Scudder is an amazing professor! Her lectures are very detailed and provides lots of examples. The exams weren't too bad and they're only weighted 15% each since you have a 8-10 pg research proposal paper that is 30% of your grade. You work on your paper and get feedback throughout the entire course during your lab sections so don't worry about it!

Absolutely amazing. I wish I could take all my courses under Prof Scudder. She is so organized and loves what she teaches. Go to lecture, listen, study some and you'll do great!

I loved Dr. Scudder with a passion, not joking. She is great at explaining difficult topics and making them so simple. Also her 2sided papers she allows during the exam are life savers, great for studying too. You can copy down anything you'd like on there as long as it fits! She is by far the best professor i've had at UCSB, definitely recommend.

She was the best professor I had thus far. She makes really hard concepts super easy to understand. If you show up to class and are engaged, you will definitely do well. She sets the class up for success, and her tests are super fair. She was really amazing, and I would love to take another one of her classes.

A truly wonderful professor that created an exceptional class! Lectures were a little fast but they were recorded. The ULAs were a perfect addition that really got me involved in the class. Dr. Scudder is a gem-- her passion for biopsych and teaching shows! Her grading system works in your favor as well.

Dr. Scudder is a very engaging and informative lecturer with a clear passion for her field and large base of knowledge regarding it. She has very straightforward exams based off of lecture content and her content is both very accessible and genuinely interesting, and is made easier to understand through real life examples. Very highly recommend!

Such a great and passionate professor. This quarter she had lots of ULAs which helped me have more access to help outside of class. Lots of material covered but she posts the slides as well as a recording of the lecture which is helpful. Weekly quizzes are helpful as are practice exams. One writing assignment which wasn't too bad.

She is an amazing lecturer. She makes everything so interesting and explains it in an easy way. Lectures and lecture slides are posted on canvas. Weekly quiz and discussion, which aren't difficult. Everything she makes you read are portions of textbooks/articles that she personally highlights herself, so no unnecessary reading. Favorite prof by far

Dr. Scudder is an amazing professor and is very passionate about what she teaches. Psych106 is on the harder side, but she is very understanding, and she wants everyone to succeed. She has good lectures, and her midterms are very fair.

Professor Scudder is such a good teacher. 106 is a little hard, but with some work you can get where you need to be. She provides everything you need to get As on the tests. I got a D on her first exam, and ended with an A in the class due to her generous weighting of the tests. I recommend taking her if you can!!

Straight-forward and clear lectures. Midterm averages were high. Worst grade counts for 15%, so you can fail an exam and still get an A. Dr. Scudder wants you to do well, she offers a lot of resources and is so accessible both during lectures and outside of class. Cheatsheets during exams are a huge plus and make preparing less stressful!!

Biopsych is definitely an intimidating class but Prof. Scudder made it so enjoyable! The class is really test heavy, basically 3 tests determine your grade but she weighs them so that your best test is the highest weight and your worst test is the lowest weight. The tests are so reasonable as long as you study and you get a full page of notes too!!