Haven't even taken the midterm but already feel like the class is shitty... I feel like the professor does not go over material thoroughly and the way he handles class is messy. He also expects so much when he himself does not do such a good job explaining concepts. Totally lowered my interest towards this subject.
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I don't know why there are more than 30 percent of people getting As in the previous years...

I’m sorry to anyone who liked this class but I came into this class so excited to learn about psychopathology and I found myself more interested in every other psych course I have taken at UCLA and that’s sad to me because I want to go into clinical psychology. Dr. Lee seems decently nice but he is a boring lecturer and no matter how hard I studied the slides his exams screwed me over because I always questioned if I was right since he had many select all that are correct questions. Overall I would take this class with another prof or just take normal abnormal bc this class is a regret of mine.

I really was not a fan of this professor at all. His exam was really inconsistent and subjective, he emphasized all throughout the class that this class would not make u able to diagnose any of these disorders then on the exam that's exactly what he asked you to do, like they were mostly situational based and was like does this kid have xyz disorder. His lectures on eating disorders were downright triggering and I don't even have an eating disorder. Like for anorexia he really put up on the screen a huge picture of a holocaust-skinny girl, and said that "people with anorexia are underweight and have a severe fear of gaining weight" and left it at that. No mention of like actual mental psychology or how anyone of any size can have an eating disorder, etc.

I think his research focus is autism because he gave really in depth lectures on that, and only that and for each other condition he basically just read off the DSM-5 (like i do mean literally, like for some slides he quite literally screenshotted the DSM-5 criteria and just read them).

I think this class had the potential to be super cool and engaging but it fell short of my expectations.

This was the first core Psych class I got to take at UCLA, and I was so excited, even though I was taking it online because of covid. I found the lectures really difficult to pay attention to. They were dull, and people were constantly blowing up the Zoom chat with questions that Prof Lee was *going to answer anyway* if students would just wait, so it could get kind of chaotic and disorganized in lectures. Ultimately, he read off the slides (which were posted), so I ended up taking notes from the slides and rewatching his lectures later. Like other people have said, the tests were very heavy with the "Mark all that apply" questions, so even though they were open-note, I found myself second guessing my answers and having trouble on tests. Further, we had to take the tests on CCLE, so we couldn't even go back and check our answers, and we were timed. With so much going on during Spring quarter, I (and I'm sure many others) had a very difficult time focusing on schoolwork, and honestly, it didn't seem like Prof Lee was concerned with whether or not we were engaged. I get it, professors had to shift their method of instruction abruptly, and were subjected to many of the same external stressors as their students, but compared to my other professors-- in classes I didn't even like-- Prof Lee fell short. He sent an email at the beginning of the quarter that said something like "email will not be the primary form of communication this quarter, email your TAs if anything," and although he was friendly in lectures, I felt like he was inaccessible or unapproachable as a professor. I don't know, I guess this class just really disappointed me, but I think if you have the time, energy, and motivation to teach yourself the material, you'll be ok. It really wasn't the worst class I've taken, just incredibly underwhelming and needlessly difficult at times.

I had high hopes for this class but was very disappointed with it. The midterm was comprised entirely of "mark all that apply" questions, many of which were incredibly specific. I was not prepared for nor had I encountered this format previously and it added so much additional stress, confusion, pressure to the exam/(my life for a time). It added some annoyance too because this question format change appeared to be both a deviation from the provided syllabus and the expressed experiences of past students. The final was mixed multiple choice/multiple answer and substantially more straightforward. Overall though, this class felt unduly difficult and horribly stressful.

Taking the class this spring. We've only taken the midterm so far and I'm honestly confused. Idk if he changed his syllabus or grading scheme when classes went online but I don't understand how so many people have gotten As in the class in the past. The grading scheme is midterm (40 points), final (50 points), 10 points for discussion. Final grade is sum of points earned/100. He tests you on lectures and the textbook and doesn't tell you what material from each you will be tested on and still makes the questions very specific.

