As a student eagerly coming into UCLA as a pre-Psychology major, this class made me nervous about pursuing a future in the major. While Professor Ankowski was nothing but a lovely and kind person, the way she taught could sometimes be tedious and repetitive, making such interesting material come across as more dull than it actually is. On the other hand, she makes an admirable effort to show students how to approach research methods and analysis in a very hands-on way. The grading for most of her assignments is fairly harsh, but for students with more diligent study habits this may seem like a productive challenge. Overall, I personally wish Ankowski used her influence as an Introductory Psych teacher to motivate students more than test student's passion for Psychology.

The only reason I didn't get a full A in this class is because I got lazy. Lectures are engaging (2 hours long, with a 10-minute break after the first hour) but are definitely difficult to pay attention if you've got the 8AM lecture (like I did). Group projects are simple, but a little disorganized in terms of grouping, as you sort of just group up with the people you're sitting near and hope that they contribute. As a psych professor, it makes sense that Ankowski uses well-known study strategies to make sure we remember all of the content (there is a lot!) but as long as you are focused, use the study tips, and review the extensive vocabulary before the midterm and final, you're all set.

Kind of boring class but Ankowski is an angel and makes sure you understand the material and its applications

She's a super nice and easy professor. She has engaging lectures that are recorded on Bruincast so you don't necessarily have to attend lectures. We have group projects, but they're easy. Tests are online and aren't necessarily hard you just have to study a bit. We have quizzes every now and then but they're low stress and based on lectures.

Probably the easiest class you will take at UCLA. As long as you attend/watch the lectures and review her slides, you’re set for an A in the class. The labs and article analysis can be a bit tedious at times but help boost your grade. Overall, I enjoyed this class and would definitely recommend it.

Professor Ankowski is so passionate about linguistic development, it made the material so much more interesting. It's a pretty easy, straightforward class. Either quizzes or homework assignments per week (make sure to answer every part of the assignment) and the quizzes were open note. Exams were also open note and very easy. Definitely should take this class if you need it for psych upperdiv elective.

Overall, good, simple, recommended.
However, there is not extra credit at all.
Professor Ankowski is very clear and helpful if you need help. The class is simple to understand. There are a lot of specific terms, names, etc. that need to be memorized. Basically no math at all. Just memorization.

The class has changed so it is no longer graded on a curve and students don't need to compete against each other. That said, this class still has a good amount of work outside of learning the material. There are weekly practices that are graded for completion lab assignments that are altered between a completion and accuracy score, and two exams. The lead TAs, lab TAs, and professor were all really helpful, and flexible if you ever need clarification on content or have trouble with assignments. The first half of the class is definitely easier and more of a review of 100A while the second half picks up quite a bit, but I recommend doing the practice exams that the prof provides prior to the midterm and final. Like the other reviews mentioned, they're very similar to the questions and concepts tested on the actual exam, I'd even say the practice was more difficult.

Also, I wouldn't worry about getting the book or inquisitive extension. You can find the pdf version for free online but I never read through it.

They switched the class format so it is easier, The professor and TAs are good at explaining things. Attendance of lectures is not mandatory and the lectures are bruincasted, Labs are not really mandatory but helpful in understanding concepts. The homework/lab assignments are not that bad and are very helpful. It takes like 3 hours to complete them each week. The first midterm was super easy as long as you watched the lectures and do the ALM assignments. The final was slightly harder cause it is cumulative but still not that bad.

this class is not at all as difficult as I thought it would be considering previous reviews, but I know that they changed the structure recently. it's really not that bad !!
every week, there's one lecture and one lab. i don't go to either and I got an A on the midterm and an A- on the final (both open note) and have only gotten points off on two of the lab assignments. I take notes on the lecture slides because they're really clear, which I appreciate considering that it's an 8 am lecture. Lab is 2 hours long which is a lot. I review the slides on my own time and can understand them within about 30 minutes. There are weekly lab assignments, half of which are graded for completion and half of which are graded for correctness. These take a little bit more thought and effort, especially with the topics of the later weeks, but overall not too difficult.
Every week, there is also an Active Learning Module where there are a couple of practice questions to apply material and then a worksheet that you have to write out short answers to in order to get credit. They provide a lot of resources with these ALMs, and if you take advantage of all of them , it will take the 2-3 hours that they say it will. I do the bare minimum to learn the material and answer the questions and usually have them done in an hour of less.