[{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQzMDQwOTgz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2026-05-06 02:42:05 +0000 UTC","comment":"She is a passionate professor but her exams are not like her study guides. If you read the textbook you'll do fine, but do not rely on her lectures alone. She gets distracted so easily during her lectures, and it is hard to pay attention","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyNzM2NzIy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2026-03-25 16:20:48 +0000 UTC","comment":"You either love her or hate her. Her lectures are heavily based on stories from her life/career, which I enjoyed but I understand that it could not be for everyone. She can be kind of condescending sometimes (\"it's in the slides\" is said to most questions) but can also be very sweet.  ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxNTY4NTc3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2025-08-12 21:15:02 +0000 UTC","comment":"I thought that Professor Gooding was an amazing professor (although goes off topic occasionally)! I took this course over the summer and it was a lot of work, but if you keep up with the reading and lectures, the exams are pretty straightforward (but lots of application questions). Would recommend! ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwMzg5MzA4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2024-12-20 00:34:43 +0000 UTC","comment":"Her lectures were often disorganized, and she spent more time telling personal stories as examples than teaching the content. When she does teach the content, she goes too fast to get notes down. You HAVE to do well on the exams as they make up over 60% of your grade, and there are no other assignments except homework. (The exams are tough)","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwMjY3NTE3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2024-12-13 03:11:07 +0000 UTC","comment":"I read all the other ratings and thought, how bad can it be? I was wrong. Listen to the ratings and don't take this class if she is teaching it. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwMjQxODk1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2024-12-12 04:00:10 +0000 UTC","comment":"I didn't enjoy my time in Gooding's lecture. The content was nothing spectacular that I wasn't already taught in other beginner psych classes and didn't really match the content we were expected to know for exams. She often rambled with personal stories during class instead of actually teaching. She was also often very rude to students ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwMDczMDM4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2024-12-03 01:13:07 +0000 UTC","comment":"Don't understand all the negative ratings. Gooding is extremely knowledgeable and passionate, both about her research and her teaching. Lots of content covered, but all fascinating (and mostly review if you're a psych student). She gives a great snapshot of the field of psychopathology, and it was a pleasure hearing her expertise on schizophrenia. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3MjI5NTI3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2022-12-23 02:09:29 +0000 UTC","comment":"There's 3 exams with no other assignments besides a 5 point quiz to cushion your grade and the exams are pretty difficult, so she makes it almost impossible to get an A.  She spends more time telling stories about herself than she does actually teaching. My advice: start studying for exams at least a week in advance and rewrite lecture notes.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM2OTQ2OTQ0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2022-12-02 16:16:08 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Gooding obviously cares about her students outside of class, which is appreciated. However. She makes earning an A in this class very difficult. You are graded on 3 exams only and a 95% or higher is an A. Her exams pull random information that was not discussed, and are overly difficult. Goes off topic in lectures then rushes through. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM2NTk1NDI4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2022-08-18 19:05:04 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Gooding seems like a great person outside of academics but was one of the worst professors I have ever had. She often read directly from her slides and would repeat herself multiple times in a row. Her pacing was slow and she did not seem to rehearse her lectures. Additionally, you could hear her flip through note cards in her recordings.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1Nzk3MTQ2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2022-01-25 23:47:10 +0000 UTC","comment":"This class was so frustrating. Professor Gooding exclusively reads directly off the slides and when she doesn't she is telling long winded anecdotes that only lead to you getting distracted and lost in the lecture content. You are only graded on three exams yet the grading baseline for an A is a 95%, making it nearly impossible to get an A.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NzQwMzQ5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2022-01-12 03:50:59 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor gooding's lecture is very very (I couldn't stress this enough) unclear, so you need to do A LOT of reading/review yourself. Material in textbook is a fair game so you need to read. However, outside of class, she is very nice to student and very accessible, so take that to your advantage. It's definitely tough, but you will do fine.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NTc5Mzgy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2021-12-17 21:19:44 +0000 UTC","comment":"You can tell Professor Gooding cares about her students. She is clearly knowledgeable on abnormal psychology, and makes sure everyone knows it. However, in a lot of her lectures she tends to ramble and go off topic. Only graded on 3 exams. I found them to be very fair. She isn't for everyone but if you know what you're getting into, you'll do okay.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NTM3NTQz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2021-12-15 16:21:34 +0000 UTC","comment":"I really enjoyed her class! She's really knowledgeable about her subject, and was available during office hours. Her lectures did tend to ramble, but everything you need to know for exams is in the lecture. Really cares about her students. Graded on three exams which is scary but the exams are fair. Don't be scared away by the bad reviews!!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NTMxNjM5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2021-12-15 03:53:39 +0000 UTC","comment":"Dr. Gooding truly has a gift for teaching. I am lucky to have had her as a professor. Her passion felt extremely relatable and her stories are actually very fun to listen to. I loved her lectures because it felt like I was listening to my future self. The course isn't too challenging and exams are fair evaluations. My favorite professor at UW!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NTE5MTU4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2021-12-14 18:06:44 +0000 UTC","comment":"She does not know how to teach. I don't know how she has been teaching for this long. You're sitting in class and the whole time you're thinking, what am I supposed to be taking away from this? Nothing. I learned nothing in this class and somehow I'm still not going to get an A. That's because her exams are equally as vague as her lectures.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1MjAyMDkz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2021-11-07 19:23:13 +0000 UTC","comment":"Frustrating on how her lectures and the textbook that we are required to read covers different material and occasionally contradicts each other, yet we are supposed to know both in order to pass the exam. I've only taken the first exam so far and did good, but you will definitely need to study a lot.