3.3

Barbara Collamer

Psychology - Western Washington University

3.3
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3.3
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1.7
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Everything was very interesting

PSY119 - 4.0 rating

very opinionated, yet doesn't use reason to justify her opinions

PSYCH119 - 1.0 rating
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PSYCH119
Jan 23, 2003

very opinionated, yet doesn't use reason to justify her opinions.

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PSYCH113
Jan 29, 2003

No Comments

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PSYCH219
Feb 18, 2003

Confusing, disorganized, tests were difficult

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PSYCH119
Mar 2, 2003

The class is pretty easy to understand, and not too hard.

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PSYCH119
Mar 3, 2003

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119
Oct 3, 2003

Teaches common sense like it is news to us.

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PSYCHOLOGY
Oct 6, 2003

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PSYCH119
Oct 11, 2003

She is not very technologically advanced.

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PSYCH119
Nov 6, 2003

Pretty stright forward class

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PSYCH119
Nov 6, 2003

No Comments

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PSY119
Nov 16, 2003

Seems like common knowledge but she has crappy tests. The book, written by her, is also crap.

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PSYC119
Nov 19, 2003

she was easy to understand and wasnt hard to get good grade in class.

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PSYCH119
Nov 20, 2003

This class is definitely liked better by women, but I know guys who did well in it as well. Her lecture is straight forward, tests are out of book and notes and material is very intersting. There are video quizes also which are very easy too.

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PSYC119
Dec 1, 2003

She is very knowledgable. She teaches things college students are intreasted in. Do the study guide questions and you will ace the tests.

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PSY119
Dec 2, 2003

the class has nothing to do with gender!! i like the comment: she teaches common knowledge like its news to us. her info is out dated, she deosn't even know what shes talking about.

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PSY119
Dec 10, 2003

Class was pretty boring

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PSYCH119
Dec 17, 2003

I think she has interesting facts, but I do see how girls might like her teaching better than guys

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PSY119
Feb 19, 2004

Incredibly easy as long as you either read the book or go to class (it's all the same info- she will literrally read from her textbook at times). Video quizzes are way too easy. overall, easy A, but also easy to see why girls would enjoy her class more.

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PSYCH119
Feb 21, 2004

Teaches her opinions as if they were facts. All material is either common knowledge or just opinions. Not a psychology class, not even a social science really. Should be "Vague and Nonfactual Gender Opinions 119". Easy as pie.

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PSYCH119
Feb 26, 2004

helpful, clear, easy... however, most of what she teaches is based on heresay or sources that are outdated. There is potential for learning it seems, but I guess that's not what she wants students to get out of the class. popular psych sterotypes 101

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PSYCH119
Grade: C+
Mar 3, 2004

EASY class. Do the study guides and you should be fine. Fun -- better liked by women more than men. Interesting stuff, but common knowledge as previously mentioned. Videos were fun to watch. Good class

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PSYCH119
Mar 17, 2004

Collamer is enthusiastic about her topic, but she often seems disoriented. She lets her class out early by at least 30 minutes each time, which can be a plus, but it seems like sometimes she doesn't have enough material.

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PSY119
Mar 18, 2004

Easy course if you do the study guides before each exam...but she's fairly scatter-brained.

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PSYCH119
Jun 4, 2004

Easy Easy Easy!... Read the text at a comphy pace, you'll be fine.

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PSY119
Aug 5, 2004

yes, a lot of material in the class is common knowledge *for most*-some people haven't been exposed to her kind of opinion before. sometimes males seemed offended (esp. macho kind), i don't know why. fun, EASY, you'llgetanAifyoutry. videoquiz days are fun

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PSY219
Aug 26, 2004

Well, Psych of Gender was pretty bad. She wrote the book and taught directly from it. The class was quite easy, but i hated it. That must be because i am a guy though... It didn't seem like she supported her opinions with other sources.

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PSYCH119
Nov 1, 2004

I could not stand this class. The woman was such a feminist that I actually began to hate women...and I am one! She thinks her opinions are the only things that count...of course they do since she wrote a book. My dog could have written that book.

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PSYCH119
Nov 18, 2004

I like her as a person, and I appreciate her organization and eloquency. The material is important to learn if our society is ever going to improve its gender relations.

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PSY119
Nov 18, 2004

She's kind of boring, thinks she's hip, but really is just kind of old.. Class is easy and it makes it somewhat boring, never really getting into the really interesting stuff it could.. but is easy if you goto class or read the book...

