Lecture, four hours. General introduction including topics in cognitive, experimental, personality, developmental, social, and clinical psychology; six hours of psychological research and a grade of C or better required of all departmental premajors. P/NP or letter grading.

Review Summary

Clarity
10.0 / 10
Organization
10.0 / 10
Time
5-10 hrs/week
Overall
10.0 / 10

Reviews

    Quarter Taken: Spring 2023 In-Person
    Grade: A

    Meh Melissa can seem nice but she utterly messed up my midterm grade let alone my final

    Quarter Taken: Spring 2023 In-Person
    Grade: A+

    The instructor has very clear presentation and slides. Highly recommended! The exams are fair, but the final maybe a little harder.

    Quarter Taken: Spring 2023 In-Person
    Grade: A

    Great class! I did AP Psych so it was generally a review of it.

    Quarter Taken: Fall 2023 In-Person
    Grade: A

    This class is fair. What you are given in lectures and labs are what you are assessed on. Overall, a very fair class and learned a lot.

    Quarter Taken: Fall 2023 In-Person
    Grade: A

    I initially had Ankowski but switched to Paquette Smith and while I much prefer the 4pm over the 8am, Ankowski is a lot more lively and funny, which doesn’t make the biggest difference but that’s the only difference. The class is the exact same. Super chill class, but that doesn’t mean you don’t need to study because you do need to memorize a lot of stuff, given that they’re not crazy hard concepts, but it’s a good amount.

    Quarter Taken: Fall 2023 In-Person
    Grade: A

    Really enjoyed the class. You needed to do iclicker for participation but that can easily be done from your dorm or wherever you are. The labs occur during the Wednesday lecture in the second half of the lecture. You don't actually need to be in class to complete the labs because they are just worksheets. You will need to create a lab group for 2 of the labs but they host a zoom a couple days after the in person lab that you were supposed to create a group in so don't worry about missing out. You conduct 2 studies on people with your group which is really easy then you write separate lab reports, so you basically only need your group because they help collect data. The midterm and finals were really easy, if you review the lecture slides you will get within the A range. The midterm and finals were multiple choice with an frq at the end. VERY EASY!!!! HIGHLY RECCCCCC

    Quarter Taken: Fall 2024 In-Person
    Grade: A-

    Paquette was super nice and friendly. Do try and attend her office hours

Course

Previously taught
25W 24F 24S 24W 23F 23S 23W 22Su 22S 22W 21W 20Su

Grading Information

  • Has a group project

  • Attendance not required

  • 2 midterms

  • Finals week final

  • 35% recommend the textbook

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