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1MTk3NTE0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2021-11-05 17:51:47 +0000 UTC","comment":"Avoid taking this class with Gooding. She talks a lot about her personal stories in lectures and leaves no time for actual content, causing the lectures to feel extremely rushed. Your grade is based solely on 3 exams and they are very challenging. You could study for hours/ days and still not even pass.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1MDc1OTQw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2021-09-16 20:14:33 +0000 UTC","comment":"She is as terrible as everyone on here has said. There is no way to stress enough what lengths you should go to to avoid her at all costs. she is insufferable. She lectures in an incredibly slow place with such a monotone voice. there isnt enough Adderall to allow me and my add to every try to pay attention to anything that comes from her mouth.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1MDc1OTMz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2021-09-16 20:08:45 +0000 UTC","comment":"it is the second week of class and i want to drop it already. she does nothing but talk about herself. She somehow manages to take interesting information, make it boring and the also somehow relate it back to herself. Please do yourself a favor and listen to these reviews they are not lying","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0OTkwNDU1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2021-07-28 01:11:44 +0000 UTC","comment":"Overall a fine teacher. The class is difficult and she does care about her students and she knows the material well. The lectures were a bit sloppy and unorganized. Graded only on exams and nothing else. If you need to take the class right away, you will do fine. If you have a year or more left, wait for a new instructor.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0NTgzNjIy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2021-04-20 18:47:39 +0000 UTC","comment":"Prof. Gooding is super knowledgeable and the course content (Abnormal Psych) is interesting enough in itself. Her online asynchronous course is a mess. She reused lecture recordings from Spring 2020 and they were very poorly organized (made it very difficult to group content together if you prefer handwritten notes). Exams are wack.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0NDMyMTE0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2021-03-12 16:24:26 +0000 UTC","comment":"AVOID!!! If you have the opportunity to take literally any professor, I implore you to take them instead. Professor Gooding is dull, unengaging, and demanding. Her exams were unfairly difficult and expected way too much. Her lectures were painful to watch. Reading the textbook was more exciting than listening to her talk. If you have her, good luck","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0MzA5MzE3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2021-01-23 20:50:40 +0000 UTC","comment":"Gooding seems like a very nice person and is very clearly passionate about her field but her teaching is not good at all. Grading criteria were very unclear and most of what she had in her lectures contradicted what was in the textbook. She was hard to contact and she never gave straight or clear answers.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0MjczMzcy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2021-01-13 20:44:06 +0000 UTC","comment":"The topics were interesting, but Gooding made this class unreasonably difficult. She's a nice person, but not a good professor. The exams are hard, even if you study and feel prepared. The lectures always took much longer than 75 mins. The ALA assignments were graded unfairly. I emailed Gooding twice to say I was struggling and she didn't reply.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0MTkzMTY2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2020-12-24 16:34:25 +0000 UTC","comment":"Dr. Gooding is a very smart woman, no doubt; however, she is not a very good professor. She holds us to extremely high standards and was not flexible at all despite the current global pandemic. Her tests were extremely hard with questions that were extremely specific with details that were not expected for us to know in this survey class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0MTg3MjU4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2020-12-23 20:36:45 +0000 UTC","comment":"Do not take this course if it is online, Professor Gooding did basically nothing to accommodate school going online due to the pandemic. She was unfair with what was covered on exam. Her grade cut off was something I have never seen before in my four years at UW Madison. She expects her students to accommodate her where she does not accommodate.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0MTYyMjU5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2020-12-21 04:17:09 +0000 UTC","comment":"I could say allot but, simply put do not take a class lead by this professor. She stumbles through lectures. Due dates and required readings are vague. The biggest hurdle to success in this course is the professor. Discussions are graded based on a strict rubric instead of engagement. This list does not convey my disappointment perfectly.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0MTM4NjUz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2020-12-18 19:13:59 +0000 UTC","comment":"It's frustrating because I obviously read the reviews before taking this class so I wasn't expecting an amazing professor. However, you always have that little bit of hope that those people were just wrong. They're not. Do yourself a favor and if you can wait until a spring semester to take this course do it, it's usually a different prof.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0MDM2NDg5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2020-12-11 21:01:35 +0000 UTC","comment":"I can not stress enough how much you should avoid this professor at all costs. I love the information in this course and was really looking forward to learning more, but her teaching style turned me off completely to even wanting to continue the class. Lectures are bland, she talks about herself too much, then grades on information not taught.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0MDI1ODY1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2020-12-11 01:34:34 +0000 UTC","comment":"As shown by her research, one would expect Dr. Gooding to be a solid teacher. She is not. Inconsistent with deadlines. Slides are a complete mess. The exams are so wordy, almost like paragraph questions. They also do not reflect what the bulk of the lecture is. You can study for weeks and get a B or C. Gooding seems to only be here for research.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0MDIxMDA1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2020-12-10 20:46:26 +0000 UTC","comment":"Don't even bother trying to pass the exams, you won't. No matter how much you study and how prepared you think you are, the exams do not reflect any of the information taught to you. AVOID AT ALL COSTS. She does not teach, she throws information at you and expects you to become an expert. Absolutely horrible class. Would never recommend.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzOTkxMzQ5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2020-12-08 23:01:02 +0000 UTC","comment":"For god's sake listen to these reviews and don't take this class. Her way of teaching is so inconsistent and messy. Her deadlines are all over the place. Her exams are so wordy and don't test us on what we learned. She told us to read the textbook but then tells us that the textbook is wrong... she literally only cares about her own research.