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PSY119
Nov 29, 2004

Be careful, this woman is a Feminist with a capitol F!!! Otherwise the class is rather easy. If you can get past the fact that her opinion is all that matters, that is.

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PSY119
Dec 1, 2004

The tests have nothing to do with the study questions. I fell asleep in class every day but I didn't miss anything. Video quizzes are a definite 100%. Basic knowledge, I didn't really learn anything new.

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PSY119
Dec 1, 2004

She's pretty funny as long as you don't take her too seriously. You can't be offended by what she says or you'll have a hard time. Class is pretty simple but tests are only 40 questions so you have to do REALLY well to get a solid A. Good for a GUR and will help your GPA.

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PSY119
Dec 1, 2004

The book that "she wrote" is nothing more than a bunch of assorted quotes mashed together to form chapters. I think that she only wrote 3 chapters in the book. The rest were just articles written by other people. At the end of each chapter there is about a three page bibliography w/ all the sources.

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PSYCH119
Dec 1, 2004

She is pretty easy and funny. Her tests are pretty much straight out of her study questions!

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PSYCH119
Dec 2, 2004

Wow, everyone else who made the comments i'm not quite sure where you were in class. The book she co-wrote is a compilation of essays so for the idiot who thought that she didn't 'write' it you're right that is what it is supposed to be. She was never 'over feminist' to me, easy class, easy tests!!

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PSY119
Dec 5, 2004

I loved this class, and though it was definately hard to bring myself to read or go to class, if I did either I would be ok. She is very witty and very fair, and her tests were easy if you had been following along at all. Great class.

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PSYCH119
Dec 9, 2004

She is a very infomative teacher; she knows alot about her subject and leads a very interesting class. It's not a class you always want to skip.

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PSYCH119
Jan 6, 2005

Easy class. Great class to boost your GPA. Read the book (although it's really boring) and you should do fine on the test. Video quizzes are an easy A. Most of the study Q's for the last couple chapters aren't related to the test at all.

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PSYCHOLOGY119
Jan 26, 2005

Pretty interesting class, work load pretty easy

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PSY119
Feb 6, 2005

shes cares about her students

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PSY119
Feb 12, 2005

No Comments

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PSYCH119
Mar 1, 2005

Easy class. Go to class and read and you'll get a good grade. Video quizes are free points and tests follow her study guides very closely.

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PSYCH119
Mar 2, 2005

Collamer is awesome! She is very nice, and lectures well, making it very clear what you need to know. She uses a lot of video clips and we got out of class way early almost every day! Very reasonable, highly recommended!

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PSYCH119
Mar 2, 2005

does not know what she is teaching

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PSY119
Mar 7, 2005

Collamer knows about what she is teaching and does a great job. Many videos and slides.Quizes are always an A. The test are extremely easy and based off her slides. Very interesting class!!

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PSYCH119
Mar 7, 2005

A waste of time. With such an interesting topic (Psychology of Gender) there's a lot you can do, but this is a total mickey mouse class with lots of videos from the 80s. If you just care about easiness take it, but if you actually want to learn go another route.

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PSYCH119
Mar 8, 2005

This class teaches really interesting material. Collamer doesn't present it as well as she can, but what are you going to do. Quizzes are easy pie, and tests are pretty simple too if you do the study guides. It will definately make you think about stereotypes. Boring at times, but I say take it.

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PSY119
Mar 8, 2005

The class is pretty easy. However, Dr.Collamer is very nice and she is really passionate about her topic and tries to convey how important the information for is real life situations and relationships.

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PSY119
Mar 14, 2005

Really enjoyed this class. I can relate the material learned to the real-world. Very interesting topics discussed. Highly recommended even if you aren't a psy. major

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PSY373
Mar 24, 2005

blech! interesting topic poorly taught. take this from someone else. rambles & loses her point, searches for example during lecture. not difficult, just frustrating to watch. ask for clarification during exams, will get hints

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PSY373
May 18, 2005

She is very sweet. I get annoyed in the class because people do not give her the respect that she deserves as a professor. She does well teaching the subject. The tests are pretty much lecutre and the book was pretty much a waste of money. She has a lot of overheads and posts a everything on blackboard. Take the class!!!!

