Reviews the scientific and philosophic investigation of consciousness. Topics include: the problem of consciousness, the neuroscience of consciousness, how consciousness relates to the body and the world, consciousness and evolution, the borders of consciousness, and the self and consciousness.
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CollegeOverall an average professor. He didn't show up to a single test we had this quarter, which I thought was kind of weird of him. Ended up going to about half of his lectures, didn't once read the textbook, and still ended up with an A-. Lectures are straightforward-- just memorize them and you'd be good. Tests not bad at all, very straightforward.
honestly the material was interesting and straight forward. the tests were very fair and he had study guides for the midterms and final! honestly very slay
Schooler is very well-known in the psych field so he def knows his stuff. He clarifies so much in office hours so go ask your questions there! Reading was the only issue I had since it's not the most efficient way to learn but you have to read to get A's on the exams. There was an extremely generous curve given so an A is definitely doable!
Tests are extremely difficult and based on very niche things. If you are interested in cog psych def take it with Sprague instead. Jonathan is a good lecturer but the tests don't reflect what's covered in class. There are no quizzes or practice exams and study guides are not very helpful. OH tended to get off topic and unhelpful.
i saw someone say his lectures were a bit difficult to follow, i have to agree. he makes up for it when he answers students questions in class, he really makes it easy to not be scared to ask a question during lecture! also, if you're rlly having trouble, i found his office hours extremely helpful with material i was confused with from class.
you can clearly tell schooler is very knowledgable, he is not a very clear professor. this is in terms of lecture style, it's extremely hard to follow him and his train of thought. he structures the final grade as 30% midterm 1, 30% midterm 2, 40% final, so there really is not much wiggle room. no extra review material or supplemental help.