Dr. Melley is overall a very solid choice for an intro psych professor. Her tests are the majority of your grade but as long as you pay attention to the powerpoint she gives.

Prof. Melley is a very nice and caring professor. She is always happy to answer questions. She use powerpoints as part of her lecture and posts them on blackboard. Even though she posts the powerpoints on blackboard, I still recommend coming to class regularly. She also gives plenty of extra credit opportunities. Overall, a great class! Must take!

Great teacher. The only homework assigned are discussion boards and readings( not mandatory). Her lectures are through power point, and she posts them on blackboard. Attendance isn't mandatory, but still go. She gives a lot of opportunities to earn extra - on tests and total grades.

Pretty easy class. The textbook is online and free. She gives a lot of opportunities for extra credit also. You'll have to do online discussions but they do not take long to do. I found the tests to be easy as well. She posts her PowerPoints on blackboard but I still recommend going to class. Her lectures are extremely boring though.

She is very sweet and the work is pretty easy and interesting. Only thing is that when it comes to the discussion boards she doesn't take late work. She drops your lowest group discussion grade and your lowest exam grade. there is an opportunity to get at least 15 points of extra credit.

Great professor! The textbook is free, tons of extra credit opportunities. Tests are easy (if you study), and the content isn't difficult.

This was Dr. Melley's first semester at Mason and first time teaching a large lecture class. Considering all that she was an amazing professor - I think her future students will really love her since she kept saying she learned so much this semester. Her lectures were fascinating and so relevant to my life. I learned so much.

This was her first semester at Mason and with such a large class (300) so she tried her best and at times I was lost and it was a little boring. Overall, the class was super easy and there's lots of options for extra credit. She did mention she might make attendance mandatory for next semester. But most of what is learned in class is common sense.

Loved this class!! Dr. Melley made the content super easy to understand. Lots of extra credit opportunities along with dropping your lowest test/discussion grades. The tests were fairly simple, as long as you review her powerpoints and read the free textbook you will do fine! Discussion assignments were straightforward and actually interesting.

She is very kind and helpful. Her grading is not very strict too. However, she wants you to show up. To do well in the class you should read the textbook before class and take notes and then go to class because her exams have things from both lecture and the textbook. You can skip, I did one in a while but her lectures are really interesting.

Prof. Melley is one of the most generous professors out there. She is clear about what she wants from her students and gives plenty of extra credit if you mess up an exam. There was a textbook, but it was online and free to access. It is an easy A if you just need the credit, but it is also an interesting class for those interested in the field.

Online class was extremely easy, follow the assignment guidelines and you will get an A. She was mostly "absent" during our class due to unforseen reasons, but still graded an intense amount of work (for the whole class) rather quickly. I would 100% recommend her for any student in the field, just keep up with the work.

I had Dr. Melley for psyc 100 and psyc 211 and I loved it! One of the most caring professors ever. Gives extra credit, interesting discussions, fairly easy tests. She even allows the option for projects instead of tests. The quizzes are open book and graded based on completion. She is also just a very nice and generous person.

Professor Melley cares about her students very much. She managed the 300-student class very well. She gives generous extra credits and assignment and HW and quizzes are easy. She answered questions on the Q&A board and responded to emails promptly. She even provided live Google doc Q&A before the test. Her lectures were clear. She is a great prof.

One of the most caring profs I've ever had! Offers extra credit and her discussion questions are very interesting. Midterm and final exams which are open note and a midterm project but her directions were clear, straightforward, so it wasn't hard at all. Bc this was an online class, she was always checking up on us and kept us updated. TAKE HER!!

This class was very stress free. If you're a terrible test taker then this is the class for you because the grade was based on mini projects, reading annotations (LOTS OF READING), online mini quizzes that you can take as much as you'd like, attendance, and participation in research. Pretty easy A if you do the work pretty much.

Professor Melley is a great teacher, while in class she was very interactive and made a 300 student lecture engaging. Moving to online because of COVID-19 was not bad everything was laid out clearly on the course schedule. One thing, Perusall is iffy and she doesn't grade them, it auto-grades it so good luck.

She handled COVID-19 amazingly. She is understanding of issues you may outside of class. She clearly explains what she expects and answers questions promptly. The only slight downside is the annotations for readings that are automatically graded. If you write a decent paragraph you should be good to go. There are no exams just a few projects.

