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'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.

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.

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

Chad is the man.

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.

This turned out to be a very broad but interesting class

Powerpoints were always put up before the class started and he made it very enjoyable. Read the chapters and go over the powerpoints.

Fun lectures, tests were more difficult than i thought they'd be

I absolutely loved the class. Yes, many thought the tests were difficult, and I do agree, but they are definitely not as impossible as some people make them out to be. The key is to really read the book and review lectures. Waiting until the last minute is a death sentence.