PSY 120L
WOODS V E
Vanessa Woods
3.5
108 reviews

108
3.5
PSYC3 . Woods V E 11 Years Ago

Love her as always! She is fabulous.

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PSY116 . Woods V E 12 Years Ago

Loved everything about her. Only downer is that she goes through the material quiclkly. Don't even need to buy the book- everything that appears on the test is in her slides. Go to class, take good notes on her print out slides, study, and you're good!

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PSYCH3 . Woods V E 12 Years Ago

I would say keep up with your lectures rather than reading the book, but read the book for a more detailed/clearer understanding. If it's not covered in lecture, skip over the info in the book. The midterms/final is mostly on the lectures. The curve in the class will help your grade alot.

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PSYCH3 . Woods V E 12 Years Ago

This class is difficult & requires memorizing many details. However, Woods' lectures are very clear & helpful, & her slides (which are posted online before lectures) are very well organized & clear. The 2 midterms & 1 final are mostly based on lectures, but partly on the book (Physiology of Behavior), which is somewhat difficult to follow.

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PSYCH3 . Woods V E 12 Years Ago

Hard class, tons of information and a lot of memorizing. Going to class is usefull but hard to stay awake or attention for that long. Woods does not give any studyguides or directions for tests, which makes it very hard to study. Tests are not easy and very detailed.

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PSYCH134 . Woods V E 17 Years Ago

It could be said she was 'willfully ignorant' by people who wanted to compare their own drug-taking experience with the scientific pharmacology. My friends and I loved her. There's a lot of detail but read the lecture notes she posts online and go to lecture and you'll do great.

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PSY134 . Woods V E 17 Years Ago

great teacher! tests Q's are straight from lecture-almost word for word. barely used book. got an A. interesting material. study lecture notes and you'll be fine

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PSY133 . Woods V E 18 Years Ago

AMAZING TEACHER!! She explains everything very clearly-flashcards are key-hardly ever read book and was ok-more questions about book on 1st midterm than final-THIS CLASS IS AWESOME!!!!!!

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PSYCH134 . Woods V E 18 Years Ago

AMAZING teacher! One of the most helpful and understanding profs I've had at UCSB. She really knows her stuff- just attend lecture to follow along with the notes and you will be fine. Very interesting material.

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PSY134 . Woods V E 18 Years Ago

I didnt think she was lame at all. the lectures were very clear and not too hard to follow...and when they were she was really good about going slow and clarifying everything. just talk to her or email her if you need more help..shes really nice.If you make notecards for the lecture slides it is really easy to do well. I did just that and got an A.

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PSYCH134 . Woods V E 18 Years Ago

I enjoyed the material and never missed a class. The reading is pointless and a waste of time but if you MEMORIZE the notes word for word, you will do well. There is nothing conceptual about this class. I got a B+ and I studied my ass off.

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PSY134 . Woods V E 18 Years Ago

She's willfully ignorant, not to mention spiteful. Everyone thought she was pretty lame.

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