She is the best professor at mason. Litteraly all you have to do is show up (attendance is worth 25%) its so easy! No tests either just simple projects. Shes super easy A if you dont get an A you are just stupid. She also gives tons of extra credit!

Dr. Melley is a real gem. She encourages her students to succeed and you get a lot out of her class through the discussion boards and Achieve readings. She knows how to relate the class I had a few technical issues during the semester, but Dr. Melley was super understanding. Doesn't accept late work, but is willing to support you academically.

She is such an amazing teacher and loves all of her students. She will help you with any questions and has really good lectures. Although the reading can be overwhelming there is plenty of extra credit and the work is easy. You will only fail the class is you don't do a single thing. Go to class and do homework, you got that A+! TAKE HER!

No reason not to get an A. She makes the class easy for you to learn. Not test heavy, but mini-projects throughout the semester. Points awarded for attendance, and a lot of opportunities for extra credits.

This course was greatly designed. Midway through, the pandemic hit, and the instructor was extremely flexible with the class going forward. Assignments were clear, and the instructor sent out numerous reminders to help you stay on track.

Easiest class ever. No tests and the projects were super easy.

One of the easiest classes to do well in, she offers so many chances to do well and is a really sweet person overall. Her grading scale is a little weird but she's always very helpful when you ask questions about it. A lot of assignments are completion based or peer graded which boosts your grade a lot. Take her if you can!

As long as you read the text, you should be fine on the exams. Lectures were more so to elaborate on the concepts read in real life settings. She provides several opportunities to acquire extra credits points. All students in PSYCH 100 are required to participate in research studies, conducted by faculty and graduate students, through SONA.

As someone who had no idea about psychology before her class, I felt that she opened my eyes to a lot of the hot topics which made higher level psych courses easier. She spends lots of time on one topic if you are confused, and is always holding office hours both online and in-person. LITERALLY, show up and pass. Her exams are really easy.

COVID: Grade is made up of pretests, groupwork, quizzes, exams, & participation in research. Find all the answers on Quizlet or from assigned readings. Drops lowest pretest, quiz, & groupwork. Final exam can replace previous exam grade. She kinda got mad that ppl weren't coming to the opt. meeting even tho ppl had other classes. Extra credit opps!

You have pretests for completion grades, quizzes which are the pretest, open book exams from the readings, research participation, and group work. Easiest class ever, literally just do your work and its an easy A. She offers extra credit and you can take the optional final exam to replace your lowest exam

Best asynchronous class I've had during the Fall 2020 semester. Easy A if you do the work and the readings. Group work on an application called Perusal. I was skeptical at first, but it's a great app and is easy to use. She is very forgiving with grading and offers a lot of ways to improve your grade. Don't wait to do your research reqs!

such a sweet, understanding professor especially during a pandemic. does weekly zooms where she answers submitted questions. pre tests are for completion. quizzes are open note. study for tests but based off of readings and quizzes. perusals are very straight forward and easy A's if you put in effort and interact. many extra credit opportunities

A lot of reading but overall easy. There are three tests after each module (1-5) pretest, quiz similar to pretest, and full module exam(timed). Must be part of 7 different research super easy I would do it all in the first month to get it out of the way. hw on perusall super easy as well every week. There is also extra credit. Easy A I believe.

Prof Melley is super sweet and caring, she pushes the issue of diversity and inclusion in the class and I am very glad that she does. The class is super easy, there was no meeting times just get the work done within the due date. I joined the class late and was a little behind with catching up but still made it out with an A, definitely take her!

There were weekly quizzes (pre-quiz and post quiz) and exams after each module. Quizzes and exams were automatically graded on Blackboard and a lot of our work was graded by the website Perusall- she rarely had to grade anything herself. Overall the course was an easy A and extra credit was offered.

LOVED this Professor. She is extremely intelligent and is super helpful. I didnt have to pay for any books which helped my broke self. Yes there readings, quizzes and one project (group project so youll be okay!). Overall, really liked her. I took psychology before so I ended up with a A+ but regardless. She teaches very well and is not too hard.

Nice prof that cares for her students. Mainly busy work that isn't too hard to complete. Easy A for the most part.

A really good Professor! Her classes were easy to understand and really interesting.

