Instructor record · Psychology and Neuroscience · Fall 2022 – Fall 2025

Liane Young

Professor · Psychology and Neuroscience · 6 evaluation records across 3 classes

On each class's board

PSYC 5543only instructor on recordPSYC 3341only instructor on record ProvisionalPSYC 4446only instructor on record Provisional

What the overall is made of

93BC evaluations6 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2022 – Fall 2025

—Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute

—RateMyProfessorsno ratings — does not contribute

Sources are averaged by how much we trust each one and by how many records sit behind it, so a handful of reviews nudges the number rather than replacing it.

What the challenge rank is made of

74thMore challenging than 74% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold

92BC — “Intellectually Challenging”6 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College's own “intellectually challenging” question — students answer it positively about courses that stretched them, so it measures intellectual challenge and NOT grading, workload or quality. Almost every BC class scores high on it, which is why it is shown as a rank rather than a score.

What the workload rank is made of

26thMore work than 26% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold

40BC — “Workload”6 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College reports workload as one of five bands, not as a number of hours, and it does not publish what the bands mean — so this site will not translate it into hours. Higher means more work, which is not the same as worse.

The line

All 13 items · means across 6 records

The Professor4 items

Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.

9465th pctl

Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.

9250th pctl

Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.

9471st pctl

Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.

9572nd pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9476th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9370th pctl

Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.

9474th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9379th pctl

Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.

9688th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9580th pctl

Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings

WorkloadHow much work the course took outside class, on Boston College's five-band scale — the band boundaries are not published, so this is not a number of hours.

4026th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9274th pctl

Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.

9161st pctl

Bar length is the rank against every comparable record we hold, not the raw score: BC's questions all have a median around 4.5, so a raw-scale bar would be nearly full on every row and would tell you nothing. Every bar is one ink colour — nothing here is graded green or red. The hatched bars are not ratings at all: a higher number on either describes a different course, not a better one.

Class by class

3 classes · 6 sections

How each position is worked outPositions account for how many records stand behind each number, so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. Every score shown is the real average — only the ordering is adjusted.

PSYC 5543 Current Topics in Moral PsychologyOvr99Chal87thWork25th

On this class's boardonly instructor on record

3 sections on record · course itself rated 98 out of 100. See the full board for PSYC 5543.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Fall 2025	01	100	100	40
Spring 2024	01	99	97	40
Fall 2022	01	98	96	40

All 13 items for PSYC 5543

The Professor4 items

Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.

9886th pctl

Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.

9775th pctl

Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.

9987th pctl

Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.

9985th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9785th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9890th pctl

Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.

9886th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9787th pctl

Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.

9784th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9886th pctl

Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings

WorkloadHow much work the course took outside class, on Boston College's five-band scale — the band boundaries are not published, so this is not a number of hours.

4025th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9787th pctl

Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.

9675th pctl

PSYC 3341 Psychology of MoralityOvr83Chal19thWork25th

On this class's boardonly instructor on record Provisional

2 sections on record · course itself rated 79 out of 100. See the full board for PSYC 3341.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Spring 2025	01	85	78	40
Spring 2023	01	80	80	40

All 13 items for PSYC 3341

The Professor4 items

Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.

8820th pctl

Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.

8511th pctl

Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.

8822nd pctl

Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.

8921st pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8936th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8520th pctl

Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.

8820th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8727th pctl

Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.

9362nd pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9043rd pctl

Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings

WorkloadHow much work the course took outside class, on Boston College's five-band scale — the band boundaries are not published, so this is not a number of hours.

4025th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8419th pctl

Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.

8315th pctl

PSYC 4446 Social NeuroscienceOvr97Chal—Work—

On this class's boardonly instructor on record Provisional

1 section on record · course itself rated 96 out of 100. See the full board for PSYC 4446.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Fall 2023	01	97	96	—

All 13 items for PSYC 4446

Nothing reported

None of the evaluation questions were reported for these records.

How to read this pageScores are out of 100 — Boston College's 1–5 agreement scale, ×20, the way these numbers were printed for years. Almost every class scores high on that scale (the median is about 90), so challenge and workload are shown as a rank against every instructor we hold rather than as a score; the raw figure is in the breakdown above. Neither describes quality, and neither is ever marked better or worse anywhere on this site. A dash means the question was not reported, and is never a zero. The position printed against each class is this instructor's place on that class's own board, computed from the same records the board itself is built from.