Dr. Schloss created a welcoming and fun environment that encouraged curiosity and participation in class. Our lectures were structured with key questions to guide us when studying for exams and we also had the VR Brain as a studying resource. Exam 1 was difficult but it helped us prepare for the subsequent exams. The exam review trivia was great!Rate My Professors ↗
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KAREN SCHLOSS
What students say
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Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Quality 2/5Difficulty 5/5
She's mainly a vision researcher, not professor. 1/2 of the content was the eye. 95% of your grade is exams. There are no resources to help prepare for exams except for watching back the lectures and reading the textbook. No previous exams/examples given, not curved, very tough. Class hadn't been taught in 5 years- you could tell. Don't take.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
I like Karen, but sometimes she gets on a roll and speaks way too fast for anyone to actually keep up. She acknowledged this at the beginning of the semester but does not seem to be consciously aware of when she is doing it. First exam was a lot different/harder than she made it seem, but the others were easier once I knew what to expect.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 2/5Difficulty 2/5
I really enjoyed the material, but lectures can get long and very annoying. She moves quickly but posts the slides afterwards. To study for the exams, just go to the online textbook website and memorize the flashcards and you should be fine. She gives out free points for attending lecture. Cool class if you're fine teaching yourselfRate My Professors ↗
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Professor Schloss has a very quick pace and has quirky mannerisms, but I consider these her only flaws in this course. The content is incredibly interesting, and she explains the materials well. The book is very important to read, so if students stay on top of those, they will succeed.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
Talks incredibly fast, hard to understand. Poor professor in general. Graded on just a few things. Office hours unhelpful. Taught as if to push memorization over actual learning.Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with KAREN SCHLOSS
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Recorded teaching history
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| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | PSYCH 621 | Mentored Research and Seminar |
| Spring 2026 | PSYCH 682 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Spring 2026 | PSYCH 692 | Undergraduate Thesis |
| Spring 2026 | PSYCH 990 | Research |
| Fall 2025 | PSYCH 621 | Mentored Research and Seminar |
| Fall 2025 | PSYCH 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2025 | PSYCH 691 | Undergraduate Thesis |
| Fall 2025 | PSYCH 711 | Current Topics in Psychology |
| Fall 2025 | PSYCH 990 | Research |
| Spring 2025 | PSYCH 621 | Mentored Research and Seminar |
| Spring 2025 | PSYCH 682 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Spring 2025 | PSYCH 701 | Proseminar in Perception, Cognition, and Cognitive Neuroscience |
| Spring 2025 | PSYCH 990 | Research |
| Fall 2024 | PSYCH 621 | Mentored Research and Seminar |
| Fall 2024 | PSYCH 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2024 | PSYCH 701 | Proseminar in Perception, Cognition, and Cognitive Neuroscience |
| Fall 2024 | PSYCH 711 | Current Topics in Psychology |
| Fall 2024 | PSYCH 990 | Research |
| Spring 2024 | PSYCH 406 | Psychology of Perception |
| Spring 2024 | PSYCH 621 | Mentored Research and Seminar |
| Spring 2024 | PSYCH 682 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Spring 2024 | PSYCH 990 | Research |
| Fall 2023 | PSYCH 621 | Mentored Research and Seminar |
| Fall 2023 | PSYCH 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2023 | PSYCH 990 | Research |
| Spring 2023 | PSYCH 621 | Mentored Research and Seminar |
| Spring 2023 | PSYCH 682 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Spring 2023 | PSYCH 711 | Current Topics in Psychology |
| Spring 2023 | PSYCH 990 | Research |
| Fall 2022 | PSYCH 621 | Mentored Research and Seminar |
| Fall 2022 | PSYCH 990 | Research |
| Spring 2022 | PSYCH 601 | Current Topics in Psychology |
| Spring 2022 | PSYCH 621 | Mentored Research and Seminar |
| Spring 2022 | PSYCH 711 | Current Topics in Psychology |
| Spring 2022 | PSYCH 990 | Research |
| Fall 2021 | PSYCH 621 | Mentored Research and Seminar |
| Fall 2021 | PSYCH 990 | Research |
| Fall 2020 | PSYCH 621 | Mentored Research and Seminar |
| Fall 2020 | PSYCH 990 | Research |
| Fall 2020 | ZOOLOGY 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Spring 2020 | PSYCH 621 | Mentored Research and Seminar |
| Spring 2020 | PSYCH 711 | Current Topics in Psychology |
| Fall 2019 | PSYCH 621 | Mentored Research and Seminar |
| Fall 2019 | PSYCH 990 | Research |
| Spring 2019 | PSYCH 406 | Psychology of Perception |
| Spring 2019 | PSYCH 621 | Mentored Research and Seminar |
| Spring 2019 | PSYCH 990 | Research |
| Fall 2018 | PSYCH 621 | Mentored Research and Seminar |
| Fall 2018 | PSYCH 990 | Research |
| Spring 2018 | PSYCH 621 | Mentored Research and Seminar |
| Spring 2018 | PSYCH 711 | Current Topics in Psychology |
| Fall 2017 | PSYCH 621 | Mentored Research and Seminar |
| Spring 2017 | PSYCH 406 | Psychology of Perception |
| Spring 2017 | PSYCH 621 | Mentored Research and Seminar |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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