50% of the grade was participation which makes no sense in a class with over a hundred students in a lecture hall. The other 50% were exams based on incredibly difficult to understand readings. Hes a really nice guy but it was his first time teaching the class and it really showed, there was no organization or purpose to the class.

One of the kindest professors in the PBS Department. Such an engaging lecturer, made 3 hours go by quickly!

Asks for our feedback then doesn't listen. Lectures too fast for us to understand. Asks us to read too many papers for us to actually take the time to understand then because there are too many papers, he can't take the time to help us understand them. He needs to assign less so he can focus on those things and take the time to actually teach us.

Sprague was honestly super awesome. The class overall is relatively easy to do good in, just take the quizzes seriously. Probably one of the biggest drags of the class is the amount of reading he assigns, sometimes up to 2 40 page chapters a week. I found cognition a bit tricky, but if it's something you find cool, this class will be a breeze.

Sprague is one of the best teachers at UCSB. His best qualities are how understanding, patient and down-to-earth he is. He lays out very reasonable and organized expectations on how to do well. Three non-cumulative exams and you get an entire cheat sheet front and back. 8 weekly online quizzes: two lowest scores dropped and extra credit offered

One of the best psych professors I have taken so far at UCSB. Grading was 3 tests that varied in weight depending on your score and small quizzes due weekly.