Barbara Thayer

28 reviews
Amazing lectures Beware of pop quizzes Get ready to read Lecture heavy Test heavy Tough grader Skip class? You won't pass. Clear grading criteria Caring Accessible outside class Participation matters Tests are tough Inspirational Hilarious Respected Gives good feedback
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PSY1 . 9 Months Ago

Honestly my favorite professor yet. She was the nicest person and so funny during lecture. She is naturally so animated and really makes the class interesting. If you get the chance I heavily recommend taking her. SO SO good!

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PSY1 . 10 Months Ago

LOVE! Never took a psych class before, I honestly prefer her way of teaching with the 5 mini exams. She sends out reminders of exams and such - Made the lectures clear as well as the outlines. Sections were even nice to go to as well. Overall, if I could take her again I would in a heartbeat and go to her OH more.

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PSY1 . 10 Months Ago

Love her so much! She is a great teacher and is passionate about her students.

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PSY1 . 10 Months Ago

She is such a sweet and funny professor; great at teaching in an engaging way for beginners PSY1. She is very approachable. It is easy to follow along and she keeps her class engaging. She cares about her students, would loveeee to take again

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PSY106 . 6 Years Ago

Thayer is a very intelligent professor however, she expects students to know so much information. During the final exam I overheard her telling another student that they should leave their answer as is but would not tell me what an abbreviation in the question stood for. Memorize every little detail on her slides & you'll be fine.

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PSY106 . 7 Years Ago

Pop quizzes are free points, she gives you the answer. Online quizzes are also easy (google). The first exam is super easy but it gets a lot harder after that, midterm was harder than the final in my opinion. Get a good grade on MT1 so you can let your grade go down a bit after!

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