Selling textbook: Comprehending Behavioral Statistics ($80) and Personal Trainer ($82.50) for $120. Text me at ********** if interested.

The class is pretty easy as long as you're comfortable with all the formulas presented in class. Professor Jaffe does an okay job of going over them in class, but the textbook is especially useful. Lecture slides are available online, and his lectures are the same as textbook chapters so if you're willing to read the textbook, going to lecture is kinda optional. Section is also optional; it's just review of the week's material, but those slides aren't posted.

Jaffe also doesn't write his own tests and a fair amount come from an optional online website called "Personal Trainer" that's available with a new textbook but is also available separately. The website has a lot of good review and practice questions so I would strongly recommend it.

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He is a very charming person but not a great teacher. He didn't really teach us anything the whole class he just keeps asking questions to the student which really doesn't work in such a large lecuture. I think it's impossible to sustain my attension during his lectures but hey you gotta do what you gotta do if you wanna take psych!

Psych 100A with Prof. Jaffe was great! He made the material interesting and was always willing to help if you came to him. To succeed in this class, keep up with the material and utilize your peers! The powerpoints and book are awesome study tools. I HIGHLY recommend taking 100A with Jaffe.

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I have never taken a statistics class before this one but using the book, it's pretty straightforward and easy to figure out yourself. Going to class is good because sometimes he slips questions from things he's talked about in class on the multiple choice midterms, but it isn't too helpful. The TA's for this class were really good, they helped outline things very straightforwardly but I feel like Jaffe always went on tangents. I've heard he's better than other professors, so he's probably the best option, but this class isn't going to change your life.

Jaffe is a great professor and nice human but the course structure was unnecessarily challenging for the statistics you actually need to know for Psych for 100b. I do not feel I'm better off for knowing all the formulas I know now because the important thing to know is when to use which tests in 100b and beyond- the computer does the rest and I'm frustrated I spent sooo much time energy and stress to do well in his class. There are easier professors and their students don't flounder later.

I appreciated his humor and personality, but in terms of teaching he is subpar. Often times difficult subjects were glossed over, while he went on an anecdote about his addiction treatment center. Also, his slides are atrociously bad and not informative.

Selling the textbook Comprehending Behavioral Statistics for $60. Brand new.

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I am selling the book if any one is interested! It cost $130 but I'll sell for $60. Contact me at *************

I posted this with the review below, but you might not see it if you don't expand the review, so I'm posting again.

Everyone in the class was always miffed at Jaffe for one reason or another. There was the time the quiz questions took way too long to do and had nothing to do with stats. There was the time an essay question on the test (which Reese wrote, of course) was an abbreviation that Jaffe hadn't mentioned, and he refused to throw it out (he EVENTUALLY did). Then for the next test, Jaffe said he would write the essay portion himself, and it turned out to be waaaay harder than what Reese's class had. And then there was the one EC point he offered if half the class turned in reviews for him and both the TAs, that was fun...
Overall it was pretty disappointing. I always felt like Reese's class didn't have to jump through the hoops we had to. If you want to be amused by his stories and cute kids and learn a little bit about his work, go for it. If you want to learn stats, I wouldn't take it with Jaffe if I had a better choice.