Honestly I thought this class was not bad at all in terms of difficulty. The course is composed of two exams each worth 40% (non-cumulative) and a final paper worth 20%. The paper is basically guaranteed full credit as long as you put in some effort.

As for the exams, when I left the first one I did not feel good about it at all but I ended up doing much better than I thought I did (37/40). I think a lot of this had to due with my lack of prep and studying (all I did was cram all the lectures up until the exam) but the reason I think I did well was because I attended all his lectures in-person. His lecturing style makes it easy to pay attention and stay engaged, so when I took the exam I was able to make pretty educated guesses and recall some of the things he said during lecture. As far as the second exam, my preparation was pretty much the same. I attended all the in-person lectures and tried my best to stay engaged (sitting in the front helps) then when it came to studying I just crammed listening to the lectures again to refresh my mind. I ended up getting a 39/40 but I also just believe he made the second exam way easier than the first.

Overall I actually really enjoyed the class and found the material interesting, it helps that he literally helped start the social cognitive neuroscience field so he knows his stuff and is very passionate about this course in particular. The best advice I can give is to attend in-person lectures, I am a pretty average student but still managed to do well in this class mainly because of my attendance.

This class was definitely a challenge and not an easy A. Professor Lieberman was very helpful and cared about his students, but the content was extremely dense. Lectures aren't mandatory and recorded, but if you're taking this class I would recommend you go to all of them, otherwise it is extremely easy to fall behind. Your grade is mostly the midterm & final, but there is an easy short paper worth 20%. The tests are very specific and tricky, if you don't know the concept in its entirety, then you won't know the question. There is no reading or really any outside work aside from the paper because the lecture information is so difficult. He also gave a few extra credit opportunities (including SONA) that can increase your grade around 3%. Overall, the class was interesting, but if you aren't passionate about the topics that are covered, it will not be easy.

Lieberman was a pretty good professor when it came to listening to students feedback. From what I gathered, his exams used to be extremely difficult but now if you have a good understanding of what he says in lecture, you'll do good on the exams. The only thing is is that he rambles a lot and seems to love the sound of his own voice so the concepts can seemed a little dragged out. Overall, this class was really interesting.

I think this is a great class with a lot of strengths but also a few weaknesses. First, Professor Lieberman is a great guy and really wants all of his students to succeed. After every class he sends out a feedback form so he can change his approach for following lectures or add more details to the slides if people need it. Workload for this class is non-existent, but you need to stay on top of your notes since your grade is based only on 2 exams and a paper (40% for each exam and 20% for the paper). But, he offers a lot of extra credit to help out with the high stakes exams (4.5% to your final grade for my quarter).

As for weaknesses, you will encounter some pretty tough concepts that are not always explained very well, and there tend to be some strange exam questions with odd wording that don't always perfectly align with what is taught in lecture. The content is also very philosophy heavy which can be challenging for those who haven't been around it, and exams require that you know of a LOT of different studies inside out.

Despite all of that, the class was great, Professor Lieberman leaves you with a lot of real-life advice based on his research, and I think I am better off having taken this class.