AI Rate Professor

Psychology

Richard D. Torquato

PSYCHOLOGY · PSYC1 · PHYCOLOGY · PHYCH1 · PSYCH · PSY014 · PSYCH02 · PSYCPSYC · PSYCH101 · PSY1 · PSYCH14 · PSY1AMP2 · PSCH01 · PSYC12 · PSYCH002 · PSYC101 · GENPSYCH · HPSYCH1 · PSY1N2 · PSYCH1 · PSYCH01 · PSY001 · PSYCH2 · PSY14 · INTROPSYCH · PSYCH001 · PSYCH1514 · PSY2 · 86 lifetime ratings

AI rating
89/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
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Difficulty
2.7

The decision

if you want a serious, inspiring psych class and are willing to study hard for fair grades.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPassionate lecturerHard testsCheat sheet allowedStudy guidesDrops lowest test
  • Passionate, university-level psychology teaching that many students love
  • Tests are hard but cheat sheets, study guides, and dropping lowest help
  • for attendance;

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Cheat sheets and study guides help, but and an A needs real study.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is university-level and lectures are dense; difficulty .

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

62/100

and is strongly encouraged, though not always framed as strict mandatory.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

Most students praise his passion and clarity and .

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

, and cheat sheets help, but some report strict cutoffs and hard-to-earn As.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

58/100

Little daily homework, but , and .

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Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students , and university-caliber.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Grades are driven mainly by tests; and lowest test is often dropped.

Format shift

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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 lectures are engaging and university-level; hard tests with cheat sheets, study guides, dropped lowest, and attendance .

Main concern

and , so an A requires real study.

What students said

“He belongs at a University so it's a gift to students that he teaches at a community college. !”
PSYCH101
“the . He lets u use a cheat-sheet (a page of notes) on the test.”
PSYCH1
“Torquato is the Bomb. All you have to do is right your notes very very small so that way you can fit all of the lecture notes on 1 page which will be your cheat cheat for the test.”
PSYCH2

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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, but usually one-page notes, study guides, and dropping the lowest make them more manageable.

Cheat Sheet AllowedStudy GuideDrop Lowest TestOpen Book SometimesCurve

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

yet often allow a one-page cheat sheet, study guides, and dropped lowest score.

Cheat SheetStudy GuideDrop LowestOpen Book
“the . He lets u use a cheat-sheet (a page of notes) on the test.”
PSYCH1
“ , but your notes won't even help you during the test because the questions are really difficult.”
PSCH01
“ sheet" for each test. .”
PSYCH002

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He belongs at a University so it's a gift to students that he teaches at a community college. !”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, , and recommendation themes. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“He's very knowledgeable and passionate. I went to Berkeley after taking him at a community college and his teaching is on par with the professors there.”

📝 Hard But

58/100

“the . He lets u use a cheat-sheet (a page of notes) on the test. That should be enough to pass the test.”

👍 Strong Recommendation

88/100

“Mr. Torquato is a great teacher. and unlike most teachers, he really cares about his students. !”

📚 Study Required for A

55/100

“its almost impossible to get an A, unless you study intently”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He's very knowledgeable and passionate.
  • His lectures are amazing his very passionate about teaching
  • he really cares about his students.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • the . He lets u use a cheat-sheet
  • .
  • Everyone should get an A from him if they give any effort at all.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He's one of the .
  • Torquato is the Bomb.
  • .

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

86

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed in-person reviews spanning many years with consistent praise for teaching and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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