AI Rate Professor

Psychology

Alan Keys

BIOPSYCH · PSYC335 · BIOPSYC · PSYCH335 · PSYCH315 · PSYC310 · PSY335 · PSYCH300 · PSYCH311 · PSY310 · PSYCH310 · PSYC300 · 124 lifetime ratings

AI rating
93/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
95.31%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

if you want to actually learn psychology and are ready to study for quizzes and exams.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing lecturesFunny and engagingStudy guides and review sessionsEffort gets rewardedPsych major favorite
  • Students call him one of the best psychology professors for .
  • Material can be challenging, especially biopsych quizzes and exams, but support and help.
  • Near-universal recommendation if you are willing to study and show up.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

64/100

As are common with consistent studying, notes, and , but exams and .

Online can feel easier in short formats; in-person biopsych often needs more study effort.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

, yet biopsych and research methods are intellectually demanding and quiz-heavy.

Online short courses can feel more manageable; in-person 310/335 often feel more rigorous.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

38/100

and participation matters; online is more flexible.

; online asynchronous sections are more optional.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

95/100

Students repeatedly call him a must-take or best psych professor, with about 95% take-again support.

Recommendation is extremely strong in person and still high online.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

72/100

He is fair with rubrics, bonus questions, dropped quizzes, and , though he rarely rounds and can be firm.

Format shift

; a few want more grade rounding.

Workload

Moderate

54/100

Expect , and ; not featherlight, not usually crushing.

Format shift

Online short terms pack work tightly; , and activities.

Teaching experience

Excellent

93/100

Near-universal praise for engaging lectures, humor, clarity, accessibility, and genuine care.

Format shift

Excellent teaching reputation holds online and especially in person.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Weekly or most grades, with activities and papers secondary.

Format shift

Both formats are quiz and posts.

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

36 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

criteria, participation, and strong support, while noting test-heavy biopsych and research courses.

Main concern

Fast pacing and light elective.

What students said

“He's definitely a ! Amazing teaching!”
PSYCH315
“As long as you pay attention in class and .”
PSYC310
“ if I was super invested in biopsych... I felt very overwhelmed most of the time.”
PSYC310

Remote format

Online

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online , and manageable short-term formats, with harder quizzes and exams if you fall behind.

Main concern

and locked module pacing can feel tough in accelerated online terms.

What students said

“ . always responded asap and .”
BIOPSYC
“The class ... quizzes are like 10 questions and easy if you watched the lectures.”
PSYC310
“Quizzes and so be prepared.”
PSYC310

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are fair with guides and reviews but can be challenging and critical-thinking heavy.

Non-cumulative examsWeekly quizzesStudy guidesReview sessionsExtra credit on exams

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person students get review guides and sessions; quizzes and .

Non-cumulative examsQuiz every 1-2 weeksStudy guidesBonus questions
“ and 6 activities”
310
“There's three exams (non-cumulative) which are based on review guides provided in class”
PSYC335

Online

; quizzes can be timed and multi-chapter.

Multiple choice midterm and finalTimed quizzesZoom review sessions
“ .”
BIOPSYC
“gives specific study guides for and has zoom review sessions”
BIOPSYC

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“The GOAT. . Keys if you're looking to really learn content and enjoy the class experience.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting excellent lectures, fair challenge, and strong recommendations. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

93/100

“Professor Keys is by far the .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

95/100

“Take his class if you can!!!!”

📚 Real Challenge

48/100

“ if I was super invested in biopsych... I felt very overwhelmed most of the time.”

⚖️ Fair Support

72/100

“He's an and there were a couple of easy options.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He makes learning fun and cracks some jokes once in a while.
  • His lectures are engaging and informative
  • , and clear study guides for the 2 exams that aren't cumulative

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • If you put in the effort you will get a good grade in this class.
  • Flexible with and exams.
  • the most difficult part of his class were the weekly quizzes.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • professor keys actually cares about his students
  • WE LOVE PROFESSOR KEYS
  • .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

124

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews across years and courses are highly consistent about excellent teaching and fair-but-real academic challenge.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 590
4 out of 525
3 out of 57
2 out of 52
1 out of 50

Course coverage

PSYC31011 reviews
PSY3109 reviews
BIOPSYC5 reviews
PSY3354 reviews
PSYCH3114 reviews
Show 8 more courses
BIOPSYCH3 reviews
PSYC3353 reviews
PSYCH3153 reviews
PSYC3002 reviews
PSYCH3002 reviews
PSYCH3102 reviews
3101 review
PSYCH3351 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

49 reported outcomes

A range

36

A+ 15 · A 20 · A- 1

B range

8

B+ 5 · B 3

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 2