AI Rate Professor

Psychology

Ray Faulkenberry

PSY108 · PSY101A · PSY105 · PSY101 · 101A · BA139 · PSYCH18 · PSY10105 · 2020FA · PSYCHOLOGY108 · PSYCHOLOGY101 · PSYCH101 · 31 lifetime ratings

AI rating
95/100
RMP rating
4.8/5
Take again
90.32%
Difficulty
1.6

The decision

if you accept buying his book and doing light weekly quizzes and discussions.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy ACaringWeekly QuizzesHis Own BookAmazing Lectures
  • Students flood reviews with easy A, , and .
  • Study guides and ; many call him a top Ohlone professor.
  • Main friction is required purchase of his own book or paid online materials, called money-hungry by a few.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

93/100

Massive A and A+ distribution plus repeated Easy A and show-up-and-pass comments make high grades very low effort.

Both online and ; online emphasizes quizzes and discussions.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

90/100

Average difficulty is about 1.6 with light weekly work and .

Online and .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

72/100

Many online and , though participation and weekly posts still matter.

Online is often fully asynchronous with no mandatory live attendance; .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

92/100

Over 90 percent would take him again and pile on best-professor language despite a few book-cost complaints.

Recommendation strength is high in both formats; the few low scores cluster around material costs.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Generous

91/100

, and study guides make grades very forgiving.

Format shift

Online multi-try quiz tools and .

Workload

Light

82/100

, and occasional short writing; only a minority call mastery training heavy.

Format shift

Online is light weekly tasks; beyond exams.

Teaching experience

Excellent

93/100

, and genuine support across years and formats.

Format shift

Quality praise is near-universal online and in person outside book-cost outliers.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Weekly quizzes and a steady, predictable mix.

Format shift

Online leans discussion-plus-quiz; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

, and a father-figure vibe, with the same Easy A pattern.

Main concern

A minority resent paying for his short self-published book used as a major assignment.

What students said

“his class is just an easy A! Just show up and youll pass :)!”
PSYCH101
“He gives handy dandy study guides for .”
PSY101
“When i tell you this dude is money hungry. For wrote. That you have to PAY for.”
PSY108

Remote format

Online

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online sections are asynchronous-friendly with , and consistently high praise.

Main concern

You usually must buy his book or Pearson materials for the .

What students said

“ , and one-semester paper about an entertaining book that he wrote.”
PSY101
“Easy A, just do the discussions, and the quizzes.”
PSY101A
“we had 1 quiz with multiple tries and you get to check ur answer after every question, and for the assignments u get 10 tries”
BA139

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Quizzes and exams are described as easy, often guided by study guides or multi-try online tools, with little stress.

Study GuidesEasy QuizzesMultiple TriesTextbook Based Questions

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

84/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person midterms often come with study guides matching test questions and a .

Study GuidesDrop Lowest ExamLecture Stories
“He gave a study guide for . Those are the exact questions used on the test.”
PSYCHOLOGY108
“He gives handy dandy study guides for .”
PSY101

Online

and draw from reading or Quizlet-style chapter questions.

Multiple TriesWeekly QuizzesDiscussion Posts
“we had 1 quiz with multiple tries and you get to check ur answer after every question”
BA139
“Quizzes and . The material is enjoyable.”
PSY101

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“his class is just an easy A! Just show up and youll pass :)!”

Voice snapshots generated from 31 reviews across online and , and book-cost critiques. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

93/100

“Professor Ray is probably one of the !”

🅰️ Easy A Factor

93/100

“ and credit.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

92/100

“Amazing person, 100% would take his class again!”

💵 Book Cost Friction

30/100

“When i tell you this dude is money hungry. For wrote. That you have to PAY for.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He has so many crazy stories and life experiences that somehow end up relating to the lecture
  • Literally, I !
  • He is genuine, down to earth, and actually listens to you

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A, just do the discussions, and the quizzes
  • You could easily finish all work in two hours
  • study guides for

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Hes a really caring professor and so understanding
  • He is literally the
  • father figure to many people in the class

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

31

Recent reviews read by the AI

31

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-one reviews from 2017-2025 with dense detail and highly consistent Easy A and and in-person formats.

Inside 31 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 529
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

28 reported outcomes

A range

25

A+ 12 · A 13

B range

3

B+ 3

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