AI Rate Professor

Psychology & Statistics

Mary Joan M. Thomsen

PSYCH1 · PSYCH3334 · PSYCHOLOGY1 · PSYCHOLOGY101 · PSYCH101 · 18 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
2.0/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
2.3

The decision

grade with zero lecture value; avoid if you actually want to learn.

Best fit · Easy A HunterSweet but boringEasy ATeach yourselfReads the bookMonotone lectures
  • Nearly everyone calls her sweet, but many say lectures are boring and useless.
  • Grades are easy if you read the book and do syllabus work; little real psychology learning.
  • ; several students say skip class and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Multiple students report easy As with late work accepted and .

All .

Is the course easy?

Introductory

78/100

Content is beginner GE psych with low intellectual challenge if you read and follow the syllabus.

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Is attendance flexible?

Optional

82/100

Students repeatedly say attendance is not required and and still do well.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

Many warn against her for learning, even when they admit the class is easy and she is nice.

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Course guide

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Grading

Generous

86/100

Students call her an and little demand beyond syllabus tasks.

Format shift

Based only on in-person comments.

Workload

Moderate

58/100

Tags mention lots of homework and papers, but overall effort still lands as manageable for an easy A.

Format shift

Based only on in-person comments.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Lectures are widely called boring babble, book-reading, and unhelpful for real learning.

Format shift

Consistent across in-person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

, and syllabus assignments dominate over meaningful lecture-based teaching.

Format shift

Based only on in-person comments.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person Psych 1 is widely seen as an easy, low-content class taught by a sweet but ineffective lecturer who reads outlines and videos.

Main concern

You will likely learn almost nothing if you rely on her lectures.

What students said

“I got an A but don't know a single thing about psychology.”
PSYCH1
“Easy A+ for mature student. ALL Asnmnts are in syllabus. Late work accepted. Basically teach yourself.”
PSYCH1
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PSYCH1

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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Tests are repeatedly called easy, with study-guide support and .

Easy testsStudy guide drivenTest preview in class

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

in class, and sometimes hearing the test the day before.

Easy testsStudy guide drivenTest preview in class
“she reads you the test the class before the ”
PSYCH1
“The though....”
PSYCH1
“The though....”
PSYCHOLOGY101

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I got an A but don't know a single thing about psychology.”

Voice snapshots generated from 18 in-person reviews, highlighting easy grading versus weak lecture value. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Easy A Reality

84/100

“Easy A+ for mature student. ALL Asnmnts are in syllabus. Late work accepted. Basically teach yourself.”

😴 Teaching Quality

28/100

“her class was a waste of time and money. She is not an effective speaker”

❤️ Sweet Personality

75/100

“Thomsen is a really sweet old lady. She's a and always brings snacks to class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She babbles and changes her volume randomly to startle those who snooze.
  • Her idea of a .
  • You seriously watch videos from the 1970's the whole class.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • I got an A but don't know a single thing about psychology.
  • Easy A+ for mature student. Basically teach yourself.
  • just show up for and ull do fine.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • She's a sweetheart, and it's a college class just work hard and study.
  • , but she is very boring.
  • Thomsen is a really sweet old lady.

Data context

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Analysis sample

18

Recent reviews read by the AI

18

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Eighteen detailed, consistent in-person reviews across many years strongly agree on easy grades and weak teaching.

Inside 18 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 50
3 out of 52
2 out of 58
1 out of 56

Course coverage

PSYCH113 reviews
PSYCHOLOGY12 reviews
PSYCH1011 review
PSYCH33341 review
PSYCHOLOGY1011 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 1 · A- 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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