Online: For a general elective this is the best choice. Literally no work. Final exam is completion grade. Group project can be done easily by yourself in a day if you get a bad group (she chooses). Hands down the easiest class at gmu. Everything is a completion grade and so simple. TAKE IT WITH HER.

I WISH i had her in face-to-face classes. She is so caring and understanding of everything and is not wrong when she says that at first you may hate Perusall but end up loving it. There is a lot of reading to be done but its so interesting it does not seem as homework. Comment on the reading 3 times for an 100% and do the quizzes and final exam.

Very kind prof. Online is very easy but boring, could be much better if in-person. U learn mostly through the readings, easy 2-attempt quizzes that can be googled, & a group project. She also advises us about potential careers & research studies. Easy A, lots of extra credits. She's also moving to a test-free class. Passed with 98%.

Her class inspired me to change majors!

I took this class during the summer. Honestly if you dont receive an A or B in this class, you arent applying yourself. She gives you multiple chances with hw assignments, quizzes, and the exam. In the beginning of the class (in the syllabus) she lets you know what you need to do to get the letter grade you want.

The Good: Honestly an easy A for low to medium effort. I recommend this class to help ease into the transition from high school to college. The lessons are useful to help you be more mindful of your own study habits and is forgiving as heck. The Bad. Initially confusing on what to do. But after growing pains, you get used to it after maybe 5 weeks.

She is a nice person, and her lessons are enjoyable; she allows you to revise assignments, which is quite beneficial. HER INSTRUCTIONS, ON THE OTHER HAND, CAN BE UNCLEAR AT TIMES, BUT YOU WILL GET IT IN THE END.  You will be completely lost for the first two weeks, after which everything will be fine. I would take her again because she is a nice pe

This professor was very responsive. The assignments each week were difficult, but doable. Sometimes the questions on the assignment were pretty unclear, but you just have to do your best and you'll get feedback. Lots of chances to revise your work/get a good grade in this class. Prof was very nice and did her best to make an online class enjoyable.

I expected this class to be "easy", but I had to work for the A because the hws were hard. However, there's no way you cant get an A bc you have unlimited revision for hw to earn credit. The format of the class was confusing at first, but got the hang of it after a few weeks. Also hw feedback dont make sense at all.

Fully online. Easy easy class. Structured differently than your normal class and it made the class seem frustrating and hard at start, but its not. Stick with her and after a few weeks youll get the hang of it and youll be perfectly fine. Do all your work and youll get an A easily. Thanks professor!

I took this class in person. Overall good class and easy to do well, but the work is not a breeze by any means. The homework is on a regular schedule, so get in a routine and stick to it. There are unlimited attempts to revise homework assignments, so there's really no reason to fail. Big projects were graded mostly by completion.

Her class operates on a two week cycle: the first week is spent lecturing on the topic, the student then has until Mon of week 2 to turn in the apply to be marked for participation. Week 2 is then spent working in groups and in a clarifying lecture to answer any questions from the apply. Students then have until the following Mon to revise. 12/10

Dr. Melley was one of the best professors I have ever had. Her lectures were so interesting and I looked forward to coming to every class even though attendance was never mandatory. The assignments were so easy and we had unlimited attempts to earn credit for everything. You have to either be incredibly stupid or lazy to not get an A in this class.

This class is easy. There are assignments called Applys, and you have one week to do them and one week to revise them. If you don't get full credit, you can still revise it to get full credit. The final exam and the semester project were easy. The research credits were fun and easy.

This class was one of the easiest classes I've ever taken and I learned so much. She lets you redo every assignment so it's almost impossible to not get an A unless you're not putting in any effort. She really cares about students learning the material and will chat with you after class:)

If you have the chance to take her, definitely do! There is an assignment with a few questions every other week to earn points, which you can redo as many times to get full credit. She also gives out a lot of the answers to these in class or if you ask her. There are no tests or quizzes except the final, but you only need a 70% to get an A. Easy A.

The structure of the course was a bit confusing but it was easy. Unlimited revisions on homework and she basically posts the answers on Blackboard. Hardest part was getting 7 hours of research credit, but there are alternate assignments available. I think a lot of the bad reviews were from people who skipped class or didn't follow the syllabus.