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzOTg1OTUx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2020-12-08 17:55:47 +0000 UTC","comment":"Gooding is definitely only here to have her research funded. Even when speaking with my advisor about this course (Psych 405) they said that many people find her to be extremely challenging Tests do not accurately reflect what we were taught in class If you're taking this online block a lot of extra time off for it because lectures take a long time","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzODA4ODg2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2020-11-12 21:34:18 +0000 UTC","comment":"Avoid her like SARS-CoV-2. Literally. If the class is online, don't take it with her. Awful powerpoint lectures, weird due dates, and test questions are super subjective. Need help? Have fun at her office hours at 9 pm on SUNDAYS.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzNzk2ODAx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2020-11-10 23:57:44 +0000 UTC","comment":"do NOT take this class with this professor. I felt like I was set up to fail. Because there are only three categories of assignments in this class you automatically dig yourself into a hole if you do bad on one exam. Some questions are choose the most correct answer and are highly subjective, overall wording is not good. Choose another professor.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzNzU0NzYw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2020-10-31 22:28:36 +0000 UTC","comment":"Avoid at all costs. She is incredibly unorganized and puts zero effort into this class and clearly doesn't care about her students. Her "lectures" are pre-recorded slideshows which are way longer than a normal lecture and incredibly boring. She has so many random assignments and inconsistent due dates.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzNzM5MDcx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2020-10-27 15:50:22 +0000 UTC","comment":"Avoid at all costs. Lectures are slideshows with pre-recorded audio on each slide, which feels super impersonal. Lectures take a crazy long time to get through, much more than the 75 min allotted to the class. Exams are written with the intention of being ultra-specific. Class sucks the motivation out of you, sad because it's an interesting topic","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzNjgyNDM3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2020-10-06 20:37:03 +0000 UTC","comment":"Avoid Diane Gooding if you can. She is not at all knowledgeable about psychology and if she is, it does NOT show in her lectures. She creates incredibly vague exam questions and then lists multiple correct answers. If online, AVOID AT ALL COSTS. She uses Honorlock and her lectures are laughable--powerpoints with audio clips--no videos.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMyODIxOTM2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2020-01-10 22:41:24 +0000 UTC","comment":"She is very experienced, but consistently fills her lectures with personal stories that have little application to the subject matter. She loves teaching, but takes roundabout methods of teaching ideas that could be summarized quickly. She also shared her political opinions quite frequently, and drew conclusions using her preferences.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMyNzExNzA4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2019-12-18 23:42:26 +0000 UTC","comment":"Hands down worst professor I have ever had. Theres no point in going to class because all she does is read off the slides. Not knowledgeable about the topic and always gets off topic. Before this class I was thinking about pursuing a degree in Psych but she ruined that for me. Tests are hard and no easy hw points. DO NOT TAKE THIS ClASS!!!!!!!!!!!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMyNzAxMzEy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2019-12-18 05:08:08 +0000 UTC","comment":"I too chose to ignore the rating and I regretted this decision through the entire semester. I had to teach myself everything for this class because her lectures make no sense. You are graded on 3 exams and that is it. During an exam she will not answer any clarifying questions, even if a word you are confused about is not a class term. DO NOT TAKE!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMyNTk5ODY0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2019-12-10 23:57:39 +0000 UTC","comment":"I would not recommend taking this class. I am pursuing a career in mental health, and this class did absolutely nothing for me. I literally would have benefited more reading the DSM-5 cover to cover. So beyond frustrating going to a 75 minute class twice a week only to have to spend hours teaching it yourself.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMyNDIwNzE5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2019-11-15 14:22:43 +0000 UTC","comment":"I wished her TA taught the course instead. She makes abnormal psychology less exciting to learn than it actually is. For an exam, she said we should know how to "diagnose" disorders & that is wrong b/c we're not professionals just students. Lectures are boring and dull. Her examples are helpful but take a long to explain, making it more boring.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMyMzcxNDQ1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2019-11-06 23:07:36 +0000 UTC","comment":"She goes on many irrelevant tangents almost breaking HIPPA in most of her "examples" and says some pretty offensive things for being a professor that teaches about mental health disorders. Expect to teach yourself most of the material because her lecture slides are completely disorganized & not helpful & the only grades are her 3 midterms.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMyMzU2MDEz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2019-11-04 21:40:07 +0000 UTC","comment":"I should have taken these ratings seriously when I so ever CARELESSLY chose to take her course. Her lectures consist of horribly set up powerpoints and her basically reading off of a script too fast to take good notes on. The only thing that matters in her class for grades is how well you take tests and teach yourself the material.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxMTA2Nzcx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2018-12-19 23:24:31 +0000 UTC","comment":"as you've probably read on other reviews, her lectures are useless and the textbook is difficult to read. honestly just don't waste your time by going to lecture. instead, watch some crash course videos, look at her lecture outlines, and use some quizlets and you should be okay.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxMDc0MjEy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2018-12-18 02:35:42 +0000 UTC","comment":"Dr. Gooding was clearly quite knowledgeable but her lectures were all over the place. She spent half the time telling irrelevant stories then skipping over the important slides that you'd be tested on so quickly there was never any chance to write anything down. Also for a class on psychiatric illnesses, she said some pretty dang offensive things.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMwOTQ3MzA5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2018-12-10 15:54:49 +0000 UTC","comment":"The lecture material is interesting, however, the professor was not strong. She talks an insane amount about her personal life, to the point it takes away from the material. Additionally, she reads from a piece of paper for the WHOLE class. Too quick, too distracting. Exams are tough, wordy and obscure. Honestly, the worst professor I had at UW.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMwODA4MTU1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2018-11-28 20:48:25 +0000 UTC","comment":"Everyone talks bad about Professor Gooding but she's honestly not bad. I agree that she goes off on tons of tangents and doesn't stick to material well, but she's very knowledgeable and a very kind person. If you read and pay attention exams aren't bad. Keep an open mind and the class is pretty enjoyable","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5OTk2MDM2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2018-05-05 15:12:43 +0000 UTC","comment":"My first review got taken down for my use of profanity so I'll keep it simple this time. Just stay away my friends.