This class was very boring. The subject material is quite dense and research-heavy, so if you do not enjoy reading research papers on political psychology, I would avoid this class. Additionally, Perez is not the best lecturer, presenting in more of a meandering lecture style. What he presents in two classes, the TA's present better in one class. However, it is not impossible to get an A in the class. Perez gave up to 3% extra credit (meaning a 90% could turn into a 93%). Your grade is based on the following:
Attendance 10% (section)
Quizzes 20% (completed during section)
Short papers 40% (20% each)
Final exam 30%
Attendance is earned by showing up to section, the quizzes (given every 2-3 weeks) can be challenging so make sure to do the readings, the papers are manageable although the prompts can be unclear, and the final was a take home paper where we had 12 hours to answer 2 questions. The first was more general and we had to answer it in 2-3 pages while the second was more specific and we had to answer it in 1-2 pages. Overall, this class isn't too difficult but it is fairly boring. I will say that if you want to get involved in research, you should take this class as Perez is known for being a professor you can somewhat easily do research with.

I took this class for major credit and really enjoyed it! The content is interesting and I really loved my discussion section with Grant. The class was easy and Perez ended up cancelling a lot of lectures and assignments towards the end of the quarter due to stuff going on on campus. I'm sure it isn't like this every year but out of all the classes I was taking at the time, this one was definitely the quickest to cancel and make things easier which was great for me. There were a couple multiple choice quizzes which were a little difficult because the wording is so specific but overall not bad, and the essay prompts were frustratingly broad but graded easily. I would recommend this class as an easy class that I didn't mind taking at 5pm because it was cancelled so often.