PSYCH 137N
Conscious Experience: Social Cognitive Neuroscience Approach
Description: Lecture, three hours. Conscious experience is arguably the most remarkable thing in the universe, and yet it is largely ignored because it is the background precondition for everything else in our lives and because it is difficult to study scientifically. Examination of what is known and, just as importantly, what is unknown about conscious experience. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Fall 2024 - Honestly I thought this class was not bad at all in terms of difficulty. The course is composed of two exams each worth 40% (non-cumulative) and a final paper worth 20%. The paper is basically guaranteed full credit as long as you put in some effort. As for the exams, when I left the first one I did not feel good about it at all but I ended up doing much better than I thought I did (37/40). I think a lot of this had to due with my lack of prep and studying (all I did was cram all the lectures up until the exam) but the reason I think I did well was because I attended all his lectures in-person. His lecturing style makes it easy to pay attention and stay engaged, so when I took the exam I was able to make pretty educated guesses and recall some of the things he said during lecture. As far as the second exam, my preparation was pretty much the same. I attended all the in-person lectures and tried my best to stay engaged (sitting in the front helps) then when it came to studying I just crammed listening to the lectures again to refresh my mind. I ended up getting a 39/40 but I also just believe he made the second exam way easier than the first. Overall I actually really enjoyed the class and found the material interesting, it helps that he literally helped start the social cognitive neuroscience field so he knows his stuff and is very passionate about this course in particular. The best advice I can give is to attend in-person lectures, I am a pretty average student but still managed to do well in this class mainly because of my attendance.
Fall 2024 - Honestly I thought this class was not bad at all in terms of difficulty. The course is composed of two exams each worth 40% (non-cumulative) and a final paper worth 20%. The paper is basically guaranteed full credit as long as you put in some effort. As for the exams, when I left the first one I did not feel good about it at all but I ended up doing much better than I thought I did (37/40). I think a lot of this had to due with my lack of prep and studying (all I did was cram all the lectures up until the exam) but the reason I think I did well was because I attended all his lectures in-person. His lecturing style makes it easy to pay attention and stay engaged, so when I took the exam I was able to make pretty educated guesses and recall some of the things he said during lecture. As far as the second exam, my preparation was pretty much the same. I attended all the in-person lectures and tried my best to stay engaged (sitting in the front helps) then when it came to studying I just crammed listening to the lectures again to refresh my mind. I ended up getting a 39/40 but I also just believe he made the second exam way easier than the first. Overall I actually really enjoyed the class and found the material interesting, it helps that he literally helped start the social cognitive neuroscience field so he knows his stuff and is very passionate about this course in particular. The best advice I can give is to attend in-person lectures, I am a pretty average student but still managed to do well in this class mainly because of my attendance.
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