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5OTc5NTcx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2018-05-03 20:07:13 +0000 UTC","comment":"Worst class I've taken at UW. Dr Gooding is conceited, incredibly condescending to students and fails to convey material in any sort of engaging way. She will literally read definitions verbatim off of a sheet paper to you, and rather than explain concepts, gives irrelevant and elementary anecdotes that will not help you learn. Stay away my friends","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5Nzk3NDg4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2018-04-13 01:02:44 +0000 UTC","comment":"Good person, kind of pretentious. Often late to class. She made the cutoff for an A in our course 95%. 95%! Kind of ridiculous. It took her 3 weeks (20 days) to grade one of our exams (which are scantron). She clearly demonstrates that she doesn't care about her students performance in the class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5Nzg1OTA5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2018-04-11 17:31:21 +0000 UTC","comment":"Nice person, mediocre lecturer, inconsistent tests, goes on tangents/off topic every lecture. Not great at taking criticism, incredibly defensive, will not listen to the class whatsoever.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:38.573980+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5MDg1OTk1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:176706","instructor_name":"Diane Gooding","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2017-12-07 17:39:17 +0000 UTC","comment":"(Abnrml Psych) Class material is undeniably interesting, but the class is made difficult for really no reason. Gooding writes the exams herself and you don't get them back. She's very humorous and straight up but I felt the class lacked organization and structure. You're only graded on two exams and a final, which doesn't fit the teaching style.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/176706","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:42.258860+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxNjM3NTE5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:183626","instructor_name":"Jeffrey Henriques","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2025-09-11 22:06:31 +0000 UTC","comment":"Best professor ever had, I took 202, 210, and 405 with him.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/183626","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:42.258860+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxMTQxMTA5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:183626","instructor_name":"Jeffrey Henriques","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2025-05-03 01:48:36 +0000 UTC","comment":"dr h is retiring, but just coming here to say he is absolutely my favorite psych professor i've ever had. this class was so interesting. he is caring, witty, engaging, and clearly knowledgable. also i loved his ties!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/183626","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:42.258860+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxMDg1MjQ5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:183626","instructor_name":"Jeffrey Henriques","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2025-04-29 16:13:48 +0000 UTC","comment":"🐐🐐🐐🐐","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/183626","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:42.258860+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxMDYyMTIz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:183626","instructor_name":"Jeffrey Henriques","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2025-04-27 21:10:29 +0000 UTC","comment":"Prof. Henriques has good lectures and his assignments are creative. Although Psych 405 requires lots of memorizations, attending lectures and reading the textbook before class are really helpful. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/183626","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:42.258860+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwOTk0MDU5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:183626","instructor_name":"Jeffrey Henriques","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2025-04-21 19:27:17 +0000 UTC","comment":"Henriques was a wonderful professor! Although some people thought the exams were more difficult, I found if you did the practice quizzes he posted and read the material they were extremely doable and honestly very fun. He made lectures very fun to listen to, and had a lot of insights on topics. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/183626","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:42.258860+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwNTYzMDcw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:183626","instructor_name":"Jeffrey Henriques","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2025-01-16 22:13:58 +0000 UTC","comment":"Henriques was an interesting lecturer, but the exams were very difficult to figure out. No matter how much I studied/read the textbook, I just could not seem to do well on the exams. The assignments were interesting and graded fairly but man, those exams... Questions would not hit on main ideas at all, but on super odd specific things.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/183626","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:42.258860+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5NzgwMzAy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:183626","instructor_name":"Jeffrey Henriques","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2024-10-02 02:43:50 +0000 UTC","comment":"Dr. Henriques has a certain way of doing things, once you are used to it, you know exactly how to responds to most thing in the class. (highly suggest you to take practice test in canvas)\nOne of the best teacher in Psy department, he has a sutle sense of humor and care for his students!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/183626","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:42.258860+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5MjA5Mjc2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:183626","instructor_name":"Jeffrey Henriques","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2024-04-29 22:32:31 +0000 UTC","comment":"This is the 2nd class I decide to take with Dr. Henriques and I plan to take a new one. I personally enjoy his classes a lot! He has a great sense of humor, he is very open to answer questions, it's evident that he likes teaching. Homework is not hard, but exams can be challenging. If you attend lectures and use the book, you'll pass!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/183626","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:42.258860+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4ODk3OTMx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:183626","instructor_name":"Jeffrey Henriques","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2024-01-18 16:10:57 +0000 UTC","comment":"Lectures are very boring. Says UM a lot. Exams are very difficult but other assignments help to inflate your grade which I appreciated. He wears fun ties and is a nice guy. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/183626","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:42.258860+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4MDA5OTcw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:183626","instructor_name":"Jeffrey Henriques","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2023-05-31 19:53:56 +0000 UTC","comment":"Henriques is a laugh a minute, he says the most out of pocket stuff but it's funny. Exam material is crazy random and really hard to figure out how to prepare for. However, with all the other assignments and the grading scale being adjusted, it's not as hard as you would think to get an A in the course. Be warned about the exams.