Overall not happy with this course. The instructor seems cool but that's about where it ends. Not very engaging and material is quite boring. Tests are tricky and difficult and take days to weeks to grade when they are multiple choice. You only have the specific class period to take the test, which is unheard of when taking online. Reading isn't super hard but the book is really slow on most computers (tried a bunch, always freezes). The powerpoints are confusing and not really a study tool at all. Lecture and book do not overlap and you have to memorize both. Have to remember weird details and fake research designs and the final exam was extremely difficult and confusing. You have to complete mini projects (summary sketches) where they are graded by peers in an online forum, pretty lazy, inefficient, and unfair grading.

Very interesting psych class that has very minimal work! You have weekly reading assignments that you can take as many times as you would like until you get 100. There are 3 exams, multiple choice with a couple of fill in the blank. You also have to make a summary sketch or some sort of visual representation of the content from the units before each exam and then peer review those. Professor Wood is a good professor, and you can tell she really cares about her students and wants you to do well. If you pay attention in class and read (or just study before the exams) you should do fairly well! Would recommend, even for non psych majors!

Summary: A really chill professor who is fun to listen to and an easy and interesting intro class. Take this class if you need a social science credit. Adrienne Wood is one of the best teachers I've had so far in college(3rd year). She really puts a lot of effort into making her slides and lectures interesting, and she intentionally makes the class pretty easy which you love to see in an intro class, even telling us to grade each other more easily on the summary sketches. The class itself was fairly interesting, although much of it is pretty intuitive. The three exams were all fairly easy, and the weekly reading quizzes are all really easy(provided you do the reading). Each reading was about an hour long, so it didn't take a ton of effort in this class to succeed.

This class is a good one for sure. Prof Wood is super nice and records her classes so if I can't make it to class I can watch it later to catch up. The homework is easy freebies and summary sketches and reviews are just small projects for each exam which are generally just study tools. The exams however are quite the beating with fill in the blanks and multiple choice leaving you stupidly confused but overall the grading covers for a lot of your mediocre performances.

This class is... not enjoyable to say the least. Although Professor Wood is a very sweet person, she is definitely not a teacher in any regard. She reads off the slides during her lectures and she even got to the point where she had an entire section of a class explaining how teaching was only a small portion of her job and an insignificant one at that. So that really was a confidence boost that this class would be enjoyable. Not. But the content of this class was easy. The tests were multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank, and the final would take up your entire "exam" score if your last exam was the best score out of the three tests in this class. Additionally, you had weekly readings and a small assignment that went along with it to make sure you got the gist of the reading. So while this class wasn't necessarily fun, it wasn't difficult. I would recommend it if you want an easy A, but not necessarily if you want to gain something from it. You basically already know all this content, it's more putting words and definitions to ideas that you already know from living life.

I really enjoyed this course! Prof. Wood is a great instructor that is passionate about teaching the course and does a great job and explaining everything in a simple and applicable way. The class is broken down into the research pool participation (5%), three summary sketches (15%), weekly quizzes (25%), and two midterms plus a final (remaining 45%). This is probably the easiest psychology course I have taken at UVA, and people who have taken IB/AP psychology should be able to breeze through a good portion of the content. Lectures are engaging, the quizzes are fair, and exams are pretty straighforward. I would definitely recommend taking this course if you are a psychology major or simply want a GPA booster. #tCFfall2021

This class is a fun and easy psychology course that really feels applicable to your daily life. The professor is really kind and understanding of students' situations and works to make her teaching accessible to everyone. The material is fairly simple, especially if you've taken an AP/Intro course in psychology, but it is still very interesting. I would recommend this course to anyone who has somewhat of an interest in the topic! #tCFfall2021

I absolutely recommend this class w/Professor Wood. it was super interesting and easy, and she definitely cares about her students. the weekly quizzes were easy and the exams were a little trickier, but still easy. I skipped half her lectures (due to a busy schedule rather than choice) and still ended with a good grade. if you're looking for an easy A and an interesting class this is it!! #tCF2020

This was her first time teaching this class, and she did a phenomenal job despite it being online. She did her best trying to fix technological and logistical problems. She is also accommodating. She presented the topics in a very relevant and easy to understand way. The material in social psychology is extremely life relevant. You'll learn how and why people react and act differently in situations. It's fascinating. For participation, you just have to answer the questions in the zoom. The homework - reading and comprehension questions - are due once every week. There are two exams, and before you do them, she makes you do summary sketches which help you study. Towards the end of course, there is project called Putting Social Psychology to Good Use. It is a creative project that can occur in many forms, and it doesn't have to be time-consuming. I definitely recommend this class. #tCF2020

I absolutely LOVE Professor Wood. She is a young professor and is so relatable, and honestly one of the nicest professors I've had. She is extremely understanding and funny, and loves interacting with the class. As long as you study and do the homework, you will have a good time in the class: HIGHLY recommend, especially if you're fulfilling a requirement!