Her class is so simple! We have all the readings online and it's a personal choice whether or not to come in person or not since she puts all of the content online. Personally, in person, she explains what the work is about in more depth. Her grading policy makes it impossible to fail and she's considerate and very into her teaching as a teacher

Asynchronous. Was in the GC for class. Class was literally made easy; unlimited attempts to submit work, posted answers to help you revise for full credit, 2 attempts on the final, all open note. Low reviews were from those in the gc who would never try to read or do the work, anytime they were inconvenienced they would ask the GC for answers.

Honestly, she is the best professor I have ever had. She is very kind and truly cares about her students. Her TAs are also very nice and they try to help you as much as they can. You can revise your work to get full credit which is great !!! Although I'm an IT major, I genuinely enjoyed the class and felt really comfortable in her class.

Dr. Melley is a cinnamon roll; so sweet. The class is definitely manageable. The Apply assignments can be annoying due to the randomization of two questions being graded by a TA, so don't be surprised to revise for more credit if they don't like your first answer. Final project was simple and the exam was open-note. No quizzes and no tests. GL! :)

Oh my goodness she is literally one of the nicest professors I've had so far. She very clearly outlines what needs to be done in her course, and most of the assignments are based on participation anyway. Just get the work done and you'll be fine. This class was literally so easy as long as you do the work (which was easy to understand).

TAKE HER!!!! She is the best and this class is an easy A. Her work is so simple like it shouldn't take over two hours per week. The students who are leaving bad reviews are just lazy. She is super sweet too, TAKE HER!!!

Took her class in Fall 2021. It was in-person, however Dr. Melley told us attendance was optional and that all of the material were available online. The class structure was a bit confusing at first, but easy to follow once you get the gist of it. Also, she gives you unlimited attempts to revise your homework. There's no way you can fail her class!

Such a sweet heart like FR! Her class is so easy. I am so happy that GMU has professors like her.

Pros: You can submit work late and re-submit it if you are not happy with the grade you received Cons: The structure of this course is super confusing and overwhelming at first. Get ready to read a lot and submitting the same document again and again if the TAs think your answer is not proficient enough

OY MY GOD she is so sweet like come on. Take her, her class easy.

Dr. Melley is wonderful, I definitely enjoy her class and recommend her. Each week of async learning she gives us a good amount of learning activities to do so that we fully understand what we are learning about for the week. Loved the structure of her course and once again definitely recommend

Unique class structure, not very difficult at all. Every 2 weeks I was reading 30-45 textbook chapters, though there are a few other activities you're expected to complete in each module. I don't have much to say about Prof. Melley as I never really interacted with her through this online class, but the class itself is definitely good.

Prof Melley is great, but I did not like the class (no interest in psych + I took for MC). There was a lot more work than I was expecting for an easy core class, and with a job + other classes, it was hard to keep up. If you have a lot of free time and an interest in psych, go for it! She sends out reg emails + reminders, and the syllabus is clear.

ASYNC. Nice professor, simple and pretty doable workload - each unit was 2-4 readings and retakable quizzes on the topic + a process letter that can be resubmitted til satisfactory grade. Each unit is two weeks work of work but hell if you try you can knock it out in a day (not recommended!). Ham it up on letters & knock out research credit ASAP!

This class with this professor is probably the easiest class at gmu as long as you do your work. There are so many opportunities to redo assignments for a better grade it feels like high school again. If you do your work and do what's required to achieve an A, you will. Simple.

She is one of the best professors I've ever had, she feels like she really cares about every one of us. As long as you do your best in the class and turn everything in there's no way you can fail.

Dr. Melley was a great professor. Her lectures were a little boring but overall she's great and she also has an optional extra credit assignment at the end of the semester which can boost your grade a whole letter. She also had an alternative to her in person classes where you can go through the content at home and at your own pace.

Prof Melley does a great job of structuring her class so that the only requirement is textbook readings (free!). In person lecture slides are posted online, no tests or quizzes, can get easy to procrastinate since coming to class in person is not required, (sick days accommodation). Great professor who you can tell really enjoys her job!

Dr. Melley was great. She is very caring and considerate to all her students. This was a very easy class, and has NO exams or quizzes, no final exam. You are graded through process letters which are due by the end of each unit where you explain the grade you think you deserve, and no matter what it is you always get an A.

Nice lady, and the intention is really sweet. Wants to make a small class setting in a 100+ lecture. Sometimes felt a little lackluster, and you will fall asleep if you're not super engaged. Easy, easy class. Seriously difficult to not get an A.

