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Psychology

Lynne DeSpelder

DEATHANDDYING · RELATION · PSYCH39 · PSYCH · PSYC37AB · PSYCH35AB · DD7091 · PSYCH35ABC · PSYCH39C · PSCHY37 · DEATHDYING · PSYCHOLOGY · PSYCH39ABC · 39ABC · PSYCH37ABC · RELATIONSHIPS · PSYCH35 · PHILO35 · PSYCH39AB · PSYCH37 · 47 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
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Difficulty
1.9

The decision

if you want an easy, meaningful, discussion-based psychology class and are comfortable with personal reflection.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyTransformational TeacherEasy ACaring and FunnyDiscussion HeavyAttendance Matters
  • Students overwhelmingly describe DeSpelder as caring, engaging, and personally impactful.
  • Grades are usually very easy if students attend, participate, and complete reflective work.
  • The main tradeoff is that classes feel like group therapy and require personal sharing.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

94/100

Getting an A is very easy if students attend, participate, and complete the .

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

84/100

The academic content is usually described as easy, though the personal and emotional reflection can feel demanding.

, and they consistently describe the course as technically easy.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

, and several students say showing up is essential.

The .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

97/100

Students strongly recommend her because the class is engaging, caring, easy, and often personally meaningful.

All recommendation evidence is from in-person reviews, with .

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

92/100

Grading is very generous because participation, completion-based papers, and .

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Workload

Light

78/100

The workload is light overall, with , and a few personal papers or readings.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe workload.

Teaching experience

Excellent

96/100

Students repeatedly describe her as passionate, caring, funny, engaging, and unusually impactful.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Assessment appears driven , and some easy exams.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews mention assessments.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

47 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person reviews describe a warm, interactive, highly recommended class with and participation.

Main concern

Students who dislike group discussion or personal sharing may find the class uncomfortable.

What students said

“Class is more like group therapy than a lecture, and you will learn a lot about yourself over the course of the semester.”
PSYCH39
“if you show up--you CAN'T FAIL. TRUST ME.”
PSYCH35ABC
“Participation is part of your grade so if you don't show up your grade suffers.”
PSYCH39

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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Exam comments describe open-note, study-guide-based, cheat-sheet, or .

Open Note TestsStudy Guide Based ExamsCheat Sheet AllowedTake-Home TestEasy Tests

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

91/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews explicitly describe open-note, study-guide-based, cheat-sheet, and .

Open Note TestsStudy Guide Based ExamsCheat Sheet AllowedTake-Home Test
“She grades from attendance, open note tests which are verbatim to the study guides, and .”
PSYCH39
“The , as answers are straight from the study guide which you are allowed to use!”
PSYCH39
“Do the and you will get an A.”
PSYCH39C

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Lynne is absolutely awesome! She has a passion for her work and it really shows.”

Voice snapshots generated from 47 in-person reviews, highlighting key themes in , and personal impact; credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

96/100

“Lynne is absolutely awesome! She has a passion for her work and it really shows.”

📈 Easy A Potential

94/100

“It's an easy A if you do the work and just show up.”

👍 Recommendation Strength

97/100

“This class is a MUST for EVERYONE!!!!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She's engaging, fun, and knows just how to encourage maximum learning.
  • She is constantly trying new and innovative ways to teach.
  • Lynne is engaging and care about the subject matter, but her Family/Relationships class was far too easy.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • if you show up--you CAN'T FAIL. TRUST ME.
  • It's an easy A if you do the work and just show up.
  • Show up and participate and you get credit.

Theme 3

❤️ About Personal Impact

  • My life has taken on new colors because of taking all three class.
  • I left this class with information that will help me emotionally in life.
  • You learn something about youself in these classes.

Theme 4

⚠️ About Fit Concerns

  • Class is more like group therapy than a lecture, and you will learn a lot about yourself over the course of the semester.
  • At times it was a bit tedious being forced to be social, but overall the learning was done.
  • Plus the books are way too expensive!!!

Data context

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Analysis sample

47

Recent reviews read by the AI

47

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

The 47 reviews are detailed and highly consistent, but they are all older in-person reviews from 2003 to 2014.

Inside 47 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 541
4 out of 55
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

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PSYCH35ABC5 reviews
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Reported outcomes

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