Steven Pollock

MO1 · PSYCHMO1 · PSYMO1 · PSYM01A · PSY7 · PSYCH · PSYM02 · PSYCH1H · M01H · PSYCHM01 · PSYM01 · PSYMO1H · PSYCHM02H · PSY · PSYM101 · PSYCHM02 · PSYC101 · PSY01 · NUEROSIKE · PSYMO2 · PSYMO1A · PSYCHHONORS · PSYM07 · PSYM06 · PSY2 · 58 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 47/100
RMP rating: 3.3/5
Take again: —
Difficulty: 3.6

The decision

if you will read every day and ; skip if you want an easy psych class.

Best fit · Effort For RewardDaily QuizzesTextbook-DrivenHarsh Essay GraderPolarizing RigorTransfer Prep

Daily quizzes and
Grades reward effort and
Students split between calling him inspirational and outdated or boring

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

36/100

An A is possible but , and consistent quiz scores, not minimal effort.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Content is college-level psychology with dense vocab and frequent testing that many call hard or demanding.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

24/100

and daily quizzes punish missing class.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

Students who want rigor and ; others call him boring, rude, or avoidable.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Effort is rewarded, but essays and scantron details are graded pickily and grades can feel harsh.

Format shift

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Daily quizzes, constant reading, papers, and .

Format shift

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Some students praise clear expectations and lasting prep; many others find lectures boring, outdated, or unhelpful.

Format shift

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

74/100

Daily quizzes and open-ended projects.

Format shift

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person psych courses with , and ; rigorous but polarizing.

Main concern

Daily quizzes plus picky essay and .

What students said

“Not an easy A, but it is possible with determination.”
PSYM01

“20 question Quiz everyday! You MUST over study to get a good grade.”
PSY01

“Attendence is a must!it counts for 10% of your grade.”
PSYM01

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

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Exams and daily quizzes pull heavily from textbook bold terms and vocab, with .

Daily QuizzesTextbook Vocab TestsEssay on ExamsScantron Strictness

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and tests drawn from the textbook, often with essay components graded strictly.

Daily QuizzesBold-Term Textbook TestsEssay QuestionsDrop Lowest Test

“ in the book.”
PSYM01

“ .”
PSY01

“youre given 4 essay questions in each test and have to write 1 out of the 4.”
PSYM01

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Not an easy A, but it is possible with determination.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and polarizing teaching. Credibility rating: High.

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28/100

“20 question Quiz everyday! You MUST over study to get a good grade.”

⚖️ Effort-Based Grades

36/100

“Not an easy A, but it is possible with determination.”

🎯 Transfer-Ready Rigor

58/100

“Those of us taught by Dr Pollock were well prepared and often had to help other students once transferred to CSUN.”

👎 Polarizing Personality

40/100

“ . Not willing to work with you at all!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

. he really cares
VERY BORING LECTURES EVERYDAY
He talks super slow and about nothing important.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

Pollock is hard, but only because he teaches a college level class
Not an easy A, but it is possible with determination.
you need to put 100 percent of your time in this class

Theme 3

📝 About Quizzes and Workload

!
and quizzes
and memorize all vocab

Data context

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Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed in-person reviews spanning many years , and mixed teaching quality.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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3 out of 54

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1 out of 55

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Reported outcomes

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2 reported outcomes

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Steven Pollock

x x x if you will read every day and x x x; skip if you want an easy psych class.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Depends

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

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⚖️ Effort-Based Grades

🎯 Transfer-Ready Rigor

👎 Polarizing Personality

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

📝 About Quizzes and Workload

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

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if you will read every day and ; skip if you want an easy psych class.

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