Good lecturer. Although, the book seems to have nothing to do with lecture at times, I still suggest you read it. The quizzes and test seemed pretty reasonable to me, everyone was complaining about them. I think this had to do with them not reading the book then the actual difficulty of the test. Although, they were a bit tricky, they was a lot easier than I expected them to be. Take good notes and go over them.

She is an excellent lecturer and communicated very well with great examples. However, my Lab TA was completely useless. He was apathetic, unprepared, and could not communicate the material or his expectations very well. I urge you to switch lab sections if your TA is similar. WARNING: the exams are very tricky and almost underhanded (because psych is impacted and this class is designed to weed on the "weak"). Don't trust the practice exams. I aced both on the first try but got Cs on the actual exams. My advice is be sure to read the book in GREAT DETAIL (because the lectures are more general) and switch lab sections if your TA seems like he doesn't really want to be there.

Firstenberg is good, however, this class in general is terrible - especially the lab section. The grading was extremely harsh, and the TA never really answered any of my questions. I honestly think that's the only reason the class is considered more difficult. The class is fairly light on material, and all of it is pretty easy. But the way the exams are written have you unsure on nearly every question. Just stick through it, it'll be over in ten weeks.

Professor Firstenberg was a good lecturer. The class is set up so that you meet once a week in lecture for two hours and twice a week in lab for two hours each section. Her lectures are doable since she gives you a break and the material isn't tedious and she does a really good job explaining the nature of the course. Her exams are a bit different but then again the nature of the course makes them so. Her first exam is the hardest but its due to the different style of question. The exams are multiple choice but are designed to only test you on your comprehension of the material, there is no way to memorize all the vocabulary and expect to spew it out in the exams and get a good grade. The lab sections were an entirely different story. Most of the time for the class will be spent on lab material rather than in lecture even though the lecture grade is worth more than the lab grade. Grading in lab is horrible but its curved around the section so it only matters how good your lab is doing. The class in my opinion is set up so that you either sink or swim. TA's are not allowed to read your papers before hand and they have no idea what the grading rubric is until you turn in the assignment. In my section the TA said that peer editing was the best we could do to catch any errors which was rather useless. The work for lab is very tedious, we would spend the whole two hours "analyzing" research scenarios which nobody cared about, everybody totally hated those sections. The books are rather useless. The textbook is confusing and redundant when you have Firstenberg as a lecturer. The workbook is worse since its not at all organized nor updated to the latest APA manual which make its frustrating when you want to reference it for help.

Prof. Firstenberg's lecture is great. She clearly portrays the material and her exams are straightforward if you attend her lectures. The readings from the book support everything she says in lecture and very occasionally provide some more specifics. The lab section, on the other hand, is tedious. It is not impossible. Just take a deep breath and accept the fact that the course is finicky. I attended lecture, read, and listened in lab and easily got an A. YOU CAN TOO!

She's a great lecturer and her exams were really straightforward. I always finished in half the time allotted and I got an A in the class. I liked to read the chapters after she lectured just to reinforce the material, although it wasn't always necessary because she's really clear. Your grade, however, will depend largely on the lab. My TA treated us like babies, and half the students were transfer students so the pace went really slow. The course is designed meticulously and it'll feel like kindergarten (we had popcorn reading), but you have to take it so just suck it up.

Prof Firstenberg is a really awesome lecturer! 2 hrs long but she gives us a break in the middle and her lectures are easy to follow! NO PODCASTS (not lectures, not reviews, nothing) NO BLACKBOARD SLIDES.. she doesnt use PPT.
As far as the course goes: 60% lecture, 40% lab. Lab has a lota busy work. Lecture consists of a midterm and a final (more like 2 midterms, not cumulative) You HAVE TO, HAVE TO, HAVE TO, take your time on the exams. for the first one, TRULY UNDERSTAND the difference b/w correlation and true experiment. I got a d on my midterm, a A on the final, and a B+ in lab and ended up with a B in class. DONT flip out if you do horrible on the midterm!!! there is time to make it up. PLUS the final is waaay easier! esp cuz you know what shes looking for, how her tests are and stuff.

I like Prof. Firstenberg. She made the lectures pretty easy to follow and not so boring. The material in this class is really not that hard. The tests are just a little tricky so I recommend really getting to know her style and figuring out what she likes when it comes to the answers. Many people warned me about how tough this class would be so I was really expecting the worse but I came out of it with a B and i felt I could have definitely studied and tried more so all in all I was only disappointed with myself and not really the class or the prof.

Often I find that Psych majors have the most vivid memories of Psych 100B. It's strange that although this is true, we often find little to say about the professor herself. The lecture portion of the class is pretty negligible: only once a week sessions as opposed to the two lab sections a week. Talking about 100B with other psych majors seems to be such a universal bonding experience among us all.

Firstenberg was quite good as a lecturer, always enthusiastic and concise. The tests are pretty much universally hated, "doesn't test your actual knowledge," "much too focused on trivial details." Basically, if you actually like these tests, you've got a path down research and academia waiting for you. God protect your soul if that's the case.

Nice lady.....Terrible class.