She certainly is not the professor you wanna choose if u would like someone makes sense or speak clear. As an international students I couldnt understand what she is talking about most of the time. The test was okay I guess? But u need to really understand the material. She is nice as a person and professor but not good at teaching to my opinion.

Unclear at in her lectures. Grade is based only on a midterm and final with an opportunity for 2 extra credit assignments. Lectures did not help when it comes to learning the material for the exams. Read the textbook to pass this class. But personally, I would avoid this class at all costs.

Good professor. Maybe not the best lecturer but always available outside of class. Study hard, read the book, and attend lecture!

I read the entire textbook from beginning to end and attended all her lectures, yet I still found the exams to be unreasonable. She's very spacey, monotone, &makes easy material confusing. Office hours and review sessions often confused students even more. Sometimes I even wondered if she understood the material herself. AVOID THIS PROFESSOR.

I don't love her as a professor (she's dull and doesn't seem confident in her presentations) but her TA Alex made this course way better. He is awesome and passionate about you and the topic. This is a chill course to take for your lab requirement, just not all that interesting even if you enjoy cognitive/memory research. Don't have to buy a book!

Dr. Mayer is amazing! He genuinely cares about student success and learning concepts. Both textbook and lecture are important for the class, but the content is very clear if you attend and read! Highly recommend his classes!

As long as you do the readings, you are pretty much guaranteed an A. The lectures weren't very helpful, but the readings covered everything you need to know in order to do well in the class. The exams are super straightforward as are the assignments. The material is both interesting and easy to grasp. I would definitely take this class again.

Professor Mayer did not use power points for lecture despite class consensus voting for pwrpoints. Even when using whiteboard there was no structure to it and wrote down important terms/authors so it was easy to lose track throughout lecture. I personally relied on the book but the reading was poorly written I Would prefer another class if possible

Loved this class, so straightforward and the tests were pretty easy. You absolutely must attend lecture to pass the class because the material is based on studies. One midterm and final, some class participation.

I actually really like professor Mayer's lectures. BUT HIS TESTS ARE SO AMBIGUOUS. completely unfair tests! his questions and answers were so vague- I had no idea what he was asking about and he wasn't there during the exam, the TAs couldn't answer the questions either. Overall, BEWARE! Do not take him because his tests are completely unfair

Not a good professor at all. The textbook was long and rambling. Did not use powerpoints in lecture and it was almost impossible to stay awake in class. Test questions were very ambiguous.

Never went to a single lecture, but read the crap out of my textbook and lecture slides for an A-. DO THE EXTRA CREDIT.

Hegarty is passionate about her subject, but she comes off very monotone and hushed during lecture. Either the lecture or the book by themselves will get you a good grade on the tests, but she encourages students to think of examples themselves (extra credit assignments) so you'll be prepared for anything that might come up. Very interesting class!

Hegarty definitely seemed to know her material and she presented with poise. She was a little quiet and at times confusing. I did not appreciate how she only gave one midterm and one final. It was not an easy course.

Extremely boring lecture. She reads straight off of her slides that don't go in depth enough to prepare you for your exams. Entire grade is one midterm and one final. Tests are written really poorly but you'll pass if you put in the work. Definitely not a fun class or "easy A".

Fantastic Teacher! Empathizes with students in terms of learning and retaining material. Knows how to dissect the material into ways that are easy to digest. (pre-class quizzes) Read the book! (all of his class material comes from it) Really wants to help his students not just learn, but master material. HIGHLY recommend him for any class.

Very knowledgeable good teacher, but very hard class. doesnt use powerpoint so I found it very hard to follow & stay awake. Exams were MC & short answer. grades hard on short answer. gives pop quizzes which you can't make up points for-my grade dropped because i missed 2 of them when i went back east for a funeral. study hard & go to class!

Interesting class. Nice person, lectures are well organized & clear. Assigned readings are from his own textbook, which is easy to read. Exams are fair, you should do fine if you pay attention in class & study. Grades are based on in-class participation questions, a midterm, & a non-cumulative final.

Very stupid seminar. Learned absolutely nothing except that Spatial Reasoning can be applied to 10 different fields. BS the essay at the end and you have yourself a passing grade. And a waste of 10 weeks.

Super nice professor. At times lectures got boring, but she explains material well and gives plenty of examples. Midterms and final are mostly based on her lecture notes. Although final is cumulative it is fair. Study her lecture notes!!

took her for cognitive, great teacher! fun class, lectures online but lecture isnt boring. definitely dont take her before 10 am but besides that shes worth it. and read the book, alot of the material is slides but shes in the book and uses it on tests

Great and interesting lectures. She is well-spoken and has good examples of each point she makes which makes the class easy to follow. The class had two h.w assignments (short papers), a midterm and a final. The midterm and final were very easy as long as you listened in class. reading is helpful but not mandatory.

Fairly good lecturer. Passionate about her subject, makes cog psych more interesting. Fair tests (rather easy) and fair grading. She does cover a lot of material in her lectures AND the textbook, so be prepared to read/study a little! Cumulative final. Overall good teacher. Learned a lot!

Mayer is a decent professor, seems to care about his students a lot. However, his textbook is absolutely terrible. I don't understand how he teaches educational/learning methods and writes such a horrendous textbook. Hands down one of the worst books I've ever had to study out of. This class would have been better if not for his book.