During the quarter he taught, I looked back at the grades that were distributed over the entire class. Tell me why over half the students failed this class. He only lectures, will not tell you how many questions are on the test, and your grade is only based on how well you do on your test.
Pretty alright. Not the easiest nor hardest.
Professor Fridlund's lectures are engaging and insightful. With just a midterm and a final, the workload is manageable if you attend class, read the textbook, and utilize unstuckstudy ai for study prep.
DO NOT TAKE FRIDLUND FOR PSY1! Yes, he can be funny and make lectures entertaining but he treats PSY1 like a weeder class and makes final and midterm exceedingly difficult and they are the only things you're graded off! Take it from someone who didn't listen to other peoples ratings of this guy-- DON'T TAKE HIM IF YOU WANT AN EASY A!
He is an amazing professor who is very passionate about what he teaches. His lectures are very interesting. However, you are only graded on a midterm, a final, and research participation credit. So if you plan on taking his classes, make sure you understand the concepts, study ahead of time, and join study groups.
The textbook is necessary for the articles written by Fridlund that are in the UCSB CUSTOM edition. It's possible to do well just by reading the slides and the textbook addenums, but Fridlund is a phenomenal lecturer, so I highly suggest attending. Fill out the fair game sheet and study it leading up to the exam - there's little room for error!
Passionate, funny, and amazing lectures.
Fridlund was great, PSY 183 was really fun for an upper div without prerequisites. Graded solely on one midterm and a final. Final is not cumulative. Just keep up with the reading, and pay attention in the lecture. I got roughly 75% on the first midterm without opening the book. Form a study group early and you should be set.
Prof. Fridlund is an absolutely phenomenal professor. He uses real life examples and is amazing at what he does. You will never be bored in his lectures. This being said, LISTEN TO HIM WHEN HE SAYS TO STUDY and use the fair game sheet! Your grade is dependent on only the midterm and final exam, which definitely require you to go to lectures.
Professor Fridlund is awesome. He is super enthusiastic about the material, has an excellent sense of humor, and doesn't give any busy work - just tests that he provides comprehensive study guides for well in advance. If you consistently go through them and read the material, you should get an A. I got a B because I was a bit lazy LOL. Great class!
Buddy teaches intro psych like its a weeder class. Even though I studied very hard I still only managed to get a B. Don't take him if u want an easy A. Only slight upside is that his lectures can be entertaining. Don't get his cutthroat attitude over something that should be easy
Dr. Fridlund is an amazing professor. His classes are so interesting and he make the material super engaging. Attendance isnt mandatory, so its easy to fall off the wagon since theirs only a MT and Final. However, you should expect to perform poorly if you dont attend lecture and review notes.
PSY183 with Fridlund has been my favorite class I've ever taken! Your grade is only based off one midterm and one final, so you better study, but that means there isn't much outside work. The tests are also very fair, and as long as you pay attention in lecture, you should be fine. Fridlund is also very passionate, and that spreads like wildfire.
Fridlund enjoys teaching psychology but the way he grades his courses is exceedingly difficult. Your entire grade hinges on doing well on both the midterm and the final. Slipping up on one of them means the other has to be ACED or else your grade will drop by 1-2 levels. At least add some busywork to help cushion grades or offer extra credit!
He is really nice and you can tell he cares a lot about what he is teaching. HOWEVER, his curriculum is terrible. He only has a midterm and a final plus research credits that are only worth 4% of the grade. You mess up on either of the tests and you have to get an A on the other test to pass with a C. Use study groups if you get stuck with him.
How I went from a C- to a perfect score on the final (thank me later): Ignore the fair game sheet and book quizzes. It's useless. Just go through his lecture slides and memorize what's important (i.e. not the statistics, medication names, or extra examples he uses). The reading helps but the exams were almost all from the slides.
Although he's really caring and tries his best, he makes a fascinating subject so boring. He doesn't lecture very well and his slides look terrifying but it's definitely doable if you put the work in. If I hadn't gone to office hours I probably would've hated this class but he is the sweetest man and gives amazing advice/feedback. 100pt MT/150F
Professor is nice and lectures are not too long. No extra credit, only two non cumulative exams for the whole grade. Provides a "fair game sheet" which tells what will be on the exams, half of that is trough lectures and the other half reading the book. kind of have to teach yourself in that class. He's a nice guy but I got bored & did P/NP
His recorded lectures were great and interesting. He gives you a sheet with terms that you need to know. The book is a bit necessary because you need to know the definitions of some terms but I'm sure you can find that textbook "elsewhere." The additional readings aren't necessary. The class is heavy on memorization with some application.
The worst teacher I've ever had. DON'T take this class if you don't have to. The grade is basically only the midterm and final. Lectures are an hour and a half w about an hour of him rambling off about some obscure topic that won't help on his tests whatsoever. Also had to buy the online textbook just for readings he could've posted on gauchospace
In all honesty he is a good lecturer. However, he is absolutely horrible to you during office hours. Rude, condescending, and incredibly patronizing. He makes you feel less of a human for asking questions. He does not care about his students. Only about maintaining his self image during lectures.
The content of the course is supposed to be interesting but in my opinion Fridlund made the material very boring. Watching his lectures made me tired and I honestly feel like he turned an interesting topic into very boring lectures. We were graded on a midterm and final. The exams were not flexible (not asynchronous) as other exams have been.
Only graded on the midterm and non-cumulative final. I definitely think his class is tough because it's asynchronous and requires chapter readings, but I learned a lot and I think this is a helpful class to take if you're looking into clinical or counseling psychology. Very accessible through office hours or email!
Dr. Fridlund is a horrible professor for psychopathology. He spreads misinformation and portrays mental disorders in harmful, stereotypical ways. Along with that he is also just the most boring professor I have ever had. I wish I had not taken the class