Professor Firstenberg was great. Her lectures aren't podcaster and she doesn't use slides so you just have to take notes from what she says but it's not bad at all. What she teaches is pretty easy material. However, the tests are hard. I got a 70 on both the midterm and final and I studied a LOT for them. People do relatively well on the tests so I would rely on those a lot more if you want to do well in the class because the labs are a pain.

Psych 100B COMPLETELY depends on the TA you have. I had Erin Sparck who was amazing and extremely helpful because she's been a TA for the class for a couple of years. Get a TA that has done it before if you can. Even though they're all helpful, they are told to grade harshly for the papers. I got a 68 on the first submission and the average was a 67. They're harsh on grading so you have to ensure that you do EVERYTHING correctly. Ask your TA about anything you think could be wrong because they will mark you down for it! Then lastly, I got a 75 on the final project proposal. I worked on that proposal more than I studied for my other tests and I didn't do nearly as well as I thought I would. I would suggest going to your TA's office hours and make sure everything is right. Then also go over the APA manual to make sure you included everything you needed to for the paper. My TA barely counted anything wrong on my paper but those things that were wrong were weighted heavily which made me get a C.

To succeed in this class, I would suggest relying on the tests for a good grade in the class. The proposals are really hard to do well on so if you do poorly at least you did well on the tests. Go to your TA's office hours to work on the paper. Think of an easy experiment to do with your group and work hard on your first submission with your group. Not a bad class, just hard to do well.

Grading Scheme:
60% Lecture Grade
-- 30% Exam 1
-- 30% Exam 2
40% Laboratory Grade
-- 15% Quizzes
-- 10% Participation
-- 75% Assignments
---- 5% Experiment 1 Method Section
---- 10% Team Project Proposal
---- 60% Project Report
------ 35% First Submission
------ 65% Final Submission
(quite complicated, as you can see)

Professor Firstenberg:
She is honestly one of the best professors I've had at UCLA. She doesn't expect you to remember everything you learned from 100A and actually lectures on the assumption that you're completely new to psychological statistics. So that means that she really makes an effort to break concepts down. She uses a lot of different examples to explain different topics. She doesn't use slides or podcasts, so she just verbally gives a lecture while occasionally writing some things on the board. I usually recorded lectures on my laptop while I typed up notes and then went back later that week, relistened to the lecture while filling in the notes with what I missed. She's pretty funny and she makes lecture as interesting and engaging as she can, given how long lectures were (2 hours once a week) and how dry the content seemed sometimes. I highly recommend taking Firstenberg for this course. She is genuinely a great professor who really knows what she's talking about and cares for her students.

TA Natasha Fourquet:
Natasha was a great TA. I feel like she's notorious for being a hard grader and for being a real stickler for APA format, but I think it made me work a lot harder and be more meticulous with writing for this class. Take that as a positive or negative thing as you will. Labs happened twice a week (2 hours each) and mostly consisted of going over worksheets and exercises to practice material learned in class. The course reader is pretty much mandatory because you use papers in it for different assignments. It's pretty much a staple in labs. But Natasha is a lovely TA. Really pay attention to APA formatting and what she wants from you in your writing, and you should do well in this course. But basically don't expect to get an A on any of your writing assignments, because it's kind of impossible with Natasha.

Exam 1 Grade: 37/40
The exam is 40 multiple choice questions. The first exam happened during 5th week, so it covered basically material up to that point. The questions can be somewhat tricky. But if you take good notes then doing well shouldn't be a problem. Using my method of taking notes, I just had to read/skim over my notes before the exam to really get the concepts down. The questions are mostly scenario-based, so you have to apply concepts you learned. You have to read every question carefully and each of the answers carefully too, because the wording may try to trick you. Firstenberg also includes a few questions from the textbook that you wouldn't be able to get right unless you read it. So what I recommend is skimming through the chapters and taking quick notes on the sections not discussed in class. Those areas are where she'll definitely pull questions from. Overall, the exams are not that bad. The practice exam they give is not that indicative of what it will be, but it's still good practice.

Exam 2 Grade: 38/40
Ditto with this exam. Formatted exactly the same way. Taken during 10th week.

Quizzes Grade: 15/15
Almost each week in lab we had 3-question multiple choice quizzes. These were made by the Master TAs, so they were significantly easier than exam questions. But these were pretty straightforward and easy, so getting all 3 points for each of the 5 quizzes wasn't hard. Just skim over the last lecture before lab and you'll do fine.

Participation Grade: probably 100%
So participation in lab was kind of just based on engaging during labs and stuff. The usual.

