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Psychology

Peggy Shoar

PSYCG116 · PSYCH116 · PSY100 · PSYC116 · PSY116 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
37/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
42.86%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

unless you are comfortable teaching yourself through a heavy, fast-paced online workload.

Best fit · Self Taught ProHeavy workloadSelf-teaching requiredPoor communicationDisorganized online classTest and quiz heavy
  • Recent online reviews are strongly negative about communication, organization, and support.
  • Older positive reviews say the course is doable or easy to get an A, but only with a lot of work.
  • The course is workload-heavy, with quizzes, readings, midterms, finals, interviews, and .

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

An A is possible and sometimes described as easy, but the , and self-teaching make it far from effortless.

Online evidence is mostly heavy-work and low-support, while the but labor-intensive.

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

The content and systems are manageable for some students, but fast pacing, obscure quizzes, and .

Online reviews emphasize difficult self-teaching and unclear directions, while the .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

65/100

Reviews , so flexibility cannot be proven beyond the online structure.

Online and attendance policy.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

because they describe poor communication, disorganization, heavy work, and little help.

Online reviews drive the , while the but limited.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

45/100

Some students earned A grades, but , and difficult quizzes reduce grading confidence.

Format shift

Online reviews mention late grading and hard quizzes, while the work.

Workload

Heavy

24/100

Reviews repeatedly mention lots of , and fast pacing.

Format shift

Both online and the .

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Most recent students describe no support, poor communication, disorganization, and a need to teach themselves.

Format shift

Online evidence is strongly negative, while the single in-person-coded review does not provide enough teaching-quality balance.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Assessment includes quizzes, midterms, finals, interviews, papers, and large assignments, with repeated test-heavy comments.

Format shift

Online reviews mention quizzes, exams, and assignments, while the , and weekly quizzes.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

The single in-person-coded review actually describes an online 8-week course with an easy A but lots of fast-paced work.

Main concern

The course moves fast and requires many tasks to earn the A.

What students said

“Easy to get, but lots of work to do.”
PSYCH116

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews mostly describe poor communication, self-teaching, heavy work, and , though older reviews call the class doable.

Main concern

Students repeatedly report little support and a large amount of independent work.

What students said

“No emails or help or ”
PSYCG116
“Avoid unless you enjoy doing a lot of work all on your own”
PSY116
“Overall, very doable just a lot of work that you have to keep up with.”
PSYCH116

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, and , but reviews do not clearly prove proctoring, open-book status, or webcam rules.

QuizzesMidtermFinalTest HeavyLaunchPad

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

The , and weekly quizzes, but does not clearly prove proctoring or open-book rules.

Two MidtermsWeekly QuizzesInterview Papers
“2 midterms, 2 interview papers and weekly quizzes.”
PSYCH116

Online

, and LaunchPad, but do not clearly prove proctoring, webcam, Lockdown Browser, or open-book policy.

QuizzesMidtermFinalTest HeavyLaunchPad
“tons of ”
PSY100
“1 midterm, 1 final.”
PSYCH116
“Test heavy”
PSYCG116

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Avoid unless you enjoy doing a lot of work all on your own, being ignored, and wondering all semester long if you are passing the class or not.”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and communication. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

30/100

“Online class where you have to teach yourself.”

📚 Workload Level

24/100

“Easy to get, but lots of work to do.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

34/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • No emails or help or
  • Online class where you have to teach yourself.
  • Takes forever to grade, doesn't reply to emails, offers no help at all.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy to get, but lots of work to do.
  • The course was manageable, but does require quite a bit of homework.
  • Overall, very doable just a lot of work that you have to keep up with.

Theme 3

🧪

  • tons of
  • 1 midterm, 1 final.
  • 2 midterms, 2 interview papers and weekly quizzes.

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

61/100

Evidence confidence

The rating is based on 7 reviews with strong consistency in online complaints, but the sample is small and spans several years.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 54

Course coverage

PSYCG1162 reviews
PSYCH1162 reviews
PSY1001 review
PSY1161 review
PSYC1161 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values