described as aligned with lectures and directions, with some student-friendly quiz and .

Exams Match LecturesTwo Tries On QuizzesTake-Home Open-Ended QuestionsMultiple Choice Final

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

86/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews explicitly mention two quiz tries and a final with multiple choice and student-friendly.

Two Tries On QuizzesMultiple Choice FinalTake-Home Open-Ended Questions
“She also offers 2 tries on quizzes.”
PSY161
“you only have 2 exams and 1 final that consists of multiple choice and .”
PSYC161
“the lectures and the material on the exams match”
PSY161C

Online

Online reviews say quizzes and tests match the videos and directions, and reviews do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, or open-book rules.

Tests Match VideosEasy ExamsWeekly QuizzesTwo Exams
“Quizzes and .”
259
“the exams are so easy!”
PSY161
“There are weekly quizzes, two exams, and if you follow the directions.”
PSY161C

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Math is not so well that even a middle schooler can understand and follow along.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and workload. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

98/100

“ and very clear.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

99/100

“ if .”

📈 Easy A Potential

88/100

“Should be an easy A”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • for questions, and provided great video lectures.
  • Her lectures are super thorough and easy to follow.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • She provides templates and basically everything you need to pass.
  • Work is graded on effort rather on correctness.
  • Quizzes and .

Theme 3

❤️ About Support

  • !
  • She truly cares and
  • Professor , and patient, and did not let me give up.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

88

Lifetime ratings

96/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews across both formats and several years are highly consistent and strongly positive.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 580
4 out of 58
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

PSY16122 reviews
PSY161C17 reviews
161C5 reviews
PSYC1612 reviews
SOC1612 reviews
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PSYC1211 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

48 reported outcomes

A range

41

A+ 17 · A 21 · A- 3

B range

6

B+ 2 · B 2 · B- 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1