The professor is quite helpful in explaining the bigger, more confusing concepts. Definitely go to OH. There are weekly readings and it is not specified what concepts from the book will be on the exam. I found the test format to be similar to Psych 100B. I'd say rewatch lectures, review book annotations, and focus on the slides!

This class was genuinely the most interesting class I’ve taken, as it was about diagnosis and assessments for specific mental disorders. The class is 100 pts total, 45 pts midterm, 45 pts final, 10 pts discussion. There are 5 discussions throughout the quarter, meaning there are weeks we don’t have any! Dr. Lee also gives 2 pts extra credit to participate in SONA research studies, which was nice, alongside 3 ec pts on each exam, given you answer them correctly.

Dr. Lee was an okay lecturer, super funny, kind, charismatic, and you can tell he cared. I have heard though that in previous classes he’s taught, he talks a lot about his life and stuff, but this time he didn’t, which was a bummer. He also doesn’t give any homework, which is AMAZING!!!!!

However, this class was NOT as easy as everyone said. The exams are split across textbook readings (which I never did LOL), lectures, and discussion materials. Although most of the exam was based on lecture, I found that he put random questions on there that were like so specific that it was confusing. The wording of the questions were a bit confusing, and although I got an A, I barely did, and that was only thanks to the extra credit

Advice: pay attention in lecture, and it’s not mandatory, so feel free to also watch the recordings, MEMORIZE terms, and do read the textbook, or, at least skim it (don’t be like me)

This class is 90% exams, so do prepare well and understand the content, because if you mess up one exam, you’re totally screwed over.

Averages and medians were about high B’s and low A’s on the exams, so know that it’s not like a super hard class or anything. super low maintenance class, and I 100% would take again, despite the stress

IMPORTANT --- the grading scheme changed from previous classes! There are now only 2 exams, not 3, and neither are dropped! The class grading consists of: 2 exams, discussion attendance, 2 points of extra credit from SONA studies

Such interesting content! Also, the BruinWalk profile picture is not him; it's some guy from the School of Dentistry. Anyways, a really nice class! My TA was amazingggg, shoutout Kristen. shes an amazing teacher, I cant speak for the other TAs (they lowkey intimidated me ngl) but they all seem okay. The professor is very funny, he explains things very well, though I do feel he will sometimes rant about one topic too long and neglect some other important content, but its not a big deal. You are expected to read the textbook (I didnt and got an A, but honestly I would still skim it) its honestly just way too dense and its not worth spending your time on reading it when you could just study the lecture material! I suggest attending lectures, audio is often corrupted in class and there were 1/2 that just never got fixed. But attendance is not mandatory for lecture, and you can also miss a discussion section no penalty (but i wouldnt, discussion material is on the test, so might as well go!) His exams are difficult, but fair. I never felt like I was being tricked, though I will say his extra credit questions were poorly phrased and also very irrelevant. With questions about candy he recieved in office hours and what sports his kids played, and if you got those two right you would have recieved 2 points of credit, which is literally equivalent to the two hours of SONA studies you can do for extra points. So I guess attend office hours if you ever feel kinda lost in class. Id say the first 5 weeks of the quarter are MUCH more difficult than the last 5 weeks, but thats just me. His final exam took place before finals week, which made studying a little stressful, but its not a big deal. overall, i enjoyed the class, it was difficult but fair

He is honestly such an amazing lecturer, but some of the exams had tricky questions. The lectures are recorded, and the grading scheme is 45% midterm, 45% final, and 10% discussion. You CANNOT fuck up on the exams, otherwise you are done for. Everything was good but the tuesday before the final exam (final exam was literally thursday of week 10 so 2 days before the final exam) he had one of the TA's give a long lecture regarding psychosis and holy shit it was SOSOSOSOSOOOO much content that absolutely was on the final exam and that cooked ts outta me.