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Psychology

Paul McMahon

GEROPSYCHOLOGY · GERO21 · PSYCH1 · GERO404 · PSYCH6887 · GERO23 · GERON23 · SCSCI22 · GERO22 · PSYCHOLOGY101 · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating
100/100
RMP rating
4.8/5
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Difficulty
1.3

The decision

if you want an entertaining, low-stress class with a very strong chance of a good grade.

Best fit · Easy A HunterExtremely funnyEasy AEngaging storiesCaring and helpfulLight workload
  • Students overwhelmingly love McMahon for making psychology and gerontology fun, funny, and memorable.
  • The course is repeatedly described as easy, with simple quizzes and .
  • Students seeking deep rigor may find the class lighter than a serious content-heavy course.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

96/100

Multiple students say an A is easy if you show up, pay attention, and .

All because every review is counted as in-person.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

92/100

Students repeatedly describe the , and workload as easy and beginner-friendly.

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

68/100

and success, but reviews do not clearly prove a .

Attendance evidence comes from in-person reviews and .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

97/100

Students are unusually enthusiastic because , and makes long classes enjoyable.

Recommendation evidence is entirely in-person under the authoritative format counts.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

94/100

Students describe easy quizzes, an , and grades that reward basic participation.

Format shift

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Workload

Featherlight

95/100

Reviews mention no homework, easy quizzes, one group presentation, one easy essay, and no required textbook in some classes.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Excellent

96/100

Students consistently describe him as hilarious, animated, helpful, caring, and able to make long classes engaging.

Format shift

All teaching evidence is from in-person reviews, even when comments mention an online class.

Assessment method

Balanced

45/100

Grades appear to involve weekly quizzes, a group presentation, an easy essay, discussion participation, and sometimes a final.

Format shift

and does not support a pure exam-heavy class.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person reviews are overwhelmingly enthusiastic, describing McMahon as , and very easy to pass with attendance and attention.

Main concern

The class may feel less rigorous for students who want deep psychology instruction.

What students said

“This guy is SO AWESOME, funny, and so knowledgeable.. there's seriously no one who wouldn't like this class.”
PSYCH1
“Show up every day, you'll get an A.”
PSYCH1
“If you want to really learn anything about psychology then he isn't a great teacher.”
PSYCH1

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews describe easy quizzes and an , but do not clearly prove open-book rules, proctoring, webcam use, or Lockdown Browser.

Easy QuizzesEasy FinalGroup PresentationEasy Essay

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

86/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person-counted reviews mention weekly quizzes, multiple-choice quizzes, an easy final, a group presentation, and an .

Easy QuizzesMultiple Choice QuizEasy FinalGroup PresentationEasy Essay
“ . EZ weekly quizzes on the lecture. .”
GERO23
“Because he will give a QUIZ on each class, but it is multiple choice; Easy if you pay attention.”
PSYCH6887
“Weekly quizzes, but if you read the chapters and .”
GERON23

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“It was fun, easy, interesting and you learn a lot. .”

Voice snapshots generated from 16 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

96/100

“He made a 3 hour class go by so fast really enjoyed being a part of his class:)”

📈 Easy A Potential

96/100

“In order to get an A you just have to show up and do good on the .”

❤️ Student Connection

97/100

“He is totally entertaining, made coming to classes on Mon at 7pm not too painful.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Professor McMahon was an excellent professor, very interesting with true to life experiences who could ask for a better hands on teacher
  • Dr. McMahon has a way of putting things in very real terms.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Show up every day, you'll get an A.
  • .

Theme 3

😂 About Classroom Energy

  • The only professor I've ever had that could make a four hour Friday class fun.
  • Professor McMahon is the funniest human being ever!!

Theme 4

⚠️ About Learning Depth

  • If you want to really learn anything about psychology then he isn't a great teacher.
  • I loved this class and in which you have fun and learn a little about the subject.

Data context

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Analysis sample

16

Recent reviews read by the AI

16

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

Sixteen reviews across many years are highly consistent, detailed, and overwhelmingly positive about teaching style and .

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 515
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Course coverage

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GERO211 review
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GERO231 review
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Reported outcomes

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