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ALLYSON BENNETT

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Raw average: 3.50/5 from 12 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.

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PSYCH 450
Quality 2/5Difficulty 3/5
Dense, boring, choppy lectures. She uses questions and examples to explain material rather than explaining concepts thoroughly. Lecture slides are hard to follow. Attendance is required. Discussion posts are graded really harshly IMO. DIrections unclear and makes it difficult to receive full points on assignments and exams.
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PSYCH 450
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
Really did not enjoy her lectures. Super slow talker and takes very long pauses making it hard to be engaged with the content. There were never past exams, exam reviews, or anything clarifying what was actually on the exam. Says a lot of words but doesn't get to the point. Many readings. Only uses examples and questions during lecture to teach.
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PSYCH 225
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Dr. Bennett is an amazing professor. Well organized, and understanding of students' time and what is demanded of them. She made the course manageable and allowed many extensions for students who asked for them. While the IRP project was hard, she broke it up into chunks so that it was a process, so that we weren't tasked with the work all at once.
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PSYCH 225
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Professor Bennett was nice and you could tell she cared a lot about her students. She was accessible outside of class and flexible with due dates, which was helpful. Lectures can be repetitive of the textbook and the IRP isn't fun, but she broke it up into manageable chunks. The class starts off easy, but gets more fast-paced in the last month.
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PSYCH 225
Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5
Although the lectures were a little dry and repetitive, Prof. Bennett was a very nice and accomodating teacher. She allowed extensions if students showed concern and was pretty accessible outside of class. The IRP was definitely not fun, but she made it somewhat manageable.
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PSYCH 225
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Professor Bennett is very caring and takes time to explain the topics and procedures in class. Grading criteria was clear. I really appreciated how available and caring she was! Would recommend.
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Classes with ALLYSON BENNETT

PSYCH 682

Senior Honors Thesis

3 credits

PSYCH 682 is an individual study course for students completing senior honors theses under faculty supervision.

No offering record · Spring 2025

with this instructor · course overall, matching historical terms

Jenny SaffranMarkus Brauer+14 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample
PSYCH 692

Undergraduate Thesis

2–3 credits

PSYCH 692 is an undergraduate thesis course focused on completing research in psychology.

No offering record · Spring 2025

with this instructor · course overall, matching historical terms

Markus BrauerMartha Alibali+10 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2025PSYCH 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2025PSYCH 692Undergraduate Thesis
Fall 2024PSYCH 621Mentored Research and Seminar
Fall 2024PSYCH 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2024PSYCH 691Undergraduate Thesis
Fall 2024PSYCH 692Undergraduate Thesis
Spring 2024PSYCH 450Primate Psychology: Insights Into Human Behavior
Spring 2024PSYCH 621Mentored Research and Seminar
Spring 2024PSYCH 692Undergraduate Thesis
Fall 2023PSYCH 621Mentored Research and Seminar
Fall 2023PSYCH 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2023PSYCH 450Primate Psychology: Insights Into Human Behavior
Spring 2023PSYCH 621Mentored Research and Seminar
Spring 2023PSYCH 681Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2023PSYCH 699Directed Study
Fall 2022PSYCH 621Mentored Research and Seminar
Spring 2022PSYCH 621Mentored Research and Seminar
Spring 2022PSYCH 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2022PSYCH 692Undergraduate Thesis
Fall 2021PSYCH 225Research Methods
Fall 2021PSYCH 621Mentored Research and Seminar
Fall 2021PSYCH 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2021PSYCH 691Undergraduate Thesis
Fall 2020PSYCH 225Research Methods
Fall 2020PSYCH 621Mentored Research and Seminar
Spring 2020PSYCH 225Research Methods
Spring 2020PSYCH 621Mentored Research and Seminar
Spring 2020PSYCH 699Directed Study
Fall 2019PSYCH 621Mentored Research and Seminar
Spring 2019PSYCH 505Depth Topic in Biological Science
Spring 2019PSYCH 621Mentored Research and Seminar
Spring 2019PSYCH 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2019PSYCH 692Undergraduate Thesis
Spring 2019PSYCH 699Directed Study
Fall 2018PSYCH 225Research Methods
Fall 2018PSYCH 621Mentored Research and Seminar
Fall 2018PSYCH 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2018PSYCH 691Undergraduate Thesis
Fall 2018PSYCH 699Directed Study
Spring 2018PSYCH 505Depth Topic in Biological Science
Spring 2018PSYCH 621Mentored Research and Seminar
Spring 2018PSYCH 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2018PSYCH 692Undergraduate Thesis
Spring 2018PSYCH 699Directed Study
Fall 2017PSYCH 225Research Methods
Fall 2017PSYCH 621Mentored Research and Seminar
Fall 2017PSYCH 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2017PSYCH 691Undergraduate Thesis
Spring 2017PSYCH 621Mentored Research and Seminar
Spring 2017PSYCH 692Undergraduate Thesis
Fall 2016PSYCH 225Research Methods
Fall 2016PSYCH 621Mentored Research and Seminar
Fall 2016PSYCH 691Undergraduate Thesis
Spring 2016PSYCH 621Mentored Research and Seminar
Spring 2016PSYCH 707Proseminar in Biological Psychology
Spring 2016PSYCH 990Research
Fall 2015PSYCH 225Research Methods
Fall 2015PSYCH 621Mentored Research and Seminar
Spring 2015PSYCH 621Mentored Research and Seminar
Spring 2015PSYCH 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2015PSYCH 692Undergraduate Thesis
Spring 2015PSYCH 699Directed Study
Fall 2014PSYCH 225Research Methods
Fall 2014PSYCH 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2014PSYCH 691Undergraduate Thesis
Fall 2014PSYCH 699Directed Study
Spring 2014PSYCH 621Mentored Research and Seminar
Spring 2014PSYCH 692Undergraduate Thesis
Spring 2014PSYCH 707Proseminar in Biological Psychology
Fall 2013PSYCH 225Research Methods
Fall 2013PSYCH 621Mentored Research and Seminar
Fall 2013PSYCH 691Undergraduate Thesis
Fall 2013PSYCH 707Proseminar in Biological Psychology
Spring 2013BIOLOGY 699Directed Studies
Spring 2013PSYCH 692Undergraduate Thesis
Spring 2013PSYCH 707Proseminar in Biological Psychology
Fall 2012BIOLOGY 299Directed Studies
Fall 2012PSYCH 707Proseminar in Biological Psychology

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