Professor Silk is so organized! All the lecture slides are posted on the web for students to download, which just became my excuse for not attending lecture. I went to all lecture until the first midterm, and then I started going more and more sporadically. However, I still ended up with a high A. I'd say that if you attend lecture, memorize lecture notes, memorize homework problems and review problems, you'll nab an A.

Prof Silk is very organized, interesting, knowledgable and nice. It's easy to miss lectures,,, but try not to cuz u will remember info better (plus its interesting material) the class fairly easy... u need to study for midterms and final but there is a curve (also view the lecture slides online before exams) overall this class very informative and fun.

Silk wrote the book for her class. So if you missed lecture once in a while, it wasn't a big deal(her book is VERY well written and easy to follow). It was a really fun class, and she is super organized and effective. The material was pretty easy and really interesting, just make sure you show up to lecture and lab. The homework was pretty easy, as was the midterm and final. Just make sure you study a bit for those, because they're worth 90% of your grade(40% midterm, 50% final). Overall, I really enjoyed her class, so definitely take this if you're a Psych major. It's like overgeneralizing human behavior on other primates.

her lectures are a good nap

Silk is a very intelligent professor who knows what she is talking about. Sometimes she may breeze over her slides quickly, expecting you to catch them. Just make sure you have a great TA (Leisa) who will help you. The midterm and finals are tricky, not what you expect. A lot was based on "special lectures" not out of the book.

Worst class ever. I always attend lecture for every class but I couldnt manage to go to her lectures because she merely reads the overheads that she puts online. The reading is tedious and when asked about the material in the book that she wrote, which is the required text, she often couldnt explain it. Although the class was easy, it was sooooo boring.

I did not like this class at all. I thought that the book was dreadful and the lectures were simply a regurgitation of the horrible textbook. The only good thing about the class was that it had a huge curve.

Professor Silk is very knowledgebale on the material she lectures. The first half of the class did not seem very interesting since you just go over concepts and theories. I found that the second half of the class was a lot more interesting because you discuss topics that are a bit more contemporary. Regarding the tests I recommend that you keep up with the readings but do tend to focus a little more on the lectures that she posts on the class website. She also holds a raffle to show some of the concepts that she discussed during lecture but all this goes down at the ned of the quarter. If a student wins the raffle the student wins $100 dollars cash. So that part of the class was kind of fun. This class is graded on a curve so try to do your best since ultimately the students are competing against each other.

Overall Professor Silk really knows what she is talking about. She should...she wrote the book! Lectures are somewhat boring, but if you are a psych major you should take this class because a lot of the material is psych related. There are weekly homeworks, but everybody gets full credit pretty much. Attending section is mandatory, so make sure you choose a good time. Towards the end of the class, Silk seemed a bit burnt out. Take this class if you want to learn about monkeys. The material is a bit dry, but you definitely don't need to read the book. This class is an easy B and a bit harder A. Tests are short answer and essays, but nothing to be too concerned about.

Anthro 7 is very interesting, but the material is hard to absorb all at once. As a professor, Silk is very organized and effective in teaching. Her lectures may be quite boring since she just reads off her power points. However, it is helpful that she puts it online and she has links on the webpage that are very useful. Take the class if you can handle a lot of reading and info. If you're lazy, forget about it!