Dr. Woods is the most lovely. Had her for Psy 109 and Psy 10A and always makes classes so engaging. People who don't leave her a good review are lazy and don't take advantage of all the resources she gives us. Very evident that she is passionate about what she teaches. Clear course outline and grading. She is simply the best!

This professor should take advice from RMP. DON'T FORGET TO PROOF READ! Her midterm didn't even make sense because she doesn't know how to write a sentence that is grammatically correct. Her lectures are the same but I expected different on a midterm. It took me so long to even understand what she was trying to ask me. Don't take her.

Dr. Woods is a very enthusiastic professor that engages the class during lecture so you won't fall asleep. She repeats important topics many times which is super useful for the final paper. very accessible outside of class and overall not a harsh grader and tests are very reasonable. Very straightforward and to the point with her lectures.

easy class, nice teacher, the group projects arent super big and can be completed in class, one large final presentation project thing, quizzes are pretty easy. would highly reccomend

I've had woods 3 times, can definitely tell she really wants to be a good teacher. Her classes are pretty labor intensive, but she tries her hardest to make everything fair. sometimes there's questions or assignments that were unclear to me though sometimes.

I appreciate her enthusiasm and her lectures are helpful. I hated all the group projects and Eli review stuff is a pain but since there are so many assignments you can mess up and still do okay. Good professor but the class design is strange.

She gives so much extra work worth minimal points that take so much time, like 5% for Eli review which takes hours to properly respond! Also your grade heavily relies on group work (30%) and how many hours you spend detailing each take home home exam. Less than 12 hours? You'll get an F on that exam. More memorization than actual learning.

Favorite instructor and course Ive had at UCSB! Her lectures are amazing and the course is really well-structured where every assignment seems really applicable and useful. Definitely would recommend!

Dr. Albada is nice and presents the material well. The quizzes are fair and pretty easy too. How difficult this class is depends on how nice of a grader your TA is. Mine was very particular and I had to spend multiple hours over multiple days on every assignment to get an A from him. The research proposal is daunting, but possible.

I couldn't imagine how Professor Albada could have done a better job with this course. Everything was straightforward; lectures weren't overexplained or off-topic. The quizzes were fair, and there wasn't any busy work. This class felt like it was designed to improve my research writing skills without being overly burdensome.

Finished the class with an 89 and she wouldn't round up. Most of your grade is based on a research paper that is graded by TA's and then only given final grade-no feedback on paper. Lecture heavy on material that isn't very relevant to final 10 page research proposal.

Overall, the tests are not very difficult and will not drop your grade if you study and understand the material. What really can drop your grade is the research paper, many people do much worse than they thought and it will drop them at least a letter grade.

It is clear that she is passionate about psychology and she wants her students to succeed. Fair exams (open note for my section) and the proposal are the bulk of your grade. Mostly everything else graded on completion/effort. Tends to be a bit of a confusing lecturer and goes on unrelated tangents when answering questions. Start the proposal EARLY!

Talks more than she teaches

Such a great teacher! Took 10B with her and she was very nice and gave you all the information you needed to do well in her class. Definitely attend lecture and the lab sections but honesty if you do the work youll do great! I was super scared for this class but she made Statistics make sense

Prof. Woods is great! Our big end-of-year project was a research proposal and she did well in preparing us for it through the quarter. Her lectures are easy to follow along, and not super difficult. She does coddle her students a little bit, but otherwise she is a super great professor.

Had her for 10A and 10B and she was a great professor. 10B is harder than 10A because there's more material to cover, but the lectures are easy to watch and it's easy to take notes on. Quizzes are easy so long as you watch the lectures. Assignments are a large part of your grade but use your notes and get help when you need it and they're not bad.

Nice lectures, as long as you take notes the online quizzes are very doable. Didnt study for them more than an hour or two and the lowest score I got was an 80. Proposal is difficult but as long as you keep up with weekly assignments you have little to write during the last week. Great at individual feedback, TALK TO HER, TAs can be confusing

Had her for 10A + 10B. Hands down one of the best PSY profs in the department. Stats was kinda hard but if you go to her OH ur probably going to get an A. Dr. Albada clearly cares for her students & will not make you feel stupid if you're confused about the simplest things. Coding wasn't too bad. Tip: Ask questions and hold review sessions for HW

Amazing lecturer. Woods is really great, so smart. Research proposal isn't as scary as it seems because you do a small part of it every week with your TA. Quizzes weren't bad online but idk about in person. Def a decent time commitment but don't be scared, psych majors! Very doable. Sections were annoyingly long tho and sometimes lots of busy work.

Dr. Albada is a really sweet professor and I loved her for 10A, but 10B was more difficult for me. The TA's weren't allowed to tell you if answers were correct outside of "you're on the right track" which is fine for the free-response but a little ridiculous on the math portion when we all need the same answer anyways.

She is a great professor and clearly cares for students. If you want a good grade go to office hours. She is super helpful in working through the proposal. The best professor I have had at ucsb. The class takes a lot of time dedication, especially the assignments and proposal. No final or midterm but 3 noncumulative quizzes

This class was a lot of work and super stressful, but just take things one step at a time. You have to work with a group the entire course which is painful. There's a final exam which is super easy and there's a retake for it as well. Major part of grade was the research paper. Prof is caring and understanding if you reach out.

Despite teaching PSY10A for the first time, everything was so organized and clear. She posts assignment examples as well as quiz review sheets so you know what to study for. My TAs and the prof. really helped me with my research proposal. They didn't make me feel dumb for asking questions. Excited to have her for PSY10B!