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Psychology

John Rivers

PYSCH41 · PSYC41 · PSY15 · PSY20 · PSYCH20 · PSY41 · PYSCH5696 · PSYC41C · PSYCHOLOGY · PSYMANY · PSY42 · PSY041 · 37 lifetime ratings

AI rating
29/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
18.18%
Difficulty
2.4

The decision

if you can self-teach psychology and want a relatively easy grade despite weak lectures.

Best fit · Self Taught ProEasy A but little learningDisorganized lecturesLecture heavyLenient but inconsistent gradingFew graded items
  • Students repeatedly say the class can be an easy grade with few assignments and .
  • The main complaint is poor teaching structure, with rambling lectures and little useful class material.
  • The course is risky for beginners because many students say they had to rely on the book or prior knowledge.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Many students call it an easy A because grading is lenient, exists, and the class often has only a .

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

The psychology content is not described as deeply hard, but and poor organization make the course harder to follow than the workload suggests.

Only in-person reviews exist, and they consistently .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

70/100

, but students say showing up helps track due dates and pass the class.

All attendance evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Most students do not recommend him because , and little learning.

The because no online reviews were analyzed.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Students often mention easy grades, , and few graded items, though .

Format shift

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Workload

Light

84/100

The workload is usually described as light, with , and little required studying.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews discuss workload.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Students repeatedly describe his teaching as , and hard to learn from.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Reviews mention a mix of quizzes, papers, and a graded by few things.

Format shift

Assessment .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

37 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews describe an easy but and limited learning value.

Main concern

Students often , and not useful for learning.

What students said

“Learned absolutely nothing.”
PSY041
“This class has no academic structure and ”
PSY41
“ .”
PYSCH5696

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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Reviews mention quizzes, papers, and a final, but they do not clearly prove open-book, closed-book, webcam, Lockdown Browser, or strict proctoring rules.

Few QuizzesFinal ExamPapersNo Clear Proctoring Evidence

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and a final, but do not clearly prove the .

Few QuizzesFinal ExamPapers
“We took 2 quizzes, wrote an essay and had the final.”
PSY041
“Few quizzes, 2 and final”
PSY42
“all he grades and tests/exams”
PSY041

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Terrible teacher. and the class is just a ruckus of discussion.”

Voice snapshots generated from 37 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and structure; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

28/100

“It's almost impossible to follow along with his lectures, he jumps around a lot.”

📈 Easy Grade

82/100

“You are gaurenteed to get an A because of all the extra-credit, but you won't learn anything.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

22/100

“ so ever!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Boring lectures, pointless debate, and no powerpoints or canvas.
  • Lecture is sloppy and all over the place.
  • He goes off on rants that aren't related to the topic at hand.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Very boring class, but easy to pass.
  • Easy! A. Show up to class you have 2 papers A on booth.
  • The class is fairly easy if you do the work, he seems to give A's to people who at least try.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Structure

  • He changes due dates on a whim and the only reason you need to go to class is .
  • .
  • Not knowing chapters to study for .

Data context

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Analysis sample

37

Recent reviews read by the AI

37

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis is based on 37 reviews across many years, with and poor lecture organization.

Inside 37 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 55
3 out of 59
2 out of 59
1 out of 511

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 2 · A 2 · A- 2

B range

2

B+ 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

3

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 2