Hasmik Arakelyan

PSYCH1 · PSYCH14 · PSY101 · PSY001 · PSYCH014 · PSYCH001 · PSY01 · PSYCHOLOGY001 · 37 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 54/100
RMP rating: 3.7/5
Take again: 63.16%
Difficulty: 2.8

The decision

if you keep up with and assignments, but treat Psych 14 and recent fairness complaints as serious red flags.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyInspirational LecturesOutdated MaterialsLots of HomeworkCheating SuspicionCaring

Many older and intro-psych students love her humor, care, and manageable path to a high grade.
Recent reviews slam outdated lectures, weak organization, and aggressive cheating suspicions.
Online sections ; Psych 14 draws more failure and fairness complaints.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Many A , and a paper, but tough grading on some work and recent F clusters lower certainty.

Online intro Psych often reads easier; recent in-person Psych 14 looks much harder to pass.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Intro , though weekly reading, chapter reflections, and tangential lectures add friction.

Online and ; Psych 14 feels harder to follow.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

72/100

and call her accommodating, though some sections still list attendance required.

Online is mostly optional; in-person reports mix of optional and mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

56/100

Passionate fans call her life-changing, but a large recent cluster urges students to run from fairness and organization problems.

; online and recent Psych 14 reviews are more negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

and flexible papers , and cheating penalties feel unfair to many.

Format shift

Online students more often report regrading and .

Workload

Moderate

52/100

, and a paper create steady work that some call excessive.

Format shift

Online sections emphasize .

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Lectures can be hilarious and inspiring, but outdated audio, tangents, and disorganization drag ratings for later courses.

Format shift

In-person intro reviews are warmer; online and Psych 14 reviews criticize outdated or misaligned materials.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Mix of weekly assignments, discussions, several exams, and a .

Format shift

Online leans assignment-heavy; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

24 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

, and inspirational, while Psych 14 reviews more often cite outdated materials, regrading, and unfair cheating claims.

Main concern

Psych 14 organization and fairness issues can produce high fail rates despite friendly personality.

What students said

“Fascinating lectures and a super manageable workload!”
PSYCH001

“The professor claimed that the whole class was cheating but didn't provide any proof.”
PSYCH014

“ and attendance, the most accommodating teacher I've had.”
PSY001

Remote format

Online

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online Psych often feels easy if , and exams, yet several students report Yuja proctoring, no email responses, and .

Main concern

Yuja monitoring and cheating accusations can fail students over background noise or looking away.

What students said

“Uses Yuja to record video and audio and fails you if you look away or click off.”
PSYCH001

“The work was easy, just do the assignments and you won't fail”
PSYCH001

“ and chapter reflections) and .”
PSY001

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

quizzes with study guides to strict Yuja-proctored failures for looking away.

Yuja Proctoring OnlineMultiple ExamsStudy GuidesSelf-Love PaperCheating Scrutiny

Assessment risk

Varies

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes use study guides or reviews but can feel confusing or scenario-based; recent .

Study GuidesScenario Quiz QuestionsSelf-Correct Then RegradeMultiple Exams

“After we self-corrected the exams, she regraded them and ended.”
PSYCH014

“Her lectures were very clear about what was going to be on the quizzes.”
PSY001

“instead of just asking a straight forward questions she would make up scenarios that would just confuse me”
PSYCHOLOGY001

Online

and audio monitoring with severe penalties for looking away, clicking off, or background noise.

Yuja ProctoringFails for Looking AwayAudio MonitoringTimed Exams

“Uses Yuja to record video and audio and fails you if you look away or click off.”
PSYCH001

“ she suspected every bit of background noise was cheating.”
PSYCH001

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If I could have her as my professor for all my courses, I'd be forever happy.”
Voice snapshots generated from 38 reviews across online and recent fairness complaints. Credibility rating: High.

❤️ Caring Personality

75/100

“Professor Has is easily the and one of .”

⚠️ Fairness Concerns

35/100

“The professor claimed that the whole class was cheating but didn't provide any proof.”

📚 Workload Reality

52/100

“weekly discussions and chapter reflections. Not a hard class as long as you keep up”

👍 Recommendation Split

56/100

“RUNN!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Fascinating lectures and a super manageable workload!
She's funny and .
teaches self love a lot

Theme 2

📉 About Organization and Materials

Her lectures and
recorded lectures don't align with the weekly chapters
lack of organization

Theme 3

🚨 About Trust and Grading

Suspected everyone was cheating.
Many students failed, and it seemed intentional

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-eight reviews over many years with rich detail; opinions are polarized by course and era but sample size and consistency of themes are strong.

Inside 38 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 521

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2 out of 53

1 out of 58

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

31 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 5 · A 11

B range

B+ 4 · B 3

C range

No reported values

D range

D- 1

F

F 4

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Rather not say 1

Hasmik Arakelyan

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Beginner

Optional

Depends

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

❤️ Caring Personality

⚠️ Fairness Concerns

📚 Workload Reality

👍 Recommendation Split

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📉 About Organization and Materials

🚨 About Trust and Grading

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you keep up with and assignments, but treat Psych 14 and recent fairness complaints as serious red flags.