Debby Golden

PSY120 · PSY138 · PSYCH138 · PYSCH125 · PSYCH125 · PSY134 · PSYC134 · PSYC125 · CCS125 · PSYCH120 · PSY125 · HMPHY · PSYCH134 · PSYC120 · PSYCHOLOGY134 · PSY124 · 76 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 48/100
RMP rating: 3.4/5
Take again: —
Difficulty: 3.1

The decision

if you can handle a and a blunt personality; otherwise choose a more structured professor.

Best fit · Self Taught ProHeavy HomeworkBlunt and GraphicPolarizing PersonalityOpen Book QuizzesSelf-Study Heavy

Students either love her humor and openness or call her rude, biased, and disorganized.
long online lectures, workbooks, blogs, and weekly pages of homework.
Quizzes and , but still can feel picky or time-consuming.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

54/100

Some call it an easy A if you read and ; and many students fail.

Online review is more negative on workload and .

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Content is often described as interesting rather than conceptually brutal, but volume of work raises the real challenge.

In-person reviews dominate; one online review stresses overwhelming work.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

Some ; others report required attendance or heavy fallout for missing class.

Mixed in-person reports; online .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

50/100

Roughly even split between life-changing fun classes and .

Online sample is tiny and negative; in-person opinions are split.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

50/100

, but others report picky test items and harsh point deductions.

Format shift

and high failure; in-person views conflict.

Workload

Heavy

24/100

Repeated complaints about multi-hour homework, long online lectures, weekly workbooks, and multi-page assignments.

Format shift

Both online and in-person reviews flag heavy work.

Teaching experience

Average

54/100

Many find her entertaining and caring; many others call her rude, biased, or disorganized.

Format shift

In-person reviews are deeply split; the one online review is very negative.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

and blogs sit alongside quizzes and .

Format shift

In-person comments give the clearest assessment picture.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

49 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In person, many praise fun human-sexuality classes and caring energy, while , and harsh interpersonal style.

Main concern

Heavy outside work plus inconsistent organization and tone.

What students said

“So ! Asigns online lectures and homework, and doesn't really lecture in class.”
PSY134

“ and open book. she realized the and and open book.”
PSY120

“Great teacher who cares about her students. She will push you to excel and challenge you to think.”
PSY134

“Easily the , and i've had a plethora of bad teachers.”
PSY138

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The single online review is strongly negative, citing , and high failure.

Main concern

Unreasonable workload and disorganization with many students leaving or failing.

What students said

“Worst prof I've EVER had. . SO much work, it's unreasonable.”
PSY134

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Multiple students report online or and tests drawn from quiz content, though some still find questions picky.

Open book quizzesTake-home quizzesTests based on quizzesScantron tests

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and exams tied to quiz content.

Open book quizzesTake-home testsQuiz-based exams

“ and open book. she realized the and and open book.”
PSY120

“ , and the .”
PSYC120

Online

The one online review claims constant exam mistakes and unreasonable .

Exam mistakes reportedHeavy paper load

“ . SO much work, it's unreasonable. I've written more than any English course.”
PSY134

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“So ! Asigns online lectures and homework, and doesn't really lecture in class. Might as !”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (1 online, 49 in person), highlighting workload, personality split, and quiz-friendly testing. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Workload Reality

24/100

“There's a lot of assigned work that typed out can reach up to 8 pages per week of answering questions from her online lectures.”

🎯 Teaching Quality

54/100

“Absolutely loved her! She really peaked my interest in psychology.”

📝

72/100

“ and open book. she realized the and and open book.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

she's awesome...her class is amazing
and wants her students to succeed
Easily the

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

Easy A, but she just jokes around the whole time
23 of 47 students my semester failed her class

Theme 3

📝 About Workload

homework that takes you 2-3 hours long
We have one workbook a week with . Takes hours!
assigns a mountain of work

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years give a large, detailed, and consistently polarizing sample with rich workload and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

No reported values

B range

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 1

Debby Golden

x x x if you can handle a x x x and a blunt personality; otherwise choose a more structured professor.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Varies

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

See what students actually said.

📚 Workload Reality

🎯 Teaching Quality

📝 x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

📝 About Workload

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you can handle a and a blunt personality; otherwise choose a more structured professor.

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