Laura MacMullin
Love taking classes with MacMullin! She has a very clear teaching structure so you always know what to expect in class. I love how clearly she explains concepts and she is so kind. She gives 3 exams per semester, no final huge exam.
This course was very easy. We had readings from the textbook each night, but they mostly just supplemented the in-class lectures. I was able to just skim through the textbook, as most of the exam questions were based on in-class lectures. A lot of the material was review from AP psychology (which I used to get into this course). I was actually very surprised at how much of the material I already knew. I really enjoyed learning the concepts from this course, as understanding human social situations is very applicable to many different fields. MacMullin was very good at engaging us during class lectures. She constantly asked us to think about how concepts related to our own lives. She gave examples of peer-reviewed research articles that proved psychological concepts/theories. If students asked questions that she didn’t know the answer to, she would research them and answer the questions in the next class. She was also very organized. The expectations were always very clear and she made sure we knew when tests and assignments were due. She was very positive and good to be around. There were three unit tests and two writing assignments over the course of the semester. One of the writing assignments was to read 3 papers from a social psychologist and describe their findings. The other one was to interview someone about concepts learned in class and write about their responses. I would definitely recommend taking this course with Professor MacMullin!
This course was very easy. We had readings from the textbook each night, but they mostly just supplemented the in-class lectures. I was able to just skim through the textbook, as most of the exam questions were based on in-class lectures. A lot of the material was review from AP psychology (which I used to get into this course). I wa …Read more
Her grading policy was a bit strict, fair points taken off but overall not enough points per/assignment to accurately reflect effort. Otherwise, great teaching and really active discussion on class, really enjoyed and would take again. Convinced me to commit to being a psych major, and she was very accommodating.