Iris Berent is a Psychology professor at Northeastern University rated 2.48/5 on Rate My Professors by 48 students, with 3.7/5 RMP difficulty and 42% who would take them again (RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated October 2026).
Iris Berent professor reviews and ratings: 2.48/5 from 48 RMP ratings at Northeastern (42% would take again). RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
Genuinely one of the smartest women and professors. Cares about her discipline, her abilities as a professor, and her students. She can be quite disorganized and rough but if you go to class and reach out to her in person she is incredibly helpful.PSYC3464 2026-06-01 18:33:06 +0000 UTC
Do yourself a big favor if you love yourself. Don't take her. Very disorganized person in general, she doesn't know how to use technology, and despite the fact she knows her subject, she doesn't communicate effectively. She doesn't now how to communicate at all.PSYCHLANGUAGE 2026-02-20 14:16:46 +0000 UTC
Dr. Berent offers a very interesting course. Linguistics is a challenging subject and she did a great job of conveying the information in a more simplistic way. You must attend lectures! I would not recommend taking this course if you are not interested in the areas of linguistics or psychology. She is VERY open to receiving questions and feedback.PSYCH3464 2020-04-09 14:42:25 +0000 UTC
Loved herPSYCH 2013-08-26 17:04:47 +0000 UTC
She's really not as bad as people think. If you show up to class and pay attention you'll be fine. Her powerpoints are very descriptive, but you won't understand what's going on in them without actually going to class and listening. If you want to be lazy and not go to class, don't take this class. If you don't go, you'll be lost. Tests are easy.PSYCLANG 2012-03-02 10:35:05 +0000 UTC
God awful teacher. Can't speak English, the book is very unhelpful, powerpoints are very vague and she doesn't explain concepts well. You can't even look up concepts because the book is not really a textbook. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS!!!PSYC464 2009-12-02 12:44:14 +0000 UTC
No CommentsPSYLANG 2009-11-18 14:31:31 +0000 UTC
totally incomprehensible. the material really shouldn't be this hard to understand, but she makes it impossible. read the powerpoints online and hope for the best.PSYCHLANG 2009-10-23 00:45:33 +0000 UTC
I'm telling you, do NOT take this class with Berent if you don't have to. Like her, lecture slides are unhelpful and repetitive. She DOES NOT teach to exams or provide good study material. The course material itself isn't difficult, but she CANNOT teach. Gets weirdly political too. This class is linguistics, NOT psych. Save yourself the stress.PSYC3464 2026-05-07 18:22:06 +0000 UTC
One of the worst professors I have ever had. Professor Berent's slides are extremely confusing, misrepresentative of the exam questions, and does not explain the information well even in office hours. Get ready to spend hours studying.PSYCHLANGUAGE 2026-01-09 19:46:34 +0000 UTC
She is very intelligent, if you like to think and are creative this class if for you. She is difficult- but the class is very interesting and her class made me a stronger student. If you spend time with the material and put in effort you should be good- if you like to do minimal studying do not take this class. I think she was great.PSYCH3464 2019-05-24 01:23:48 +0000 UTC
WORST CLASS AND TEACHER OF MY LIFE! do not take! she cannot speak english and is impossible to understand! the material is interesting however difficult to understand without clear explination, wich she does not give! she is not open is others opinions favors those who fluently speak a second language. only class i have ever had to take pass fail!PSYC464 2009-04-16 12:34:46 +0000 UTC
I would not recommend taking this course. The professor often responds to emails late, and there are many tests with numerous essay questions. Grading also feels quite strict.PSYC3464 2026-04-24 17:41:56 +0000 UTC
It is ironic that she teaches a language class without the ability to convey her materials clearly in a universal language. Power points are super messed up.....PSYCHLANGUAGE 2014-03-16 01:48:56 +0000 UTC
Though the teacher wasn't really helpful...if you did assignments and studied the powerpoints, it's really not that bad at all. I did not find the class all that difficult, but I did most of the learning on my ownPSYCH3464 2011-12-10 23:15:21 +0000 UTC
Iris Berent is rated 2.48/5 on Rate My Professors from 48 ratings. 42% of RMP reviewers said they would take them again.
Iris Berent's classes have a difficulty rating of 3.7/5 on Rate My Professors.
Iris Berent has taught PSYC3464, PSYC5110, PSYC4660, PSYC5115, PSYC5100 at Northeastern.
Data updated October 2026.