This class is honestly one of the easiest classes I have taken at this school (and not in a bad way!). Although the midterm and final can have a few tricky questions, the test is entirely open note and there is absolutely nothing on the exams that has not been taught in lecture (looking at you CS 35L). Some people have said that the exam difficulty is way different from the practice ones but honestly the formatting and question type are similar even if slightly more difficult.

Lab assignments are very strict and they're quick to mark you off, but make sure you read the rubric carefully and address every single portion of it and a full score is assured. Also, I recommend attending lab sections even though its not required since your TA will be grading your assignments. My TA (shoutout to Manco Funes) told me exactly what he wanted so that we could guarantee a full score. I did not attend lecture a single time after the midterm since it was recorded and I just ended up watching them remotely. Make sure you have all your lecture notes open for exams and you'll be fine.

The class is weird. Half of the exam is from lecture and the other half is from lab, so things you learn in lab are expected to be know for the test but are not taught in lecture. Lab is grade very strictly and one mistake can cost you a lot of points. The tests are way harder than the practice she gives

I've taken Research Methods back at my CC and I thought it was easy then, but looking back it was probably my professor. Professor Firstenberg is not bad by any means -- the lectures are okay, they're optional as she posts recordings of them too. Lab attendance is not required either, but my TA would walk us through how to do the homework assignments and review the material, so I attended all of them.

You have lab assignments every week (not very difficult esp if you went to your section), ALMs (more homework and reflection assignments), and 2 open-note/open book online exams, one of which is the final. The workload wasn't bad and neither was the material per se, and she does give extra credit opportunities.

Honestly the exams were the worst part. They make up most of your grade (3 points per question, 120 points total) and weren't necessarily super difficult, but they were dense and required a lot of attention to detail, and were confusing as times. It's also the kind of exam where you cannot go back a question, so you can't change any of your answers after moving on to the next question. They were also nitpicky af about grading the lab homework assignments, so make sure you put in a bit more effort for that.

Overall, not a bad class, but I wouldn't take it again especially during winter quarter. Also do not buy that textbook you will not read it trust

First of all, do NOT buy the textbook!! I promise you you do not need it and you can ace the exams without it. I would just watch the lectures and do the exam practice problems.

I never went to lecture in person and I would watch the lectures later in the week. Lab attendance is not mandatory and I never felt the need to go after the first one. I will say, I could have gotten an A if I hadn't done an assignment last minute, so don't be fooled, every single point matters!

The midterm was really easy, but the final was slightly more difficult. The concepts after the final are a bit tedious, but honestly still not bad at all. I would say to just put a little more time and effort in the assignments. They are very particular in grading. Overall, this professor was super nice and helpful and I would recommend this class!

Honestly I'm not sure why so many reviews seem to say this is a difficult class. The exams were very easy as they were MCQ and open-book. Still, I think the exam questions were designed in a way to properly test our understanding so I think their format worked well for the class. Homework was relatively tedious but quite helpful in really checking your understanding. Attendance was not mandatory for lectures or labs, which was great because I learned better by reading the slides or watching recordings at my own pace. Great TA team too, super nice TAs.

I didn't even go to lectures or the labs because attendance isn't mandatory and it's so easy. The lectures are recorded and posted online. The labs are very easy and the TAs post the slides with the activities and HW. Both exams are online and open note, all MCQ. It's an easy A and basically a review of things you have learned in all other psych classes. You can also do extra credit.

Going into this class I was super worried because all of the reviews made it sound completely terrible but it has been really good. The midterm and final were online multiple choice. there were weekly assignments so definitely stay on top of things but it was all super manageable. Most of the assignments were graded for completion and only a few were graded for correctness. I think that the professor seemed to care a lot about making the class easier based on past reviews. Basically, if you do the assignments and you have some idea whats going on in the class you could easily get an A.

I was nervous for this class when looking at the reviews but I found it pretty easy. The exams are sort of tricky but they honestly weren't that bad. It would be application questions that would give you a scenario and you'd have to identify different elements of the scenario. You just need to fully understand what is discussed in the lecture and do the practice exams (exams are open note and exactly like the practice exams). I honestly think most people are overreacting about how hard this class is. If you show up to lecture, actually try to understand the ALMs, and follow the rubric for lab assignments you should do well in the class.

Honestly not sure why this class has lower than 4 stars, the professor explains content very clearly and makes it clear what needs to be known. I've found it to be one of the easier upper-div psych classes. Most of the material I knew going in (correlation v causation, manipulating variables, random assignment, etc), but even if you don't, the professor explains everything very clearly.

While I did learn a lot from this course it felt like they were purposefully tricking us especially with the exams. The practice exams are not a good reflection of the real exam because of the tricky wording and answer choices. For example, they may give 2-3 answers that seem like the correct one and it is extremely hard to decide which is the correct one. While tough exams are expected for this course, my main complain are the TAs. Mine was very nitpicky, I quadruple checked my work but there was always a minor issue.