Introduction To Psychology

This class was extremely easy and not particularly difficult to digest. The issue in taking this course is the sheer breathe of material one must digest and then expectorate back onto the paper during exams. Make sure to read directions and meet with the teacher for papers, as you only do two of them and then end up not getting another chance to really bump your grade back up.

This class is certainly fast-paced and Parker covers a lot of material in her lectures. However, she is extremely accommodating regarding her assignments and truly cares about the wellbeing of her students. She stresses on early in the class that doing the readings is crucial, but you can definitely get by without doing much or any of them. She also loves pop quizzes but they were always in a group setting or take home. I would certainly take another class with her and would recommend her as one of the best profs at midd.

This class is certainly fast-paced and Parker covers a lot of material in her lectures. However, she is extremely accommodating regarding her assignments and truly cares about the wellbeing of her students. She stresses on early in the class that doing the readings is crucial, but you can definitely get by without doing much or any …Read more

A lot of reading, but you can definitely get by without some of it. I really enjoyed the professor, straight to the point and gives a lot of materials and resources that was helpful for the test. Exams are fair, but a lot of outside requirements like a research paper and participating in studies. I took it for the pre-med track and it was a generally good class experience.

Jason is an incredible professor. Even though the class is about 45 people, he made an effort to know everyone's names and faces. There's a LOT of reading (about 1 textbook chapter for each lecture, so twice a week), and not doing it is not an option since we don't cover most of it in class and it shows up in the exam. However, if you put in the work, an A is achievable. For the discussion section, we switched from regular case study based discussions to having study groups at that time, because Jason realized (after the first exam) that we needed it. There's quite a lot of components that go into grading (3 exams and 2 essays being the main assignments), which is tiring because it feels like having 4 midterms (2 in the first midterm season, 2 in the second). However it's overall a good thing, bc it means your grade can't plummet with one bad assignment.

Jason is an incredible professor. Even though the class is about 45 people, he made an effort to know everyone's names and faces. There's a LOT of reading (about 1 textbook chapter for each lecture, so twice a week), and not doing it is not an option since we don't cover most of it in class and it shows up in the exam. However, if yo …Read more

If I were to explain why Professor Parker is an absolutely amazing teacher in my eyes, it all comes down to how she accommodates her students. There are fairly high expectations for her class, from lots of reading to fast-paced lectures, but when it comes to office hours and extensions, you cannot beat Professor Parker. When the class had trouble finishing their literature review on time, she gave us two back-to-back extensions to alleviate our stress. Exams can be tough, and the information comes fast, but nothing out of the ordinary for an intro psych course. As well, she is very welcoming, and it was much easier to get extra help from her than from almost every other teacher I've had at Midd. Highly recommend her if you plan to take psych

If I were to explain why Professor Parker is an absolutely amazing teacher in my eyes, it all comes down to how she accommodates her students. There are fairly high expectations for her class, from lots of reading to fast-paced lectures, but when it comes to office hours and extensions, you cannot beat Professor Parker. When the clas …Read more

I really enjoyed this course and thought it was very interesting. I think that the material was challenging and it was certainly fast paced due to it being an intro course with a lot of info to cover. However, it was very engaging and useful in my opinion. The exams were quite challenging and required a lot of studying but Professor Collaer explained concepts well and was a pretty fair grader. I enjoyed the lecture style and thought that Collaer brought in a lot of real world examples of the subject matter. The discussion sections were particularly good and I enjoyed getting to talk in smaller groups about the topics and do some experiments.

I really enjoyed this course and thought it was very interesting. I think that the material was challenging and it was certainly fast paced due to it being an intro course with a lot of info to cover. However, it was very engaging and useful in my opinion. The exams were quite challenging and required a lot of studying but Professo …Read more

This is a difficult class but was also quite rewarding. I think Prof Moeller tried to scare us off in the first couple weeks but was incredibly accomodating after that and clearly cares about his students. This class involves lots of reading and a large final research paper on a topic of your choice. It caused me a fair amount of stress taking it in my first semester but wound up being quite rewarding, Moeller was helpful and I learned a lot. I think there's something in psychology that interests everybody, so finding that makes this class interesting.

This is a difficult class but was also quite rewarding. I think Prof Moeller tried to scare us off in the first couple weeks but was incredibly accomodating after that and clearly cares about his students. This class involves lots of reading and a large final research paper on a topic of your choice. It caused me a fair amount of str …Read more

This course is wonderfully taught by professor Parker. The information on its own is very interesting and applicable to daily life. Parker does an excellent job at delivering material and making lectures something I looked forward to. Parker is very approachable and accommodating, I recommend going to her office hours if you are having any trouble at all. It does require an immense amount of effort to do well but that effort is rewarding and very much worth it!

This course is wonderfully taught by professor Parker. The information on its own is very interesting and applicable to daily life. Parker does an excellent job at delivering material and making lectures something I looked forward to. Parker is very approachable and accommodating, I recommend going to her office hours if you are havi …Read more

The exams are based on lectures and textbook readings so you have to read the textbook. Her exams are mainly based on memorization and I would say she is a pretty easy grader. Part of your grade is to lead a discussion on one of the topics but its very chill.

Prof Moeller is very accommodating and supportive. He genuinely cares about his students and their success. Exams are tough and there's a big emphasis on material from his lecture slides. Discussion debates and presentations can also be challenging if you're new to those assessment formats.

I am really glad I took this course. It was super interesting, though quite fast paced. You will be expected to read the textbook and take notes on what you read because things from the textbook will be on the test even if not covered in class. But if you do the reading before class and take notes on the lectures you will do well.

