COSMIDES L

Leda Cosmides

37 reviews
Lecture heavy Test heavy Graded by few things Get ready to read Skip class? You won't pass. Amazing lectures Clear grading criteria Would take again Caring Respected Accessible outside class
Past quarters
PSY 142
0 / 100 Enrolled
Cognitive Development
Leda Cosmides 3.5
T
17:00 PM - 19:50 PM
39.9% A
PSY 592DV
0 / 20 Enrolled
Special Interest Group Research Seminar
Leda Cosmides 3.5
W
14:30 PM - 16:30 PM
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PSY 155 Cosmides L Spring 2024 Total: 122
PSY 142 Cosmides L Winter 2024 Total: 53
PSY 592DV Cosmides L Winter 2024 Total: 0
PSY 594LC Cosmides L Winter 2024 Total: 6
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PSY142 . Cosmides L 2 Years Ago

Cosmides was a very hard professor to understand. It was obvious that she was very knowledgable in the subject of cogn. development but she did not present the material well. Prof. Cosmides is not available outside of class and never answers emails. Her grading is very confusing and she does not let you know what get on the final.

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PSY155 . Cosmides L 3 Years Ago

During Leda's teaching, she yelled at her door that 'what is your background?' 'what is your background?' 'what is your background?' 'Know now.' 'Same level?' Don't know why suddenly introducing this content in the lecture and its origin. Professor's special psychological need can't be easily guessed at will.

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PSYCH142 . Cosmides L 3 Years Ago

Alright, professor Cosmides is very HARD to follow, she is a terrible lecturer. She is taking 5 minutes to explain a concept that can be explain much faster with less details and more being concise. She seems sometimes confused of what she is explaining. Basically she has NO structure in her lecture. DO NOT RECOMMEND TO TAKE HER CLASS.

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PSY155 . Cosmides L 3 Years Ago

Professor Cosmides gave really interesting lectures! She is really knowledgeable and patient. Reading load is very heavy, but everything on final would be on the ppt and lectures, so I didn't finished reading any of the assigned readings. The total grade relies entirely on the final, but fairly easy at least you studied!

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PSY142 . Cosmides L 5 Years Ago

Im surprised with all the negative ratings. Yes, Cosmides does go off topic sometimes but she is a great lecturer. Final is worth 100% of your grade but if you go to lecture and actually listen, youll get an A. The questions on the final were obvious if you listen in class. You dont even have to do the readings.

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PSY155 . Cosmides L 7 Years Ago

Professor Cosmides is absolutely brilliant but is an appallingly bad speaker. Luckily her TA is equally intelligent and capable of effective communication - take this class for the interesting content and go to TA's office hours!

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PSY142 . Cosmides L 7 Years Ago

She's very knowledgeable and established in her field, and she earnestly wants her students to learn. However, she is not an eloquent lecturer, she is often long-winded in her explanations, not clearly organized, and can get bogged down in the details. The only grade for the entire class was a multiple choice final - make sure to keep up !!

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PSY142 . Cosmides L 7 Years Ago

DO NOT take this class with Cosmides. It is extremely hard to follow what she is saying. She stumbles over her words and becomes very confusing. Final is cumulative and 100% of your grade.

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PSY142 . Cosmides L 7 Years Ago

Worst professor I've ever had. She is a terrible speaker and takes forever to explain something that should be quick and easy. The entire grade is the final, which is terrifying since there's so many vague things she says that could potentially be on the final. The audio lectures helped only a little bit. Would not recommend at all.

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PSYCH142155 . Cosmides L 9 Years Ago

I took both Psych 142 and 155 with Cosmides. Lectures are long, and it's hard to stay for the full class. I never read any of the readings and ended up with an A-. With 142, she will upload audio lectures for all lectures before the final. For 155, she doesn't do this. If you know the lecture slides by heart, it's easy to get an A. Great professor!

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PSY142 . Cosmides L 9 Years Ago

Lectures start of slow then pick up with momentum. (fuzzy to remember, make more sense with more content) Funny and nice professor. Empathizes w students about too many readings. Attend lecture if you want to pass WELL. (if not familiar with some philo material, readings may be tough) Study hard and ALL OF IT! Grade riding on final!

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155 . Cosmides L 9 Years Ago

She does 3 hour lectures and they are painfully long. I also think that she does not explain things in her lectures clearly. It seems like she talks in circles and could explain things in a much easier way then she does. You better be interested in the topic

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