Such an amazing lecturer! He's not your traditional psychology professor but he provides more of a critical thinking lens. Grades are based on only two tests but if you pay attention in lectures and do the reading, you should be great!

As an online class, I was not a fan. He just rants a lot and doesn't have slides or any sort of structure to the class. Nothing on Gauchospace expect for the lectures. Seems like a pretty pretentious dude the way he talks about himself but that's just personal opinion.

Best guy around! Klein saved me by letting me join his class end of week 2 so I could drop a different class, and hasn't let me down since! He wants the best for you and knows his content well. His lectures are recorded videos of him talking without slides, but if you pause to take good notes you will do well. The class is just a midterm and final

Stan is the homie! I did horrible in his PSY 160 because of not doing the readings, but I took his PSY117 and ended up acing that course! Stan is an amazing lecturer and by far one of my favorite professors at UCSB. You really have to put in the time by doing the readings, watch his lectures, and go to his office hours if you really want the grade!

His lectures were clear to an extent, sometimes they were ambiguous. The class would have been much better if he utilized lecture slides, but instead he sits there and talks for 50 minutes straight. Your grade depends on one final exam. I wrote everything he said down and took detailed notes but still did awful on the test. Take at your own risk

His lectures were very clear but I wasnt a fan of him not having lecture slides to present his lectures. Also I didnt do well in his class despite writing down almost everything he said throughout his lectures. Take this class on your own risk if youre not use to no lecture slides availability. However, as an instructor hes marvelous.

Klein is very intelligent and funny, often goes on interesting tangents. Content is complex and philosophical but explained well, and he encourages questions. Lecture only, no slides/study guides. Graded on 1 multiplechoice final, and only curves the class up. I never used the reader, most is covered in class. Interesting stuff, I highly recommend!

The first time I took one of his classes, I didn't appreciate him and I got angry at some of the things he said about psychology. A year later, after taking many psychology courses, I've realized he's right about the things he says and I can really appreciate having his class this time. Truly inspirational, one of the greatest lecturers at UCSB.

Stan is the best professor I've had at UCSB. Take. His. Classes. All of them. You will never have another professor like him. As soon as he opens his mouth you can tell he's brilliant. Don't be intimidated; his exams are very fair. I've taken all of his classes and he has had a huge impact on my entire experience at UCSB.

FAVORITE LECTURER AT UCSB. TAKE HIS COURSES: THE SELF, MEMORY, AND SPECIAL TOPICS. HE HAS A GIFT AND HAS BEEN AN IRREPLACEABLE PART OF MY UCSB EXPERIENCE. YOU WILL NOT REGRET TAKING IS COURSE.

Yes he is funny. Yes he is sarcastic Yes he seems nice. BUT. he goes on so many tangents like going all philosophical where his teaching style is just not something normal. We get it you have awards for your teaching style that doesn't make you the best professor because you go against what everyone teaches. He can get boring and tedious.

Hands down best professor at UCSB. Took his classes 3 quarters in a row & I would take them all again. Klein is the GOAT

He's really funny which makes three hour lectures fly by. Tests are easy and the questions are very repetitive, if you can answer one, you can answer four others that are just the same question reworded.

What a guy. When this guy lectures, I often sit there in awe. He's so informal and pretty funny. He really knows what he's talking about. He reiterates his points so much, that it will really stick. I never had to study outside of class because of this and received an A-. He tells you when to take notes and when he's on a tangent. He loves pepsi.

He is brilliant but I just wasn't a fan of the course. If you don't like philosophy avoid this class. This class felt more like philosophy than psychology. Its not difficult material but he tends to go on tangents and uses very circular arguments. Not the class for people who need clear and formulaic answers. Asks questions and provides no answers

Klein is one of those profs that effortlessly conveys their brilliance. His expansive knowledge within the field of psych is incredibly unique and his teaching style is unparalleled in conciseness and efficacy. Honestly, I had trouble with some of his journals bc he is just so philosophically intricate. Left class feeling inspired and refreshed :)

His class isn't what I hoped to be. I didn't learn as much about memory as I wanted to. I appreciate the philosophic nature of his class, but his tests are random and don't reflect the knowledge gained in the class. There are no slides, so you can't study unless you pay attention to lectures fully. The class isn't challenging in the right way.

I was an exchange student in UCSB, 2016. I took two of his classes and they were amazing! I love his teaching style, he had never used power point as lecture material, but it was his humor and stagerring explanations that made me focus on his every single lectures. I still miss him and his lecture a lot. He is the best teacher in the world,I swear.

Definitely my favorite psychology professor at UCSB. His way of teaching is really interesting and the information usually sticks in your head easily. His exams are straight to the point. He doesn't care to trick students in any way. The course itself is really interesting. Highly recommend him because he's an amazing professor!

This course was not exactly what I expected, I'm not sure if I ever gained more of an idea of "what the self is" but he makes it clear that no one really knows what it is anyway. Interesting topic and amazing professor! Only graded on the midterm and the final, but if you pay attention you'll do fine! Stan is the best professor I had at UCSB!

This was possibly my favorite course I took at UCSB. If you took PSY117 some of this will be a review, but all of his courses kind of mesh together and I loved them all. Don't skip class and you'll do great, but warning the final is the ONLY GRADE. I loved that, but it can scare some people off. You owe it to yourself to take one of his courses!

TAKE HIS COURSES!!! He's weird and sarcastic and does not give a hoot about much, but is the most passionate professor I have taken a course from. He wants you to question norms and think for yourself (refreshing). If you get the gist of the concepts you'll get an A, just pay attention and hear him out. Liked him so much I took 3 courses with him!

Stanley is by far one of the best psychology professors I have had. His teaching methods are old fashioned and he does not use technology, with that being said be prepared to take clear and complete notes as he will lecture the entire class. When it comes to exams they are fairly simple as long as you do the readings and attend lectures.

Stan is an amazing man. Stan questions the very basics of psychology and willing to share with his students the essence of his thinking. Besides lecture, Stan is a great writer as well. His paper is so well organized and keen sighted. Reading his paper is truly an enjoyment.