Even though I'm a criminology major, I wanted to see what a psychology class would be like. I loved this intro to psychology class. Would highly recommend professor Melley.

Professor Melley was very fun during her lectures but her class is very assignment heavy. There are so many things to keep up with and her grading is based on effort points. No final exam.

Super easy class, she has an amazing attitude. She's very good at responding to emails and giving feedback, she has so many resources and her lectures are very interesting.

Dr. Melley was a great professor. Her lectures were engaging and the assignments she gives out are not too difficult. Even though attendance isn't mandatory, I will recommend going to her class because she will say some interesting stuff.

Dr. Melley was a super charismatic professor. There are lots of assignments to keep up with, but they aren't difficult and mainly effort based. Though attendance isn't mandatory, still try to show up as effort points from in-class polls can boost your grade and end of unit checkpoints are based on in-class material. There's one final project too

Professor Melley is awesome! She assigns homework every week but it's pretty light, just need to remember to do it. She also allows late work and the TA/LA's are always willing to help with any questions or concerns. I can definitely say I learned a lot from this class because of P.Melley and the TA's and LA's.

Such a great professor. Her class organization on Bb is kind of confusing, make sure to check the Bb calendar for any upcoming assignments & you should be fine. Easy assignments & there is a final project. Even though attendance isn't mandatory, going to class will boost your grade since you have to do short polls in class for effort points.

Dr. Melley is a great professor and made psychology super easy to understand. She makes the class super easy. We had 5 total checkpoints that were open note and we were allowed to have help from others. There are no exams and just one semester project which isn't difficult. Most of your grade is based on paying attention and putting in the effort.

Dr Melley is a great professor. The class was very easy and educational! Quizzes for the units followed by a checkpoint assessment! Overall she is a very easy grader and attendance is important because she does polls in class and gives the code in class but overall fantastic teacher who cares about what shes teaching and wants you to learn more.

please Please PLEASE take her, she's so sweet always has guest speakers coming to the class to share their experiences, she's understanding and just a great professor. Just make sure you understand her deadline system well and you'll get an easy A.

Dr Melley deserves appreciation for designing an accessible, very easy and engaging class. Any claims of difficulty are unjust and likely stem from students who prefer to take the easy way out and are just outright lazy. Her commitment to effective teaching should not be undermined by baseless accusations as she makes the class an easy A.

This class is legit one of the easiest classes I took in college so far. As long as you stay organized with due dates you can finish weekly assignments extremely quickly with very little difficulty. Anyone complaining about how this class being difficult I honestly don't know how they are in college lol.

Although there is quite a lot of content, the majority of it is learn-at-your-own-pace since a lot of the material is online AND she uploads lectures for you if you miss them (Have a clear reasoning as to why you need it, though.) She's very sweet and accommodating, not to mention very thorough with the tougher concepts. Defo will take her again.

The. Greatest. To. Ever. Do. It. Top 2 and she's not 2.

Professor is awesome, the way she engaged with the class so effortlessly in a way which makes people understand the content is amazing. Her tests are able to be done 2 times so you can get a better score. She cares more about the learning aspect than the grades. Engages the class, easy to reach, assignments are reasonable, semi mandatory attendance

Easy class, super nice, You mostly just read chapters each week and engage with them, only Homework is SONA assignments and reading or labs which are easy, Checkpoints arent hard she makes study guides. Take this class its fun and an easy grade as long as you keep up!

Dr.Melley is pretty great, but she talks a lot. In lectures she'll go on rants that are kind of related to the topic, but not relevant enough to be on any tests. Homework is due before every class, but she gives a 2 day grace period, they're mainly long readings which you don't have to read every word, but you have to comment which is tedious.

I recommend taking this class online. I took it in-person and she TALKS ALOT and sometimes it's not on topic. There is a lot of readings and labs and you have to comment on it and it is an interactive textbook. She also grades on effort which ticks me off. Easy going class, just do the readings over the weekend or knock it all out if you can.

literally the sweetest woman ever. I didn't attend class much because the classroom was too long of a walk some days, but I was still able to achieve a good grade due to the ease of completing assignments. there are a fair amount of assignments, but imo they're all productive and interactive. she's also so nice about deadlines. take her!!!!

