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Psychology

Barbara McPherson

SOC104 · PSYCH205 · PSYCH104 · PSYC100 · PSY205 · PSYC220 · CHILD121 · PSYC121 · PSYC104 · PSYC205 · PSYCH101 · SOC205 · PSY110 · PSYC101 · PSYC215 · 52 lifetime ratings

AI rating
46/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
Take again
54.17%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

Expect a hit-or-miss experience with heavy work; best if and use her resources and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProPolarized ReviewsLots of HomeworkTeach YourselfExtra Credit AvailableConfusing Lectures
  • Student opinions and confusing unhelpful lecturer.
  • Workload is consistently heavy with lots of and group work.
  • and many say you must teach yourself from the book or slides.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

60/100

Many students report As with homework and but the course still demands steady work and reading.

Online reviewers more often describe doable As with resources; .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Intro psych can feel light but stats research methods and and pace feel standard to hard.

Both formats mention material volume; difficulty tags cluster around PSYC205 and similar methods courses.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

Many reviews say attendance is required graded or .

; some online sections report attendance not required.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

54/100

; while negatives warn of confusion and self-teaching.

Recent online reviews skew warmer; .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

50/100

and redo chances help some while tough-grader tags and .

Format shift

Online mentions clearer criteria more often; .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of and assignment-heavy terms appear across most courses.

Format shift

Online and and reading.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

and slide-reading confusing or hostile teaching.

Format shift

Online students more often praise organization; in-person has stronger teach-yourself complaints.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Mix of homework papers group projects quizzes and .

Format shift

; online leans weekly homework and quizzes.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

41 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

while many older reviews say lectures are pointless and you teach yourself.

Main concern

and hostile or unhelpful responses to questions.

What students said

“ a favor and never take this class with this teacher”
PSYC205
“she truly just wants all of her students to succeed. If you show her you're willing to make the effort, she gives you all of the ”
PSYC205

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online sections are more often praised for organization resources and though some still call it assignment-heavy and .

Main concern

and occasional on grades.

What students said

“the teacher makes it super easy to learn and gives you so many resources it is impossible to fail if you just follow her material”
PSYC104
“ . I mean a TON of work. Nice demeanor but she's also condescending.”
PSYC104

Exam style

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Exams are often described as hard even with study guides and .

Study Guides SometimesDifficult ExamsQuizzesTest Heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and test-heavy with PowerPoint-based material and occasional study guides.

Difficult ExamsTest HeavyStudy Guides
“ .”
PSYC205
“I had to supplement lecture with Khan academy videos because of the abstract nature of the course.”
PSYC104

Online

Online mentions quizzes tests and two-attempt quirks but .

Online QuizzesMultiple Attempts Mentioned
“I've never known a professor to give two attempts at an .”
PSYC104

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“This was the general ed experience. She seems like a nice person but her teaching style is outdated and it feels like she intentionally tries to make it a difficult course.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews spanning online and and heavy workload. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

48/100

“You teach yourself in this class more than her”

📚 Workload Load

28/100

“ . I mean a TON of work.”

👍 Recommendation Split

54/100

“ ”

🎁 Helps

60/100

“If you show you care she'll hook it up fat with A's!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • her lectures are pointless
  • reads off of the slides
  • and concise

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Lots of homework
  • available
  • impossible to fail if you just follow her material

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Very sweet and understanding
  • can come off a bit condescending
  • truly just wants all of her students to succeed
  • Laughs at students when is asked questions

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

52

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews span many years with detailed polarized comments and consistent themes on workload and teaching clarity.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 518
4 out of 55
3 out of 53
2 out of 511
1 out of 515

Course coverage

PSYC20514 reviews
PSYC10410 reviews
PSYCH2054 reviews
PSY2053 reviews
SOC1043 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

22 reported outcomes

A range

13

A+ 1 · A 11 · A- 1

B range

5

B+ 1 · B 4

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Not sure yet 3