I would absolutely recommend Professor Parker to anyone - she is very knowledgeable, down to earth, and considerate of students' needs. The course itself is tough and requires a good amount of studying (especially for exams), but as long as you keep up and listen in lectures you'll get along just fine. The material is very interesting so even if you're not planning on majoring in Psych it is still a great overview of the field.

I would absolutely recommend Professor Parker to anyone - she is very knowledgeable, down to earth, and considerate of students' needs. The course itself is tough and requires a good amount of studying (especially for exams), but as long as you keep up and listen in lectures you'll get along just fine. The material is very interestin …Read more

He was so entertaining and a very supportive professor! I did not do well on the first paper, but I met with him and learned so much afterwards. Seehuus does not give any exams which I loved because a lot of other intro psych classes had some rough exams. Our final paper was a research essay, we had three other one page papers, and a weekly quiz on the chapter that we were learning in lecture. Great class !

He was so entertaining and a very supportive professor! I did not do well on the first paper, but I met with him and learned so much afterwards. Seehuus does not give any exams which I loved because a lot of other intro psych classes had some rough exams. Our final paper was a research essay, we had three other one page papers, and a …Read more

Intro to Psych with Professor Arndt is a great class and I'd recommend it to anyone. The material is very interesting and Professor Arndt wants you to have a strong basis in psych as well as tips for ways to improve your life in general. In class, we probably go over about 20% of what is in the textbook. But, while the exams are heavy on material that we didn't cover in class, the material we cover in class is still heavily represented on the exam and going to class is necessary if you want an A. I clicked on easy exams because there's only two options here. I'd definitely say they were manageable exams if you read and understood the textbook.

Intro to Psych with Professor Arndt is a great class and I'd recommend it to anyone. The material is very interesting and Professor Arndt wants you to have a strong basis in psych as well as tips for ways to improve your life in general. In class, we probably go over about 20% of what is in the textbook. But, while the exams are heav …Read more

I'm not a psychology major and never took another class in the department but Professor Arndt is an incredible teacher. Easily the most driven, organized, and impressive professors I've ever had at Middlebury. He knew everyone in the class by face within a week, lectured effectively without being boring, and was very conscientious of the needs of his students. His instructions on assignments was extremely clear and fair, as was his grading. Even though I wasn't deeply interested in the subject matter, his teaching style made me feel engaged and encouraged me to ask questions.

I'm not a psychology major and never took another class in the department but Professor Arndt is an incredible teacher. Easily the most driven, organized, and impressive professors I've ever had at Middlebury. He knew everyone in the class by face within a week, lectured effectively without being boring, and was very conscientious of …Read more

This course with Professor Jason Arndt is highly recommended. His lecture is topic-focused and based on textbook content. He also provides pointers on certain concepts from the text; hence, reading and taking notes will be beneficial in preparing for lecture.

Professor Arndt is an excellent professor. He was always available to talk to during his office hours, and if I had questions, he was always happy to answer them. This course is definitely reading heavy, and it's important to read the material as the content within the readings were on the exams we had. Overall, this class was great!

Tough class and tough tests, but if you put in the work for it you can definitely get an A. Psychology itself is a lot of material to memorize, especially in an introductory level class. We had quizzes based on a lot of the lecture presentations and also were expected to read the textbook, which was hard to keep up with. I remember having to study minimum 2-3 hours for each quiz, and it is helpful to review often to accumulate what you've learned.

Tough class and tough tests, but if you put in the work for it you can definitely get an A. Psychology itself is a lot of material to memorize, especially in an introductory level class. We had quizzes based on a lot of the lecture presentations and also were expected to read the textbook, which was hard to keep up with. I remember h …Read more

Prof. Thomas is the best. She makes the content super interesting, but you have to spend time doing the readings to be successful on exams. I think I had the best PSYC 105 experience with Prof. Thomas compared to my friends who had other professors.

Intro to Psychology was a very interesting class. I found the material very enjoyable and Professor Parker made it even better. It is obvious she is passionate about psychology. She always added jokes to her lectures which I found pretty funny.

Kim Cronise assigns a lot of readings and her lectures do not go in depth. The exams are very difficult and even if the readings are done, the exam won’t encompass them. The lectures are slow paced, she has a nice soothing voice.

The course would have been better if we actually used class time to go over what the exams would be on. Instead, we spent so much time on experiments that had been conducted, when it came time for the actual exams you had to learn everything outside of class. Literally, everything that was on the exam. It was borderline not even worth it attending class. Arndt is a nice guy and I enjoyed his persona. I just wish he would have constructed his class in a much more effective way. Exam studying, on average, took me 6-8 hours.

The course would have been better if we actually used class time to go over what the exams would be on. Instead, we spent so much time on experiments that had been conducted, when it came time for the actual exams you had to learn everything outside of class. Literally, everything that was on the exam. It was borderline not even wort …Read more

I took this class because it is required for the major, but I feel like we could have definitely made the class better. Her voice is very small and she speaks very slowly, which makes it hard for me to concentrate in class. Also, all the things we talk about in class are just repetitions of the textbook so I feel like I taught myself the entire course by reading the textbook.

Pretty straight forward for a psych intro class. A lot of memorization and reading but that is expected. I’d take it again and you get some good information. As long as you follow along, exams are not bad.

Be prepared for her pop quizzes when they come and definitely make sure that you are preparing for your exams enough time in advance. Review the stuff she gives you to review and prepare for the discussions and you will be fine.