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/183626","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:42.258860+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3OTgxNDQw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:183626","instructor_name":"Jeffrey Henriques","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2023-05-24 01:28:34 +0000 UTC","comment":"Jeff is a great lecturer, but would go on tangents a lot during class. In almost every class, we did not finish the material within the given time. The class itself is very manageable. The exams are okay but are very specific. Plan to study both the lecture and textbook. There are a lot of opportunities to boost grade with the assignments.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/183626","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:42.258860+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3ODQyNzI3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:183626","instructor_name":"Jeffrey Henriques","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2023-05-06 17:59:05 +0000 UTC","comment":"I LOVED this class with Dr. H. First, the exams are very straight forward and lectures are pretty much word for word from the textbook. But, it is still helpful to show up because he makes it very fun and interesting. Exams also aren't weighed too heavily and you can get your grade up from other simple assignments. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/183626","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:42.258860+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3NzIxNDgz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:183626","instructor_name":"Jeffrey Henriques","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2023-04-26 03:15:42 +0000 UTC","comment":"I love Jeff !! he's a cool guy and he makes funny jokes during the lecture. I'd say the tests for abnormal were pretty fair too. good class overall ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/183626","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:42.258860+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3NzA3NTY4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:183626","instructor_name":"Jeffrey Henriques","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2023-04-25 02:02:43 +0000 UTC","comment":"I've taken Henriques before and he was just as good, if not better this time (probably because I liked the content more). A lot of homework, but it actually helps you prepare for the exams. Exams are alright, maybe a little too difficult, but not really awful. You gotta know your stuff. Fun lecturer!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/183626","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:42.258860+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3NjUxOTA0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:183626","instructor_name":"Jeffrey Henriques","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2023-04-18 05:37:43 +0000 UTC","comment":"You would think that Prof Henriques is a nice man and this experience will be a good one. Nope. Henriques tests are BS. Not because they are hard, but because he pulls random useless facts from the book while making us memorize statistics that we will forget after the final. An example of hard but fair is Thoma's Bio 101 course. 405 is not fair. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/183626","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:42.258860+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM2NzQwNTEx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:183626","instructor_name":"Jeffrey Henriques","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2022-10-26 19:23:58 +0000 UTC","comment":"Prof. Henriques is really passionate about the subject and involves the class. What he teaches is consistent with the textbook, so reading the chapters will be helpful for exams. Exams are a bit tough but they're pretty fair. He's a funny guy and understanding - definitely would take more courses","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/183626","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:42.258860+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM2Mjc2NDA4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:183626","instructor_name":"Jeffrey Henriques","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2022-05-08 02:22:00 +0000 UTC","comment":"The professor never teaches you new material during lectures and he bases all of his questions for quizzes off of quizlet. He is never specific about his exams and asks very absurd questions that you were never prepared for. Reconsider taking a different class with a different professor before having Professor Henriques. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/183626","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:42.258860+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM2MTI1NTg2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:183626","instructor_name":"Jeffrey Henriques","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2022-04-22 03:27:42 +0000 UTC","comment":"I love Prof. Henriques. You can tell he's passionate about the topics and his slides are well organized. He knows the info well and makes lectures interesting with participation questions. Exams are heavily dependent on reading the book. You have to memorize percentages, but it's not too bad.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/183626","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:42.258860+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM2MDk3ODYz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:183626","instructor_name":"Jeffrey Henriques","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2022-04-18 22:41:12 +0000 UTC","comment":"Dr. Henriques is not clear at all about exam expectations. He just takes the learning objectives from the textbook as a \"study guide\" and posts review quizzes that aren't really that helpful. You're expected to remember random details from the book or lecture he doesn't put on the slides, which is pretty annoying. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/183626","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:42.258860+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM2MDg4NjA4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:183626","instructor_name":"Jeffrey Henriques","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2022-04-16 20:26:40 +0000 UTC","comment":"I've taken both stats and abnormal with Henriques and they've been the two most boring classes I've taken here at UW. You learn basically nothing and yet his classes have an insane amount of busy work and readings. I feel bad writing a review like this because he seems like a chill guy but I genuinely hated these classes","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/183626","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:42.258860+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM2MDgwODc4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:183626","instructor_name":"Jeffrey Henriques","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2022-04-14 21:11:25 +0000 UTC","comment":"Take Abnormal Psych with Henriques!! Before I took this class with him, I heard that he was a tough professor, but after taking this class with him, I am definitely going to take another. As long as you pay attention to the lectures and read the textbooks, it is an easy A. Another nice thing about his class is he records/posts lectures if you miss.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/183626","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:42.258860+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1OTk3NTc0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:183626","instructor_name":"Jeffrey Henriques","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2022-03-30 19:43:09 +0000 UTC","comment":"It is fair to say that Professor Henriques is not capable enough to teach an intermediate level class in college for he does not demonstrate adequate skills in structuring the class in a study-friendly platform and does not use exam as a vehicle for reinforcing learning, but instead uses exams as merely a mandatory portion for school.