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She offers extra credit, which is really nice. Exams were pretty easy if you followed along in lecture, however, her slides are 50+ pages. Attendance for the discussion and lecture was mandatory, but the discussion really helped the class! She made us do an AI assignment that was not fun, so be prepared for that lol.Rate My Professors ↗
Amazing!! I learned a lot in every lecture, and they were always engaging. Exams were easy if you paid attention to lecture content, and she offers extra credit. Would recommend!Rate My Professors ↗
Really knowledgeable in the field, clearly explains course concepts. Grading is mostly through three in-class exams, 3 take-home exams, and a final paper. Lecture attendance is mandatory, but the lectures are interesting. Great class and would most definitely recommend to others.Rate My Professors ↗
I took honors psych and it was tough. Your grade is basically decided by the super-specific multiple-choice tests and this paper you spend the semester working on. You do all this weekly stuff that doesn't even really matter in the end. I did all the extra credit to finish with an AB. She's a decent prof just a bad setup for the class.Rate My Professors ↗
This is my favorite Psychology course I have taken at UW. Patti is very kind, knowledgeable, and funny. She presents material clearly and in a way that gets students ready for exams. Exams, papers, and assignments are all well-defined and doable given the instruction. I would easily take her again and I am glad that I was able to take her class.Rate My Professors ↗
Dr. Coffey is so knowledgable and clearly is well-respected in this field. The first section of the class is probs the most interesting and it sort of gets a bit more boring as the semester goes on. She assigns tons of readings but just read the books and then do the other readings as they're referenced in the take homes. Exams are easy.Rate My Professors ↗
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