Experiment 1 Method Section Grade: 77%
So following an experiment done in lab with the rest of your classmates, you had to write a method section that is equivalent to one that you would see in a research report. In Natasha's case, really stick to APA format to get a good grade. I was like in between the average and the highest grade on this assignment.

Team Project Proposal Grade: 80%
So in this class you have to create a novel experiment based on a seed article you get in class. You're assigned in groups of 3 randomly to work on this for the last half of the quarter. The whole thing is kind of a lot of work, but if you manage your time, you should do fine. In the end, the actual experiment you do with your classmates as subjects is kind of underwhelming to be honest. You put in a lot of work to plan your experiment and it's over pretty quickly. Anyway, the proposal consisted of two pages from the lab workbook, a short little proposal, and a mock results section of your experiment. My group had the highest grade on our proposal in our class, so again, just stick to APA format.

First Submission Grade: 82%
The first submission included a title page, introduction, method, and references sections. My paper was 12 pages long. I had the highest grade in my class with the average being around 65% or something. Honestly, everyone in my lab stayed up really late the night before finishing it up, including me. So really try to start early. APA FORMAT!

Final Submission Grade: 79%
So the final submission included everything in the first submission along with an abstract, results, discussion, and figure sections. My paper was 24 pages long and in total probably took a long time to write. I recommend revising sections from the first submission based on comments from your TA early so that you give yourself enough time after conducting your experiment to write the remaining sections, which may take some time. You do your experiments in lab during weeks 8 or 9, so it would be wise to really plan out when you'll write each section of your paper in order to minimize stress before finals. The final paper was due Monday of Finals Week for us. APA FORMAT!

Final Grade: A
I included the last blurbs of "APA FORMAT" in the last two sections because it really is important, especially if you have Natasha, who will knock off points everywhere on such inconsistencies. So always consult the APA Manual to get formatting right. This class wasn't as intimidating as everyone made it out to be honestly. As long as you study right and manage your time, because it does pile up when you're planning for your experiment, you'll do well in this course.

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I liked the class because it was very organized. The professor was very clear, but you have to take good notes, almost word for word, because there are no slides. The exam was actually not bad, basically the application of the lecture. (Exam basically only covered the lecture. I did not even read the book and got A/A+ on midterm 1/2) Make sure you know exactly what you got wrong in the practice exam. I only literally studied before the test, and the practice exam is literally all I studied. I just spent a lot of the time during the exams thinking of the question, because they are insanely tricky. This exam is worth more than the lab, (but the lab takes up way more time) so make sure you do well on the exam.

Workload not too bad. The lab did not take up too much time, and I had fun. I actually learned A LOT about research design, so I am glad. (There is a near 20 page essay due at the end of the quarter, but there is so much to write about, it was actually not bad at all) Even though I got a B in writing I course, I did well on the papers. So no excuses.

Shoutout to Erin Sparck! She was a good T.A. Very articulate and good at explaining and answering questions. Was a fun person in general. Attractive too. (:

Such a great professor. She doesn't use lecture slides so be prepared for that, but she speaks so well and she's funny along with captivating. So if you go to lecture and listen along and take notes you'll be fine. There's a huge group project and paper, but that's just how 100B is structured so it doesn't really matter which professor you take for that reason. She's pretty great, but the class depends on your TA. Your grade is like 100% dependent on your TA, so if your TA seems stupid or mean, switch to a new one. Your TA grades all aspects of your paper so get a good one cause your paper is worth a large portion of your grade.

Firstenberg as a lecturer is great. She's veryyy clear and gives plenty of examples. She doesn't give straight definitions, though, so you may have to look those up yourself if you grasp content better that way. Doesn't use powerpoints so you have to take good notes. The book isn't necessary, but I'd buy an older version just to read up on concepts she goes over in class (you don't really need to know all the minute details). Tests are multiple choice, mostly lecture based, with very few random questions from the book. Use the practice exams as a guide to how sneaky some questions can be, really have to know your stuff to be able to answer those.

The lab part of this class is what makes up a lot of your grade. Hopefully you have a good lab TA. You submit assignments related to writing a research paper every few weeks. Quizzes based on lecture every few weeks. A group project where you have to make up an experiment based on an article they give. They're very nitpicky but each lab is curved.

100B can be a very tough course if you are not expecting the sheer amount of work that goes into the class. Its a 6 unit class for a reason: it will take over your quarter. That being said, it is a great class to see if people are interested in the research-heavy aspects of psychology. Dr. Firstenberg's lectures are quite good, even if she dosen't use slides. I feel that if I put in more work, my grade would have improved. So learn from my mistake, and PUT IN THE TIME

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The class wasn't so bad, except the lab. The grading was so harsh.
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