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PSY119
May 19, 2005

It's funny and weird when she tells us about her past marriages and other stuff like that. I think she is more knowlegable than one might think from taking the class. It's easy.

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PSYCH119
Jun 1, 2005

Decent class. Quizzes are a sure 100% if you show up. Test #1 is a sure A but the rest are a little harder. Teacher doesnt have much real life expirience in what she is teaching though and lectures are very very long and boring unless she shows a movie.

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PSY119
Aug 15, 2005

I think she writes horrible exams. They are very confusing, but easy to ace. I knew what the questions were hinting at but she was not testing what she wanted to be testing. Not too bright.

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PSY119
Aug 30, 2005

A pretty easy class; the study guides basically outline the tests, and the video quizzes are like free points. The hardest part is sitting through the male-bashing propaganda...

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119
Aug 31, 2005

I hated this class. I really don't like Collamer. She is clearly **** and her class is so superficial, I felt my intelligence slipping away each day I attended. The only redeeming factor with her is that the class is so easy, a monkey could pass.

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PSY119373
Grade: A
Aug 31, 2005

Collamer writes her own book for 119 - so the lecture/test/ and book work together..Better than in most classes. I felt like I learned a lot, and although easy, Collamer has great enthusiasm for the subject.

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PSYCHOLOGY
Sep 4, 2005

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PSYCHOLOGY
Sep 4, 2005

Totally rad prof. So helpful--all you have to do is communicate with her. Make sure she knows who you are, be motivated, and you'll get an A.

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PSY373
Sep 8, 2005

Really boring lectures if you print out the lecture notes posted online you don't even have to go to class to do well on the tests. Quizzes are easy. Only went to class half the time got an A-. Seemed like a review of developmental psych.

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PSYCHOLOGY
Sep 13, 2005

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PSYCH119
Sep 14, 2005

The fact that she wrote the book herself makes it very pertinent to the class. Read the chapters and the tests are a peice of cake. Quizzes are easy points. Has a tendency to go searching for examples during lecture, which is a little distracting. Slide show makes it easy to follow the lecture, though. Definetly recommend this class to everyone.

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PSYCH119
Sep 15, 2005

Spacy teacher. Easy class, you barely have to study. Book is very boring as she writes it herself.

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PSY119
Sep 30, 2005

No Comments

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PSYCHOLOGY119
Oct 5, 2005

No Comments

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PSYCH119
Oct 9, 2005

Easy prof, very good lectures. Not sure where people get the **** from (and yes I'm a guy)? Puts the facts out there on the table, and is very open to student input. She is a very nice person who i found very accessable for outside help when needed, but barely needed any. Rarely needed to study if you just go to lecture.

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PSY
Oct 13, 2005

Very easy class. You barely have to study at all, although her study guides are very pertinant. Easy, easy A. She tends to be a little biased, though, so all you male pigs better watch out ;) (Just Kidding)

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PSYCH119
Oct 13, 2005

i really loved this class. i think every guy should take this class. it was really easy grading. video quizzes are a joke. but if you miss one, it sucks...since they're good points.

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PSY119
Nov 2, 2005

A little biast towards boys. However she is passionate about her class(she wrote the book).

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PSYC119
Nov 4, 2005

The class was enjoyable because it was easy and most of the material interesting, despite how common-sense and repetitive a lot of it was. 70% of ur grade is multiple choice tests (not hard) and the other 30% is video quizzes which are sooooo easy. HOWEVER - barbara is not very considerate about circumstances, don't even try asking her for help.

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373
Nov 15, 2005

I cant believe this lady has a job teaching. she knows nothing, is vague to the nth degree, and is the epitimy of what a teacher should not be or do. probably the worst teacher i have ever had in almost 10 years of college! lectures is her reading powerpoint word by word. 60 minutes and frontline newscasts for entire classtimes. Easy as pie.

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PSYCH119
Nov 28, 2005

Yea, shes a nice person but really boring class. Take her for an easy A.

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PSY119
Nov 29, 2005

Collamer doesn't teach, she repeats what other experts have written and tries to pass them off as her own deductions. She's a nice person, but she knows next to nothing about her subject area. If someone asks a question in class she usually shays she doesn't know the answer, or she ****s one. Easy class though!

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PSY119
Dec 1, 2005

I thought this class was going to teach me something other than boys seem to be more aggressive by nature and girls are more nurturing and sensitive.... oh well. There are a few interesting things that you learn in the class but it seems a large portion of the time in lecture is just repeating what we already know.

