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Psychology

Tina Trolier

PSYCH1 · PSYCH15 · PSYCHLOGY10 · CPSYCH1 · PSYCH10 · PSYC1 · PSYCH5 · PSYCH11040 · PSYCH40 · PYSCH1 · PSYCHOLOGY1 · PSYCH101 · 47 lifetime ratings

AI rating
36/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
36.84%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

if you need structured lectures, but self-directed students who like casual classes may do fine.

Best fit · Self Taught ProFunnyOff topicTest heavyDisorganizedReading required
  • Reviews are sharply divided, with some students loving her humor and and ineffective.
  • Many students say lectures go off topic, so .
  • Grades can be manageable, but few assignments and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Many students earned A grades, but comments repeatedly say tests, reading, few assignments, and or self-study.

Online evidence mentions and mixed lecture quality, while in-person evidence and textbook dependence.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Psychology content is not always hard, but the course feels harder because lectures wander and tests may rely on reading more than class instruction.

Online reviews are split on lecture clarity, while and difficult test preparation.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

Some comments say participation and class notes matter, while others say students must teach themselves from the textbook, so .

Online evidence does not prove attendance rules, while but is not always enough.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

38/100

Recommendation is low because many students describe disorganization, irrelevant lectures, and .

Online reviews are evenly split, while the .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

Several students mention tough grading, , and exams that are hard to recover from.

Format shift

Online evidence includes but little grading detail, while and few-opportunity grading.

Workload

Moderate

45/100

, but students often must read heavily and study independently for tests.

Format shift

Online evidence mentions and lecture watching, while in-person , and group projects.

Teaching experience

Poor

45/100

Her humor and care help some students, but repeated complaints about tangents, disorganization, and poor alignment with tests lower the teaching score.

Format shift

Online teaching feedback is mixed, while and includes many severe complaints.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Reviews repeatedly describe tests, quizzes, and few graded items as central, with some essays or group projects depending on the course.

Format shift

Online evidence includes test-heavy tagging, while , and limited grade opportunities.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

45 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

for humor but frequent complaints about disorganization, tangents, and tests that require textbook study.

Main concern

Students often say and that the class depends heavily on reading and self-study.

What students said

“I learned nothing except about her cat, husband & random stories.”
PSYCH10
“if you do not read and study the textbook you will not pass the exams.”
PSYCH5

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are mixed, with one student finding lectures bloated and another finding them casual, funny, and worthwhile.

Main concern

Online lectures may wander off topic and require outside videos or independent study.

What students said

“Tina's lecture are heavy and overfilled with topics that aren't relevant to the course”
PSYCH1
“They're actually a breeze to listen to because of this.”
PSYCH10

Exam style

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The exam risk is moderate to high because reviews repeatedly mention tests, pop quizzes, and few grading opportunities, but .

Test HeavyPop QuizzesFew Graded ItemsReading-Based Exams

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and few graded items, but do not clearly prove closed-book rules, proctoring, or final exam format.

Test HeavyPop QuizzesFew Graded ItemsReading-Based Exams
“if you do not read and study the textbook you will not pass the exams.”
PSYCH5
“BEWARE OF POP QUIZZES”
PSYCH101
“ so it's hard to even out your grade.”
PSYCH1

Online

and , but do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, open-book, or final exam rules.

Test HeavyExtra Credit
“the only reason you should watch any of the lectures is for the points”
PSYCH1

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“She is so amazing I would take any class from her. making this an easy class if you engage with others and actively participate and follow directions.”

Voice snapshots generated from 47 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and student fit; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

45/100

“The lectures were mostly about her own life, not the material on the test.”

📚

42/100

“if you do not read and study the textbook you will not pass the exams.”

👍 Recommendation Risk

38/100

“ if possible.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is incoherent, easily distracted & doesn't teach you anything on the subject
  • She goes off on tangents sometimes but she is a very sweet lady and I very much enjoyed her class!
  • Tina loves teaching and her lectures at first feel really casual with lots of anecdotes.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • .
  • so it's hard to even out your grade.
  • Go to class, Take the notes, study the notes, get an A.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Fit

  • if you are a no nonsense person avoid her class it will only make you mad.
  • if you want to take psychology more .
  • . .

Data context

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Analysis sample

47

Recent reviews read by the AI

47

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-seven reviews across many years give broad evidence, and the same themes of , and .

Inside 47 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 515
4 out of 58
3 out of 54
2 out of 57
1 out of 513

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

11

A+ 3 · A 8

B range

4

B+ 2 · B 1 · B- 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather_Not_Say 1