PSYCH 126
Clinical Psychology Laboratory
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Fall 2020 - I believe this was the first time that Professor Mesri taught Psych 126. I bought the required textbook but it was completely unnecessary, as the grade was based on 4 simple assignments (55%) and the final essay (45%). I really enjoyed the lectures and class activities but I would say the grading in the second half of the quarter was pretty tough and at time unclear. The whole class was around setting up a class experiment, conducting it, and writing up a report which ended up being ~20 pages (including title page, references, and tables). Definitely the most writing for a class I've done at UCLA. I learned a lot though and this class is definitely helpful to prepare for psychology research/grad school! If you time manage well, it should be no problem. She also offers extra credit through SONA studies and is very flexible about attendance. Setting up a class GroupMe was also super helpful!
Fall 2020 - I believe this was the first time that Professor Mesri taught Psych 126. I bought the required textbook but it was completely unnecessary, as the grade was based on 4 simple assignments (55%) and the final essay (45%). I really enjoyed the lectures and class activities but I would say the grading in the second half of the quarter was pretty tough and at time unclear. The whole class was around setting up a class experiment, conducting it, and writing up a report which ended up being ~20 pages (including title page, references, and tables). Definitely the most writing for a class I've done at UCLA. I learned a lot though and this class is definitely helpful to prepare for psychology research/grad school! If you time manage well, it should be no problem. She also offers extra credit through SONA studies and is very flexible about attendance. Setting up a class GroupMe was also super helpful!
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Summer 2021 - I took this class over the summer to get it over with and tbh I probably should've waited. Dr. Taylor is condescending and her expectations are not made clear. When working on your research project she won't let you move on to the next step until she gives her approval, so my group would wait for almost all of class time for her to get to our group to check our work. Throw everything you learned from 100B out the window, Dr. Taylor refuses to accept your work unless it's done her way. The feedback she gives on assignments is very limited, so it's tough to know exactly what she wants to get a good grade.
Summer 2021 - I took this class over the summer to get it over with and tbh I probably should've waited. Dr. Taylor is condescending and her expectations are not made clear. When working on your research project she won't let you move on to the next step until she gives her approval, so my group would wait for almost all of class time for her to get to our group to check our work. Throw everything you learned from 100B out the window, Dr. Taylor refuses to accept your work unless it's done her way. The feedback she gives on assignments is very limited, so it's tough to know exactly what she wants to get a good grade.
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