AI Rate Professor

Psychology

Dean Darrel Richards

PSYM01 · M01 · PSYM07 · PSY07 · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
52/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
42.86%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if you learn well from lectures alone and can study hard for .

Best fit · Self Taught ProLecture HeavyTest-Only GradesOpen-Note Online ExamsInteresting LecturesCurve Grading
  • Lectures are widely called interesting, funny, and content-rich.
  • Grades depend almost entirely on quizzes and .
  • Online summer sections can feel brutally paced; .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

48/100

As happen with diligent note-taking and curves, but and can be hard.

Online open-note .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Material is standard psych depth made manageable by strong lectures, not by light content.

Online summer pace can feel harder; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

32/100

Most reviews mark attendance yes and stress that .

Both formats warn that missing lectures hurts because slides and .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

45/100

About 43% would take again; fans love lectures while others reject the .

Online reviews are more polarized; in-person leans mixed-to-cautious.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

55/100

Curve and dropped lowest test help, but short-answer or .

Format shift

; online complaints focus on timers and dense weekly exams.

Workload

Light

62/100

There , but weekly study load for quizzes and .

Format shift

Online summer .

Teaching experience

Good

62/100

Students praise interesting, funny, knowledgeable lectures, while some find him unapproachable or .

Format shift

Lecture praise is common online and in person; approachability complaints are more in person.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

92/100

and exams with .

Format shift

Both formats are test-centric; online adds more frequent quizzes.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person classes are pure lecture with a and .

Main concern

No study guides and unapproachable vibe make the .

What students said

“No homework but so .”
PSYM01
“He grades on a curve. He is incredibly smart. The only downside to this class is that .”
PSYM01
“ .”
M01

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews split between engaging open-note summer courses and .

Main concern

Some terms pile long lectures with weekly exams and tight timers.

What students said

“The tests and and are completely based off his lecturers.”
PSYM07
“For the love of . Tests and .”
PSYM07
“ class and you will get an A.”
PSYM01

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams track lectures closely; online is often open-note while .

Open-note online quizzesShort-answer in-person testsCurve gradingNo study guidesLecture-based

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and based only on lecture notes with no guides.

Short answerCurveDrops lowest testNo homework
“ because theres no multiple choice options so make sure you really study and memorize the notes.”
PSYM01
“He gives only a throughout the semester”
PSYM01
“ .”
M01

Online

Online students report open-note quizzes and tight timing.

Open noteWeekly quizzes and examsLecture-based
“The tests and and are completely based off his lecturers.”
PSYM07
“The quizzes and .”
PSYM07
“Tests and .”
PSYM07

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ and study those. I didn't use the textbook at all and still got an A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 psychology reviews split evenly online and in . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

62/100

“I thoroughly enjoyed these class lectures; I found them interesting and engaging.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

45/100

“If I were to sign up over again I would not have taken him.”

📝 Assessment Reality

92/100

“ .”

🧠

58/100

“The tests and and are completely based off his lecturers.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Very knowledgeable and funny.
  • His classes are 90 minute lectures but theyre really interesting.
  • he is very funny and interesting his lectures are understandable

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Definitely an independent class and you have to study hard since the .
  • He grades on a curve.
  • not an easy A since the class is graded on a curve

Theme 3

📚 About Study Strategy

  • You dont even need the book.
  • and you'll do good.
  • no study guides... .

Data context

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Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

70/100

Evidence confidence

14 reviews over but mixed intensity and moderate sample size.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 52
3 out of 55
2 out of 52
1 out of 51

Course coverage

PSYM016 reviews
PSYM076 reviews
M011 review
PSY071 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

5

A 5

B range

5

B+ 1 · B 3 · B- 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1