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/183626","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:42.258860+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1MDQwMTY2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:183626","instructor_name":"Jeffrey Henriques","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2021-08-21 21:57:21 +0000 UTC","comment":"Henriques is a solid professor who tries to make lectures enjoyable and clearly cares about his field. Class has a lot of little homework assignments for easy credit, but tests were graded pretty difficult so make sure you're paying attention in class and reading the textbook.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/183626","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:42.258860+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0ODc3Nzk3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:183626","instructor_name":"Jeffrey Henriques","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2021-05-31 21:09:17 +0000 UTC","comment":"Abnormal psychology with professor Henriques was one of my favorite classes I have taken at UW Madison. The class material is extremely interesting, and the lectures simplified many complex topics. This course does have heavy reading, but as long as you work hard you are likely to do well.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/183626","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:42.258860+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0NzM2ODA5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:183626","instructor_name":"Jeffrey Henriques","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2021-05-07 22:30:01 +0000 UTC","comment":"He tests on very specific things in the text book that are literally 1 sentence and you feel like you don't need to know. You are also forced to memorize prevalence rates that literally change so often the the textbook rates and his slide rates don't even match.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/183626","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:42.258860+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0NzMxODY5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:183626","instructor_name":"Jeffrey Henriques","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2021-05-07 13:09:00 +0000 UTC","comment":"Jeff teaches a great course, but somehow makes learning abnormal psychology boring at times. Exams and pre/post lecture quizzes make up your grade along with some assignments relating content to real life. Reading the textbook is exciting, but it is hard to stay engaged in his dry power lecture besides when the clicker questions are asked.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/183626","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:42.258860+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0NjU5Njg0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:183626","instructor_name":"Jeffrey Henriques","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2021-04-29 18:30:25 +0000 UTC","comment":"Hands down the BEST psychology professor I have had here at UW-Madison! Can't say enough amazing things about Dr. Henriques! He is so smart and kind, and makes class really fun and humorous. He uses real-world examples and really knows his stuff. He is super caring and always interacts with students. DO. YOURSELF A FAVOR AND TAKE HIS CLASSES!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/183626","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:42.258860+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0NjU3MTcy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:183626","instructor_name":"Jeffrey Henriques","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2021-04-29 15:27:26 +0000 UTC","comment":"Henriques is terrible at time management and never seems to get through everything he intends to in class. He lacks the ability to be introspective and receive feedback. Every little detail he mentions or is in the extensive readings could be on the test. Doing well in this class will require far more time than it should based on credit hours.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/183626","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:42.258860+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0NTY5OTQw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:183626","instructor_name":"Jeffrey Henriques","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2021-04-18 20:11:04 +0000 UTC","comment":"The key to doing well in this class is to read the textbook and take notes on textbook material. Most times Prof Henriques doesn't go into the same detail that the textbook does, but still tests you on it. If you read the textbook, take notes on the textbook, add some lecture notes and take the pre-post lecture quizzes, you will do fine","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/183626","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:42.258860+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0NDQ0NTc5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:183626","instructor_name":"Jeffrey Henriques","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2021-03-17 00:38:55 +0000 UTC","comment":"Prof Henriques is fine. But there's often problems with his class. He loves to say that he'll ask plenty of questions about stuff in the textbook even if we don't cover them in class, and his exam questions are often needlessly confusing or vague. My best advice is, don't NOT take the class if he's the only option, but if there's someone else...","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/183626","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:42.258860+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0Mzg0NTc2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:183626","instructor_name":"Jeffrey Henriques","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2021-02-23 21:30:45 +0000 UTC","comment":"He makes the exam extremely difficult and does not ever want to talk about the test after the exam. I studied so much for his exams, and he never prepares you for what he asks on his exams. You literally need to read EVERY sentence of the textbook, and sometimes it is still not enough because he misleads the question even if you understand the conc","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/183626","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:42.258860+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzNjUwMjM3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:183626","instructor_name":"Jeffrey Henriques","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2020-09-17 22:33:36 +0000 UTC","comment":"I absolutely would not recommend this professor. This was his first year teaching my class and he was a bit scattered. He can be funny at times but he's doesn't pace the class well. Be prepared to have a lot of work and 80-100 textbook pages to read almost every week.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/183626","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:42.258860+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzMDM4MTQ0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:183626","instructor_name":"Jeffrey Henriques","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2020-04-09 05:38:52 +0000 UTC","comment":"I've had experience with Professor Henriques for Psych 202- not the greatest reviews. However, this was his first semester teaching something other than psych 202, and he did great! We covered a ton of material, but he made sure to be very clear on what material we needed to know to succeed. The lectures were fun. Great guy.