I loved this class. I didn't do as well as I'd hoped because these tests were pretty challenging, but it was worth it. Professor Paquette-Smith is hilarious and super engaging. This is probably the only 2 hour lecture I'd be excited about going to. She was super welcoming and helpful in her office hours as well.
The textbook definitely isn't necessary because Professor doesn't test you on anything that's in it. However, it may be helpful as the tests are very focused on applying the concepts you learned in the class rather than memorization. I spent weeks trying to memorize the terms and that wasn't good enough. Take your quizzes multiple times to practice because those are the type of questions that will be on the exams. Everything else is pretty easy.

Honestly this class is just okay. The professor is a great speaker, however the work load is somewhat heavy for a lower division course and the amount of information required to memorize for the final is completely unrealistic. No one I talked to in the course did well on the final. It would be nice if she offered some extra credit work or didn't make the final 40% of the grade as the class average on the final wasn't great. My lab partners and friends in the class had similar complaints about the course. If psych is your major, then P-S is probably a great professor to take this course with. However, if you are taking this class to gain some units or out of interest - it's not worth it.

This class was an amazing intro course into life at ucla. overall, this professor is engaging and helps make the course material related to daily tasks which makes it easier for lecture material to stick. I genuinely looked forward to coming to this class as it was not that hard to follow along. I would advise bringing some coffee or a sweater to lecture because it is a late afternoon class and the lecture hall we were in was freezing. She posts the slides either the day of lecture or the following day and has an additional outlines with study guide questions which were very helpful. There are also weekly lab reports, which are SUPER DUPER easy. The hard part for these lab reports is probably just remembering the names of the scientists/researchers lol, some of these lab reports are based on articles and others are from group projects. the projects are easy and they go over it in lecture.
This class is an easy A, I got a B (probably because I missed the midterm review session haha). She is a fair grader and rounds grades up. She also reaches out a lot via this thing called Piazza which is like a chat room for questions that students can post, she answers these fairly quickly (as in like she'll answer in 20 minutes or less)
be advised: she talks at a slower pace. this can either be a good thing if you type/write slow or this could be a bad thing if you have studied lecture material before hand

overall, will miss this class and would DEFINITELY recommend it

ps. you don't need the textbook, at least I didn't

This class was a great!! The professor gives you a link to the online textbook, so you do not have to buy it. Clicker questions are used every class for participation, but as long as your answer you'll get credit. Slides are always posted, lectures are recorded , and the professor creates helpful outlines for each chapter. There is no homework, only a few online quizzes and the midterm and final. The midterm/final are not bad as long as you prepare for them. This class is mostly memorization but the professor keeps it interesting by using examples!

Melissa is such a gem. I really enjoyed this class. The information was mostly interesting. A lot of the grades were basically completion based and the tests were very straightforward if you studied. I studied pretty last minute for the midterm and final, and still managed to get an A+ in the class. This made me want to take more psych classes. Highly recommend!

She is very clear in her lectures and her explanations are great, providing thorough examples alongside. For the midterm and final, make sure to review the lab material very thoroughly, including small details. I thought the midterm/final was a bit tricky, but Dr. Paquette-Smith gives you all the materials you need to succeed.

If you're gonna take Psych 10, take it with her!! Super clear and straightforward!

Straightforward class: pay attention and review material before tests and you will do fine. There is a lot of material that is covered so it is important not to cram. Professor is pretty damn funny and gives examples that make recalling information easier. One downside is it's a 1 h 50 min class but the professor helps by giving 5-10 minute break.

Textbook not needed, lectures are bruincast, outlines/slides are posted. Still have to go to class for clickers but resources are helpful.

Overall, I highly recommend this class. Lectures were engaging and material is engaging and interesting. Showing up to class is necessary but you'll never have a problem with it because this professor makes them interesting. Exams are based on lecture material and all of the lecture slides are posted on CCLE so if you miss a day it is alright. The labs are once a week and super easy and straightforward. All of the work for the class is relatively simple busy work. However, the exam questions can be misleading and the wording can be confusing at times...Basically, if you show up to class, it's likely you will be successful in the class!

If you have a chance to take this class with her, take it! Lectures are long but pretty engaging and exam material is taken right from lecture slides so textbook is not needed. Easy to cram for the night before and still get an A if you have a busy quarter that quarter. I only studied a couple of hours for a few days before the midterm and got an A on it, and the workload of this class is really light (a lab that takes 10 minutes once a week, plus a final lab report and midterm/final).