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PSYCH119
Dec 4, 2005

The class was not as interesting as i thought it was going to be. She seems like a really nice lady but her lectures were really boring most of the time. Most all of the videos are from TV, which are way more interesting. Her tests are pretty easy but poorly written, a lot of questions could have a few answers. Take it for an easy A.

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PSY119
Mar 1, 2006

Its an easy class, and she is a very nice lady. She tries hard to be clear and helpful, but tends to come up lacking. The book was an utter disaster (She and a published compiled it from various sources). The tests were good, in that for the amount of study needed to get an A in her class is similar to the amount needed to get a low B in others.

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PSYCH119
Mar 4, 2006

Collamer's class was a disaster. The book is all mish-mashed together, she jumps to conclusions, assumes way too much, follows 'logic' that doesn't exist, and her tests are confusing. She tries admirably, but there is a lot wrong with this class.

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PSY119
Mar 10, 2006

Very interesting subject. Class was disorganized, but that was the fault of the books publishers and the tech people in charge of Learning Communities. Good class to bring up GPA. Very easy.

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PYSCH119
May 24, 2006

Easy Class. The average grade in the class is a B+. Study the night before, before class, whatever. The book is horrible though, looks like some kid copyied and pasted a bunch of stuff and printed it out.

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PSYCH119
Jun 3, 2006

toxic. she manipulates information and knows it. shes an anti-femanist. the class is a joke. not articulate and afraid of questions. very defensive. i feel like this class has given me a complex. just say no.

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PSY119
Jun 6, 2006

At first I thought this teacher was totally spacy and out there. But I learned a lot from her.. and she helped me tremendously and went out of her way to do things for me like grade stuff early when I needed it.

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PSY119
Feb 28, 2007

ya, terrible book. Good pof though, she is deffinetely worthy of a smiley face on RMP.

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PSY119
Mar 10, 2007

If you're looking for an easy GUR, then take it. If you actually want to learn something about Psy of Gender this class is a waste of your time. Don't buy the book, just go to lecture.

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PSYCH119
Mar 16, 2008

She is clear on her expectations. Her lectures are interesting.

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PSY119
Apr 1, 2010

Took this course online, couldn't get into Ericksen's on-campus class. To my pleasant surprise, the class was much more thought-provoking than I thought an online course could be. The assignments were fun and it was not very time-consuming. Getting a good grade is not hard.

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PSYCH119
Nov 11, 2010

Took her class online. Very straight forward. Easy to get a good grade and very interesting. Sometimes she is a little absent-minded, but nothing bad. 99% of the class is from the book, but the book is well written and interesting. Highly recommend.

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PYCH119
Dec 31, 2011

Took this class online, its incredibly easy. Didn't need to read the book. Tests are all online, open book, open note. Great opportunity to boost your GPA while filling those pesky GURs. As an added bonus the material is incredibly interesting! Take this class if you have the opportunity to!

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PSY119
Mar 12, 2012

Took this class online, it was extremely easy and even more interesting. Barbara offers help by email, but you probably won't need it. You could skip reading the chapters, and just look through them for the answers to the tests but I wouldn't suggest it because the material is actually really interesting, coming from someone who never thinks so.

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PSY119
May 21, 2013

Everything was very interesting. The book, movies, and discussions were all intriguing. She was always available by email and time tables for assignments were always the same

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PSY119
May 29, 2014

I highly recommend online classes to students disenchanted with lectures and college in general! Dr. Collamer's assignments help you learn without being pointless and the textbook is entertaining. Your grade consists of discussions, video quizzes and exams, which rotate weekly. Very easy GUR, worth the time.

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PSY119
Aug 21, 2014

Easy class! Consisted of 3 discussion board posts, 3 video quizzes, and 3 open-book, no time limit exams. Questions come straight from the textbook so I recommend close reading when taking exams. Overall, interesting course. The video quizzes were my favorite part of the class since they linked biology with psychology and sociology!

Class Info

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Predicted Grade

B+

56% confidence
Based on 2 grades
Most common grades:
C+ (1)
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C+: 1
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Rating Trend

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Ratings by Course

PYCH119

5.0

(1)

PSY219

4.0

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PSY119373

4.0

(1)

PSY

4.0

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PYSCH119

4.0

(1)
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