Prof. Melley was an absolutely wonderful professor, she actually applied research of learning in her class and lectures. It was a very relaxed and stress-free class. All tests became open-note and the project was a lot of room for creativity. Only things would be is some of the homework or readings were assigned with little warning or announcement.

Dr. Melley is really nice and her lectures are interesting. She's really good at helping you remember the material. But she gets off-track a lot so you don't cover a lot everyday. It's also a big lecture class so she doesn't interact with you 1 on 1. The grading is also mainly done by the TA's. But she's really understanding and available to meet

Dr. Melley is a great professor! Her class is stress free and easy going. I loved how creative we got to be with our final project and how the quizzes were simple and collaborative. The amount of assignments don't take much time to finish and are based on effort rather than accuracy. Would definitely recommend her as a professor!

Although her lectures may be disorganized sometimes, I was astounded by how caring and on top of things Dr Melley was in regards to my disability accommodations. Not even once did she need to be reminded of my accommodations and, to top things off, she was very easy to contact through email. She even uses an auto-caption program during lectures.

This class had a lot of assignments to complete which is good because if you missed a few it would not affect your grade. Class had 100+ students so beware on the first day, but it will get smaller over time. Overall, I would totally recommend taking this class with her. I recommend not waiting until the last moment to complete her assignments.

I loved Dr. Melley. She is very understanding and cares for all her students. Though the class is very large you can always ask her or the LAs questions about assignments. I heard that she changed her teaching style which makes me sad because I felt like it was much easier to navigate last semester than it is now. Nothing about her class was hard.

Dr. Melley is a great choice for Intro Psych. She covers a lot but manages well with different types of homework besides just reading. Lectures are not content-heavy, yet she covers things that will be on exams so I would recommend going. Usually if you get >80% you will pass the quiz/exams. She gives plenty extra credit to reach a grade you want.

must attend class. lectures may include some rambling. uploads the lectures, and the readings align with assignments. plenty of extra credit, but she's fussy about emails. always double-check her statements, as what she says in class may differ from what's online (she may insist otherwise) overall, decent class, just routinely check course.

Professor Melley is super enthusiastic about psychology, and was very informative in her lectures. She didn't ever enforce attendance, though I choose to opt in for mandatory attendance. Her lectures were interesting, and I enjoyed them. I wasn't a huge fan of the textbook assignments, and she was a little strict about deadlines.

Lectures are rambly as the other guy said. Attendance is sometimes required through entry tickets. Two textbooks used (60$ total) that you can't pirate. Assignments are mostly completion grades, do your work and you'll be ok.

She cares about learning! She does not prefer to give students tests or final exams. She makes learning fun and intuitive. Take her hybrid class if you can! As of RIGHT NOW, assignments are due when the MODULES are due. Very easy to work with. 100% would take her again.

Dr. Melley's intro psych class is a chill yet engaging experience. While lectures can meander, the assignments are manageable and she's understanding. unstuck AI proved helpful for exam prep.

Doctor Melley was great, easy to learn and pass, definitely take her!

Very kind professor who wrote good feedback on my work. She wrote the textbook herself, but she provides free copies online. Attendance is required but you can still essentially skip the class if you take attendance at the start of class and then leave. Lot's of rambling during lectures which got a bit boring.

I'm confused by all the negative ratings. I took the hybrid version and never had any issue locating assignments, contacting her/the LAs, or petty grading. There are lots of extra credit opportunities and dropped assignments. My only criticism is that our frequent small group discussions in class were a bit awkward in the large, packed lecture hall

Nice and approachable, only "downside" is that assignments can appear frequently throughout the week but material isn't that difficult so there's a somewhat balance. Large lecture so good opportunity to make friends. The LAs and your teammates (you'll be in teams for quizzes) would actually be the variable for if the class is a make or break.

Professor Melley is great and structures lectures and work in a way that helps retention. I enjoy going to class because I'm interested, but there are also a few interactive activities here and there in case you aren't. The group quizzes are a hit or miss, I feel that it encourages less studying. Overall enjoyed this class, would take again!

Dr. Melley was a kind professor and this was overall a good class. She isn't the most tech savvy so there were a few issues with due dates and accessing modules, but overall she was respectful and cared about the well-being of her students, and the course itself was pretty straightforward and simple to complete.