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/183626","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:42.258860+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMyOTUzMDMw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:183626","instructor_name":"Jeffrey Henriques","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2020-03-05 05:42:24 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Henriques does a great job of making the grading criteria clear and lectures interesting. He does a good job of making sure that questions are answered about material and he also uses a clicker during class so that we can have an idea of what we do and don't understand. Overall would recommend.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/183626","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:21:39.210922+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQzMjcwMTY0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2679421","instructor_name":"Madeline Pflum","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2026-06-24 20:17:20 +0000 UTC","comment":"I honestly really liked having Prof. Pflum. She's extremely familiar with the material but she's kind of hard to reach because she;s not just a professor. Her class is pretty straight forward, but exam heavy. She gave great EC though. Her lectures were very engaging because she used real examples. Pay attention in lec because it covers the textbook","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2679421","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:21:39.210922+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyNjkyODQz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2679421","instructor_name":"Madeline Pflum","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2026-03-12 18:50:26 +0000 UTC","comment":"I honestly really liked her as a professor. As long as you stay up to date on readings, I didn't find this class too hard. Her exams are all based on content from her lectures. She is a very nice lady and I would recommend her to others.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2679421","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:21:39.210922+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyNjIxNDYz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2679421","instructor_name":"Madeline Pflum","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2026-02-18 04:36:13 +0000 UTC","comment":"She is very knowledgeable, but lectures can be boring as the information on the slides is taken pretty much directly from the textbook. She explains everything very clearly and is willing to answer questions.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2679421","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:21:39.210922+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyNTY1MjAz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2679421","instructor_name":"Madeline Pflum","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2026-01-29 21:56:15 +0000 UTC","comment":"Only professors ive had that were worse were chem profs. Her lectures are confusing, she never covers even close to what is on the exam, the exam wording is deceptive, treats the class as if she doesn't care about it or want anyone to succeed. expects everything out of you, nothing from herself, and claims students don't study enough","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2679421","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:21:39.210922+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyNDE4OTY0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2679421","instructor_name":"Madeline Pflum","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2025-12-30 21:39:16 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Pflum is generally good in lecturing, with her own field experience. A lot of class time is talking about the different perspectives on specific disorders. The test though, being all multiple-choice, is mainly on many factual info on the book, a lot of which uncovered in lectures. This means heavy workloads for tests","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2679421","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:21:39.210922+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMzc4Njg5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2679421","instructor_name":"Madeline Pflum","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2025-12-22 22:32:43 +0000 UTC","comment":"I've had Professor Pflum twice now(403 and 405). While you can tell that she is very interested in her work, teaching seems to be a side job. Lectures are interesting, but are taken directly from the book, which must be read to succeed in exams. Exams are worded very difficultly, appear to trick many of the students, and make up most of your grade.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2679421","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:21:39.210922+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMzczMzA1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2679421","instructor_name":"Madeline Pflum","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2025-12-22 06:13:48 +0000 UTC","comment":"Pflum is extremely harsh and does not care about extenuating circumstances or her students at all. She refused to round my grade up by 0.1% and constantly criticized students for “not studying enough” when her exams were always on material we never discussed in class. Avoid her classes unless you want the worst semester ever. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2679421","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:21:39.210922+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMjM2MDgw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2679421","instructor_name":"Madeline Pflum","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2025-12-14 00:43:30 +0000 UTC","comment":"Awful. Trips you up on exams with synonyms for terms you would've known, and the synonyms don't come from the book; you just have to know. She wants you to fail and does not care about your learning. Her lectures are boring and pointless, yet mandatory. She comes off as nice, but she truly is the worst psych professor.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2679421","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:21:39.210922+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMjIwOTUy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2679421","instructor_name":"Madeline Pflum","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2025-12-13 01:54:48 +0000 UTC","comment":"Literally the worst class I've ever taken. Mandatory attendance had me falling asleep in class, due to the fact that she was so unfortunately boring, and literally recited what the book said. Not helpful and I literally hated going to class every week. Tests were so weirdly specific for no reason, and honestly not representative of the chapters.  ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2679421","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:21:39.210922+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMTcyNjA5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2679421","instructor_name":"Madeline Pflum","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2025-12-11 06:35:14 +0000 UTC","comment":"i liked her personal stories she would tie into lectures since she has experience as a psychologist. i thought exams were pretty fair, and she did offer an extra credit assignment. exams and lecture derive heavily from the textbook, which honestly was pretty interesting and not too bad.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2679421","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:21:39.210922+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxOTYxMzUy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2679421","instructor_name":"Madeline Pflum","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2025-11-27 18:24:09 +0000 UTC","comment":"She is like fine, lectures are purely just the text book. she is very interesting in what she is teaching, but not accessible outside of class. exams are hard, and very unpredictable on what will be on it. overall, is fine, but take with a different prof ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2679421","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:21:39.210922+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxOTU3OTM1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2679421","instructor_name":"Madeline Pflum","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2025-11-26 20:30:38 +0000 UTC","comment":"This was the worst class I have ever taken; it's interesting, but Pflum is terrible. Mandatory (useless) lectures summarize the book, quizzes are unhelpful, and exams are almost impossible. Pflum is inaccessible outside of class; it is clear that we are not her priority. If the class does poorly on an exam, she will blame the class. Do not take. