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Psychology

Karen Parilla-Anderson

PSYC14 · PSYCH14 · PSYC1A · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

Only take if you can handle heavy weekly busywork and ; recent students report delayed grades and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardLots of homeworkUnclear assignmentsLate gradingHeavy readingNice but disorganized
  • , and 8-10 assignments a week.
  • and skipping hurts; tests often mismatch notes and readings.
  • Older reviews praise her as helpful and easy; newer ones describe frustration and busywork.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Several students report A or A+ grades, but only after completing heavy multi-part weekly work and .

Online reviews emphasize lots of work for an achievable A; modern sections.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is not usually intellectually brutal, but volume of , and busywork makes the course feel hard.

Online and recent in-person reviews stress workload; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and skipping means you will not pass; online attendance is not required.

Online reviews mark attendance not mandatory; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

Would-take-again is effectively zero in reported data, and recent comments , and frustration.

Newer online reviews are mostly negative; but less current.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Students can earn high grades, but delayed grading and is fine.

Format shift

Both formats report high grades for completers; online complaints .

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Tags and comments repeatedly cite lots of , and up to 10 assignments a week.

Format shift

Online accelerated sections are the heaviest; .

Teaching experience

Average

42/100

Students often call her nice and helpful, but , and weak at aligning notes with tests.

Format shift

Older in-person praise is strong; recent online quality ratings cluster around 2-3.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Assessment leans on weekly reading, journals, papers, and projects; some terms had .

Format shift

Online ; some older in-person classes were assignment-only.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

older students call her helpful and amazing, while , and tests that do not match notes.

Main concern

and papers, and exams poorly aligned with assigned material.

What students said

“I found this class hard to navigate. Heavy note-taking on videos and articles. studied.”
PSYC1A
“she's never clear about what she wants students to see as the ”
PSYC1A
“This class is a lot of work but the work isn't hard but time consuming. Didn't have a single test, because there's so much work.”
PSYC14

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections are heavy on reading and and frequently late grading.

Main concern

, and finals with very short turnaround.

What students said

“ , heavy work load, assignments were too personal, easy if you can complete the assignments but there was A LOT of them and often 8-10 assignments a week”
PSYC1A
“ . Note taking material not represented well. . Final issued and due next day for opportunity.”
PSYC14
“the ! Its accelerated class so I expected more than normal but its much more than I ever imagined. 10 assignments every week!”
PSYC14

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

; when present, students say they poorly match notes and sometimes have very short turnaround.

Assignment-heavyOccasional final with short deadlineTests may not match notesSome terms no midterm or final

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews say tests often do not represent studied material; one term had because of heavy project work.

Tests mismatch notesAssignment-heavy termsNo midterm or final in some sections
“ studied.”
PSYC1A
“Didn't have a single test, because there's so much work.”
PSYC14

Online

Online reviews mention unclear assignment expectations and a final released with little time, sometimes for .

Short final windowExtra credit finalHeavy weekly assignments
“ and due next day for opportunity.”
PSYC14
“The several pages of work.”
PSYC14

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ , heavy work load, assignments were too personal, easy if you can complete the assignments but there was A LOT of them and often 8-10 assignments a week”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 reviews across online and in-person Psychology sections, balancing recent workload complaints with older praise. Credibility rating: Medium.

📚 Heavy Weekly Workload

22/100

“the ! Its accelerated class so I expected more than normal but its much more than I ever imagined. 10 assignments every week!”

🧭

35/100

“Professor Anderson's expectations can be hard to understand. Grading is frequently weeks behind and .”

🧪

40/100

“ studied.”

❤️ Personable but Disorganized

42/100

“She is a nice person but the class could use some fine tuning.”

Theme 1

📚

  • Lots of homework
  • Get ready to read
  • 10 assignments every week! Tons of reading and summarizing.
  • This class is a lot of work but the work isn't hard but time consuming.

Theme 2

🧭

  • .
  • .
  • as the main points
  • Still waiting for a

Theme 3

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Experience

  • One of !
  • AMMMMMAAAZINNNNG
  • I like her and she seems like a really great person.
  • and will work with you to help you get a good grade.

Data context

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Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Eleven reviews span 2011-2025 with decent detail, but opinions split by era and format, which lowers consistency.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 51
3 out of 52
2 out of 55
1 out of 50

Course coverage

PSYC145 reviews
PSYC1A3 reviews
PSYCH143 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 2 · A 2 · A- 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values