Professor Goff is not only an amazing professor, but also an amazing human being with great passion for developmental psych. She is very thorough with her explanations and she does not stop explaining a concept until you truly understand it. She is willing to make time for you, if you can't make it to office hours, she will take any moment possible to squeeze you in despite her busy schedule. Don't simply take this class just to learn about the material, try to actually talk to professor Goff because she is an intelligent, funny, kind individual who could help you figure your future out as well. Take her!

This has been my favorite class so far at UCLA. Dr. Goff is an amazing professor and has amazing lectures and uses funny and engaging examples to help students understand. I wanted to go to a lecture every day and enjoyed all of the topics I learned in this class. The hardest part is the group project just because it's hard to have others' work count as your own. Would take this class again in a heartbeat. The only downside is the class is out of 150 points which means you need to do well on the tests but they aren't hard and you can drop one of the two midterms. There is also extra credit you can earn by participating in studies on campus. Go to her office hours the day before the exam because they are very helpful. 10/10 recommend to anyone debating this class.

Professor Goff made this class one of my favorites I've ever taken at UCLA. She's thorough, kind, helpful, and super fair. There are two midterms but one is droppable. Discussion is mandatory! The final is just like the midterms, but somewhat cumulative (not really). She loves to give examples of concepts by showing videos/pictures of her kids which makes the class all the more enjoyable! Honestly, take her you will have 0 regrets and actually feel like you're learning something and having fun while doing it! Oh and bonus, all lectures are recorded so you don't really even have to show up unless you want TopHat credit which isn't required but just gives you extra credit at the end!!

Bonnie Goff is a L E G E N D. I had such a fun time in this class. I took this class as a Cognitive Science major elective and am really glad I did. Professor Goff is engaging and super easy to understand, and she often incorporated examples from her own kids in lecture. She's also really funny! I would really recommend this class as it's fun and also small workload. Here's what the class consists of:
Lecture:
Every week we look at a topic in developmental psych, connecting material to past themes with examples and psych experiments. Lectures were somewhat fast paced, but you can rewatch recordings to see if you missed any. The course material is pretty clear so I never had to ask for clarifications.
Discussion:
The first discussion was required, but the rest were optional. Basically, they functioned as review sessions for the previous week's material. My TA was Soph, she was super kind and knowledgeable. Every week we have a written assignment where we explain and connect lecture material to our lives, and these were graded pretty easily.
Exams:
We had two exams (during week 5 and during week 10), that were application-based. They weren't hard, I just rewatched lectures once to review and got a 90% on both exams. The average on both was around an 86% if I remember correctly. There's only a few tricky questions on them. Although they were multiple choice, the exams were somewhat stressful because you take them during lecture, and so you only have an hour and fifteen minutes for 50 questions.
Other:
Professor Goff offered 2 points of extra credit if you wrote a mini essay after watching a documentary. Everyone had their first midterm grade boosted by two points because the exam took place on election day, which was more than generous.
Grade Breakdown:
Exams - 65/70
Written Assignments - 80/80
Final Grade - 145/150 (A+)

I've never written a review on here, but this class was so great that I thought I should this time. Professor Goff is probably the best professor I've had at UCLA. She is engaging, funny, and extremely clear. She makes the class content super interesting and includes tons of videos of little kiddos that are honestly adorable. She doesn't require a textbook - you just have to read a few articles which she provides. The only work you really have to do for this class are weekly reading responses that are pretty much graded on completion. There are two midterms which were both very fair, and she drops your lowest midterm score (so if you do well on the first one, you don't even have to take the second one). Honestly, I did almost no work for this class and still learned A TON and pulled out a good grade. I'm now doing the applied developmental psych minor because this class was so great. Even if you don't think developmental psych is your thing, this class is really interesting and should probably be required for anyone who ever plans on having kids lol. TAKE THIS CLASS!!

She talked real fast and luckily she recorded her classes herself, thus I actually have never been to the class. The tests are quite easy to me, probably because I have taken psych 133B (cognitive development)with another professor before. I think she did not explain materials too well, compared to the other class I have taken. I would recommend asking her in her office hour if you have any unclear concepts. I basically just listen to all the audio (around five lectures per exam) a day before. Although she said the final is cumulative, there are nothing details just very few simple basic concepts that covered the whole class. So better just focus on the new materials after the two midterms.

Dr Goff is hilarious, the weekly writing assignments are easy and make you think, and this class helped me come to terms with a much of my inner turmoil. A very, very manageable and rewarding class that you will learn a LOT from.

Prof. Goff is extremely dedicated to student learning, and very understanding and accommodating of student difficulties during coronavirus/lockdown. She talks sorta fast, but since the lectures are all recorded and she takes the last 10-15 mins of lecture to answer any questions we may have, it's not too bad. Her poll questions are helpful in applying knowledge, and her tests and assignments are fair and well-written. I would definitely take another class with her again if I could. If you need this as a major requirement or elective, then I would def recommend it with Prof. Goff! She's amazing :)

Prof Bonnie Goff is amazing. She truly cares about all her students and it's obvious that she has a passion for developmental psych. She made her lectures very engaging. I was never bored and I was excited for this class and to learn everything she had to say. I even found myself applying what I learned in my every day life because it was that interesting.

Her tests are very straightforward and she is completely understanding if something becomes a conflict.

I highly recommend this class, you won't regret taking it with Bonnie!

I want to take every class Professor Goff teaches. She accomplished something that I previously thought impossible - she made me appreciate kids. I am not the biggest fan of babies and children, I find them loud and annoying 95% of the time, but Professor Goff instilled in me a 5%-of-the-time appreciation for how incredible children really are. Plus, the class taught me a bunch of fun and harmless experiments to test on my future children (do infants have object permanence? Do babies develop in a cephalocaudal pattern or not?)

In all seriousness, Professor Goff is hilarious and clearly has a passion for this subject and loves teaching. Her lectures were engaging and super interesting, and I liked how simple her PPTs were (they were nice and barebones - not bogging you down with paragraphs of information like some classes). She records the lectures herself and posts them so no worries about BruinCast malfunctioning.

I thought her exams were very fair. There are 2 midterms and a final, all are 50 multiple choice questions. Your lower score on the first 2 midterms is dropped, which was a good way to reduce anxiety surrounding the tests. She also gives 2 points extra credit if you complete 2 hours of SONA credit. Some people thought the exams were too difficult, but I thought that they were great. They tested concepts, not if you memorized a definition. I would recommend going through the PPTs a few nights before the exam and wherever you feel uncertain, re-listen to that part of the BruinCast.

Another plus - no textbook! The only reading we had to do were 5 interesting (and not too long) research papers which were discussed in section. These articles did appear on the exams, but the questions about them were always fair and not nitpicky at all. Section also involved a group project which was very tedious, but it helps you grow as you continue to learn how to deal with working with others.

All in all, I adored this class and can't wait to take more classes from Professor Goff. She is just amazing!