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2679421","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:21:39.210922+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxOTEzMDM2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2679421","instructor_name":"Madeline Pflum","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2025-11-20 14:43:45 +0000 UTC","comment":"don't call it a midterm if there are 4 of them before the final. Her lectures are god awful boring, and what's worse than the lecture? Her dang bun that don't sit straight on her head. Tests are harder than you expect, and puts stuff on the test that wasn't in the study guide.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2679421","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:21:39.210922+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxODk5NDc5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2679421","instructor_name":"Madeline Pflum","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2025-11-19 04:01:15 +0000 UTC","comment":"The lectures are a copy and paste of the textbook, yet exams do not line up with it whatsoever. She clearly cares a lot about her patients and does not have a lot of time for her students. She is only available to meet by appointment and does not make lectures personal. Overall, I would not take this class with her if possible.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2679421","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:21:39.210922+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxMTE0Mjc2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2679421","instructor_name":"Madeline Pflum","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2025-05-01 05:25:58 +0000 UTC","comment":"I loved Professor Pflum! She had very interesting lectures and I loved the subject. I could not recommend this class more! Be ready to read a lot and study for the exams, if you do then you will succeed. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2679421","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:21:39.210922+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5MTcyNjEx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2679421","instructor_name":"Madeline Pflum","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2024-04-16 01:51:45 +0000 UTC","comment":"Very pleasant and knowledge in her field, having personal anecdotes of the material to add in class. Her primary job is as a psychologist so it seems like this one was left on the back burner. Mandatory 8 am lectures taken straight from the textbooks. The exams questions were worded poorly last semester.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2679421","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:21:39.210922+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4OTIxNTQz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2679421","instructor_name":"Madeline Pflum","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2024-01-24 22:19:45 +0000 UTC","comment":"She seems to be an okay person, but was a little disorganized (quizzes not unlocked on several occasions). Also be prepared to read a lot to do well on the tests (which are somewhat difficult). Lectures can be boring as she mainly repeats stuff from the readings. She does seem to be very passionate about the subject though. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2679421","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:21:39.210922+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4NzgyOTQw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2679421","instructor_name":"Madeline Pflum","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2023-12-23 07:52:07 +0000 UTC","comment":"The study guide has nothing to do with the exam","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2679421","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:21:39.210922+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4NzE3NzE0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2679421","instructor_name":"Madeline Pflum","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2023-12-17 19:44:12 +0000 UTC","comment":"While passionate about the subject, Pflum just repeats the textbook information during boring, unengaging, mandatory lectures. Study guides for exams are unhelpful, and the exams are very challenging. Topic matter is interesting, but not taught interestingly. Would not recommend it.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2679421","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:21:39.210922+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4Njk5NzYw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2679421","instructor_name":"Madeline Pflum","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2023-12-16 01:10:37 +0000 UTC","comment":"Like her passion about her teaching but is VERY textbook-focused and attendance required. Basically need to read all of the chapters in text her taught, and will be still tested on all of content even though she did not finish them on lectures. Study guides provided is not very helpful, exams always have questions that come from nowhere. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2679421","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:21:39.210922+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4Njk4Nzk3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2679421","instructor_name":"Madeline Pflum","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2023-12-16 00:07:14 +0000 UTC","comment":"Unorganized, unhelpful and unresponsive. Never realizes or acknowledges the wrong info she puts on slides (sometimes major mistakes). Study guides vague and unhelpful. Didn't put up some of the test prep material she promised in the syllabus. One time gave an alternative rubric for an assignment the night before due date. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2679421","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:21:39.210922+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4NTc2Nzc5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2679421","instructor_name":"Madeline Pflum","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2023-12-15 23:02:35 +0000 UTC","comment":"PSYCH 405: while she is a sweet teacher and knows a lot about the subject I struggled with her class. As someone who read all the text book and prepared well for the exams I could never score higher than 80%. It was frustrating having a test that was so confusing, and seemed to have material from God knows where. Lectures straight from the book. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2679421","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:21:39.210922+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4NjkwNzc4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2679421","instructor_name":"Madeline Pflum","course_label":"PSYCH405","course_id":"PSYCH 405","course_uid":"course_6b41ff6cade517e9160c3464","review_date":"2023-12-15 16:19:17 +0000 UTC","comment":"Passionate about material, came across condescending of students. Professor was disorganized with pre-lecture quizzes often forgetting to unlock them/grade papers. Exams were extremely challenging with questions pulled form picture descriptions in textbook. Unresponsive to emails, even after having seen them. Un empathetic towards attendance.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2679421","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0}]