AI Rate Professor

Psychology

Stephen Hearne

PSY170 · PSYC100 · PSYCH105 · PSY105 · PSY171 · PSYC105 · PSYC171 · PSY100 · PSYCH171 · PSYCH100 · 103 lifetime ratings

AI rating
94/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
93.75%
Difficulty
1.9

The decision

if you can show up, put the phone away, and study the guides—easy path to a strong grade.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing lecturesNo homeworkStudy-guide testsStrict no-phoneHilarious
  • , and packed with real-life examples that transfer well.
  • grade rests on a .
  • Attendance and note-taking matter; .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Study guides, , and if you attend and study.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

74/100

Content is introductory psych/stats with and low reported difficulty.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

; skip and you miss notes that appear on tests.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

94/100

Nearly all students praise clear lectures and and .

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

76/100

Most say tests follow study guides; a .

Format shift

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Workload

Light

82/100

, and one manageable research paper.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Students rave about clear, funny, passionate lectures that prepare them for upper-division work.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

; almost no weekly homework.

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 lectures are engaging and efficient; , but strict phone and attendance rules.

Main concern

and the .

What students said

“No HW, except for one 5 page essay due on the final. There are 4 exams that are multiple choice and only 25 questions.”
PSY100
“This stats class was painfully easy... and his tests are really straightforward.”
PSY171
“As long as and study the questions from his study guides, his tests will be really straightforward.”
PSYC105

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams track study guides and lectures; stats often allows open notes and a .

Study guidesOpen notes on some testsTake-home finalMultiple choice

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

80/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person tests are short multiple-choice with study guides; .

Study guidesOpen notesTake-home finalMultiple choice
“ , so that's why you need to be in class. .”
PSY171
“Its open book and notes so pay attention in class... but its a ”
PSY171
“There are 4 exams that are multiple choice and only 25 questions.”
PSY100

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Dr. Hearne is a phenomenal professor. very funny, and is always willing to answer questions.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, highlighting teaching clarity, light workload, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“Professor Hearne is the best instructor I've had at Skyline College... he made Basic Statistics FUN!”

👍 Recommendation Rate

94/100

“Would 100% take again. He's overall a pretty relaxed and very straight forward.”

📚 Workload Lightness

82/100

“ so . if you go to every class.”

📝 Easy A Path

82/100

“ , and look over the study guide, and BAM, easy A. You do need to TRY, though.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are really interesting, I learned a lot from going to his class
  • and educated!
  • Breaks down and explains psychology terms using 1-4 words while still being articulate

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • This stats class was painfully easy
  • study guides for

Theme 3

📱 About Classroom Rules

  • NO, PHONE... Turn it off, keep it on silent
  • LEAVE YOUR CELLPHONE IN THE CAR
  • he is strict, absolutely no talking

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

103

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed reviews spanning many years with consistent praise on teaching and workload.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 577
4 out of 521
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 52

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

18 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 2 · A 8

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

4

C 4

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2