PSYC 1010

Dodson is a very good lecturer and nice professor. However, the tests are too hard for an introductory class. A lot of questions are unnecessarily tricky and are meant to trick you more than to test your knowledge of Psychology. If you're interested in the topic, it's a worthwhile class, but don't expect an easy A.

Chad is the man.

This class was really great. 101 is such a broad course, but Dodson made learning the material easy and interesting. Every once in a while we'd have some cool vids to watch, so that made the class go by quickly. Exams really focused on lecture slides and parts of the book associated with slide material. Overall, a great class

This class is very straightforward- only 4 multiple choice exams, each only 50 or so questions each. I didn't find them difficult, but going to lectures and readings definitely pays off. I never got below an A on them. Chad posts the Powerpoints that he uses in lecture, which is very helpful.

Professor Dodson's class was cool. His lectures can be long and boring but he gets most of his information off of them. His tests are straight to the point if you study the slides well and read the parts of the book that have to do with the slides. The tests questions are easy to understand (no trickery) and he lets class out 15 minutes early sometimes.

It is one of the hardest introductory level courses in the psych department but a very useful class. Not a lot of work and the professor is very clear and helpful.

Professor Dodson was very enthusiastic about the material, but the class moved really quickly and couldn't go very far into most of the interesting topics. The class relies solely on powerpoint presentations, but he usually included video clips to illustrate concepts that helped liven class up a bit. The chapters in the textbook are long, but it isn't really necessary to read all of every one. Exams were harder than expected, but he curves them based on how the class does as a whole.

I enjoyed this class because I found the material extremely interesting. However, do not expect an easy A. The tests are trickier than anticipated, however doing well is not impossible.

I loved this class! Professor Dodson makes Psychology even more interesting than it already is by bringing in videos from experiments and just being a great, engaging lecturer. Tests were nothing to worry about if you paid attention in class and/or read the book as long as you reviewed a little. Take this class!

Take this class! If you're the slightest bit interested in psychology, take this class and you won't regret it! Very interesting material and Dodson is a great lecturer. He posts the slides online before the class but it's still worth going to the lectures because he does a great job explaining everything and giving examples. Midterms are reasonable, just read the book and study the slides and you'll be fine