PSYCH 124C
Human Memory
Description: Lecture, two hours; discussion, one hour. Requisite: course 120A or 120B. Designed for juniors/seniors. Analysis of recent research on basic processes and structural components that comprise the human memory system. Discussion topics include practical implications of such research for instruction, marketing, and witness testimony. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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I fournd Prof. Bjork to be a great lecturer. He is not John Hummel but he does a great job of making sure that the material is explained well. People did not do all that well on that short-answer exam, but in my opinion it was not that difficult. The readings are very interesting by psych standards (with a few exceptions). Overall you will learn something of value in his Human Memory class.
I fournd Prof. Bjork to be a great lecturer. He is not John Hummel but he does a great job of making sure that the material is explained well. People did not do all that well on that short-answer exam, but in my opinion it was not that difficult. The readings are very interesting by psych standards (with a few exceptions). Overall you will learn something of value in his Human Memory class.
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Winter 2019 - There are quizzes to 6/10 of the lectures and they usually take half an hour in class to complete. They are worth 50% of your grade. So you really have to study for them before every lecture. It took me approximately 1 hour to go over the slides from the last lecture every week. There is a newspaper-style short paper assignment that is worth 10% of your grade. Castel is pretty tolerant about them. There is also a final research paper and it accounts for 30% of the grade. 6-page double-spaced. You can select your own topic as long as it's relevant to the class.
Winter 2019 - There are quizzes to 6/10 of the lectures and they usually take half an hour in class to complete. They are worth 50% of your grade. So you really have to study for them before every lecture. It took me approximately 1 hour to go over the slides from the last lecture every week. There is a newspaper-style short paper assignment that is worth 10% of your grade. Castel is pretty tolerant about them. There is also a final research paper and it accounts for 30% of the grade. 6-page double-spaced. You can select your own topic as long as it's relevant to the class.
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Spring 2024 - Great professor and class!! Didn't expect to like it as much as I did. There were 2 research/blog assignments that weren't too hard to complete (basically writing a "blog" about a topic you find interesting). 8 quizzes (10 questions each w/ 20 min time limit) and 1 multiple choice final exam that is taken in person. Great class, would take it again.
Spring 2024 - Great professor and class!! Didn't expect to like it as much as I did. There were 2 research/blog assignments that weren't too hard to complete (basically writing a "blog" about a topic you find interesting). 8 quizzes (10 questions each w/ 20 min time limit) and 1 multiple choice final exam that is taken in person. Great class, would take it again.
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Spring 2016 - I wasn't expecting to like this class, but I ended up loving it! Dr. Maoz is a really nice prof, and super helpful! Grades are made up of: 1 in class debate (not at all hard), weekly quizzes (he only counts top 5 out of 7, and if you pay attention in class you don't even have to study), a newspaper summary (super simple), participation (easy if you pay attention in class), and a presentation+paper (everyone got credit for doing the presentation, and the paper could be an actual project or a proposal). He even offered 3 points EC for doing 6hrs of SONA credits. Like I've said previously, the class is really interesting and easy if you pay attention in class. I sat in the back and could see when people were online shopping or doing other stuff on their computers. I later heard those people complain about grades, SO PAY ATTENTION IN CLASS.
Spring 2016 - I wasn't expecting to like this class, but I ended up loving it! Dr. Maoz is a really nice prof, and super helpful! Grades are made up of: 1 in class debate (not at all hard), weekly quizzes (he only counts top 5 out of 7, and if you pay attention in class you don't even have to study), a newspaper summary (super simple), participation (easy if you pay attention in class), and a presentation+paper (everyone got credit for doing the presentation, and the paper could be an actual project or a proposal). He even offered 3 points EC for doing 6hrs of SONA credits. Like I've said previously, the class is really interesting and easy if you pay attention in class. I sat in the back and could see when people were online shopping or doing other stuff on their computers. I later heard those people complain about grades, SO PAY ATTENTION IN CLASS.
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