Fall 2026

Introduction to Psychology

Introduction to Psychology covers fundamental aspects of behavior including development, motivation, emotion, intelligence, learning, personality, and social behavior.

offering recorded3–4 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Chelsea Andrews4.1/5Jonathan Gallimore3.2/5Rebecca Addington3.0/5 +4 more

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Jonathan Gallimore’s classes are described as fast-paced and concept-heavy, requiring significant preparation and effort to navigate difficult exams.

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Prerequisites

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Not open to students with credit for PSYCH 201 or 281

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      • credit for PSYCH 201 or 281
      • credit for PSYCH 201 or 281

Professors

Fall 2026

Chelsea Andrews

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Raw average: 4.32/5 from 53 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

For this course: 5.0/5 raw quality · 2.0/5 difficulty · 23 reviews

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Chelsea Andrews is consistently praised for her kindness, passion, and responsiveness. She utilizes a flipped classroom model with discussion-based sessions and curated readings rather than traditional lectures. Students find her clear expectations and supportive nature make the course engaging and manageable.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.90 GPA, 91.7% A/AB (n=24 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.70 GPA, 90.0% A/AB (n=350 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.94 GPA, 95.8% A/AB (n=24 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

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Raw average: 3.19/5 from 200 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

For this course: 3.4/5 raw quality · 3.0/5 difficulty · 86 reviews

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Jonathan Gallimore is praised for his passion and care for student learning. Reviewers note he is engaging and helpful, though his fast-paced delivery requires significant preparation and attendance.

Critics describe the course as difficult due to numerous exams, confusing test questions, and a heavy textbook workload. Reviewers also report frustration with his condescending demeanor, reliance on reading slides, and rigid policies like mandatory repeated syllabus quiz attempts.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.28 GPA, 63.6% A/AB (n=494 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.26 GPA, 61.1% A/AB (n=525 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.26 GPA, 62.4% A/AB (n=237 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Rebecca Addington

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Raw average: 2.92/5 from 205 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

For this course: 2.6/5 raw quality · 3.6/5 difficulty · 80 reviews

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Rebecca Addington is praised for her passion and straightforward lectures, with students finding her exams fair and helpful review materials useful. She is described as kind and knowledgeable, supporting students who apply effort to understand concepts.

Conversely, many reviewers criticize her for reading slides verbatim and providing unengaging lectures. These students report unusually difficult exams with questions not covered in class, high workload, and poor schedule adjustments, advising others to avoid her section.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 2.83 GPA, 37.9% A/AB (n=285 letter grades); Fall 2025: 2.94 GPA, 44.0% A/AB (n=554 letter grades); Spring 2026: 2.93 GPA, 46.0% A/AB (n=398 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.18 GPA, 55.5% A/AB (n=137 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews of C Shawn Green, Lauren Anthony: C Shawn Green is described as a great teacher who makes the class manageable and easy to get an A in if students attend and study. Lauren Anthony provides clear grading criteria and minimal required reading, making the course highly recommended and low-workload.

ADITI HOSANGADI is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

BENJAMIN MAX DYKMAN is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

CATON ROBERTS is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

CHELSEA ANDREWS is recorded teaching in Fall 2017, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JEFFREY HENRIQUES is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JONATHAN GALLIMORE is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

LAUREN ANTHONY is recorded teaching in Fall 2021, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MADELINE PFLUM is recorded teaching in Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2021, Spring 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

PATRICIA COFFEY is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

REBECCA ADDINGTON is recorded teaching in Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

STEPHANIE SCHELL is recorded teaching in Fall 2007, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Fall 2013. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction307 / 3091
LEC 002Classroom Instruction299 / 3100
LEC 003Classroom Instruction282 / 3100
LEC 005Classroom Instruction25 / 250
LEC 006Online Only294 / 02

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Student experience

the class

Chelsea Andrews receives consistent praise for her kindness, passion, and supportive teaching style, with students describing her classes as easy and well-organized.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.32 GPA, 65.6% A/AB (n=709 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.24 GPA, 61.0% A/AB (n=1566 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.10 GPA, 54.6% A/AB (n=672 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Jonathan Gallimore’s classes are described as fast-paced and concept-heavy, requiring significant preparation and effort to navigate difficult exams.

Chelsea Andrews’ honors section utilizes a discussion-based, flipped classroom format with weekly assignments and a final paper, which students find engaging but demanding.

Topics

  • Development, motivation, emotion, intelligence, learning, forgetting, personality, language, thinking, and social behavior

Grades

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The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.

The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.

8 earlier forecasts · 0.13 GPA average error.

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1283 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
PSYCH 202 · Fall 2026

Introduction to Psychology

Recorded 2026-09-07
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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Model outputs & technical records
nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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Model & dataset provenance
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