People take the class because psychology is interesting. However, most don't understand the commitment this class takes. Your grade is made of only two exams. Both exams are difficult and you need to know the fair game sheet extremely well in order to get an A. No curve but you get a few free points at the end.
Honestly, the single most overrated professor at UCSB. As long as you can memorize something like 100-150 key terms before the midterm and final, you will be golden. Pretty disappointing class overall though
LOVE FRIDLUND!!! Enjoyed his class so much! Funny guy, good to get to know! Study for the tests and you should be good to go!
Amazing professor he keeps you engaged, is very funny, and helps you out with study guides
I love Fridlund!!! Amazing teacher and very interesting class! Make sure you understand the material before going into tests, simply knowing the definition isn't enough.
Fridlund is awesome. He's very charismatic and able to hold your attention. Intro to psych was quite basic but very interesting. Thoroughly recommend this class!
Great Prof! Really interesting course. You should go to all lectures if you choose not to read. He gives midterm and final outlines, so you don't necessarily have to read everything, just the stuff you know you're gonna get tested on. I strongly recommend this class!
Very charismatic and knowledgeable on the subject. Study the fair game sheet and you WILL get at least a B. Section is just another lecture. Midterm is 50 questions and the nueroscience part is a bit difficult, but there's not too many questions on it.Final was 75 questions and waaay easier than the midterm.Take this class!!!
Fridlund is funny, down to earth, and makes class interesting. I did bad on the midterm but was able to ace the final getting an overall good grade in the class. The subject I find very interesting and it helps when the professor gives his own experiences making it more interesting
Easy class. Fridlund is funny and mildly interesting, but after the midterm it's pretty much pointless to go to lecture. Study fairgame sheet and you will be fine.
Very easy to understand, delivers very interesting lectures. The TAs from my quarter were very helpful as well and even put review sessions for the students. The course grading system, however, only allows you to lose points. This may harm some people but overall, not bad class. Fridlund is a cool guy!
He is a great teacher. Although the class is difficult, he teaches the material in a comical and interesting way. He is very knowledgable of psychology. Good class
Fridlund is a God. Material is very interesting and he conveys it that way. Lectures are extremely interesting and Fridlund is LMFAO hilarious. Mid-terms and finals are slightly challenging but if you study you will get a B or better. Just go to lectures, take notes and study for the exams and you have a great PSY 1 experience.
Awesome class! Fridlund makes lectures awesome. Do the reading and go to lecture and you will do well, study well and getting an A is easy. Section is pointless but you should go, they usually say something of importance you can't get elsewhere
Fridlund is a really cool guy and is funny but goes on a lot of tangents in lecture that do not help you for the midterm or final at all. You really have to read the book to get a lot of the information because he doesnt go over it. Lectures can be boring as well. Midterm and Final fairly difficult, Fair game sheet doesnt help as much as it should.
grade based on midterm and final. both exams are hard... watch out!
AMAZING professor. So lively, funny, and active. Awesome guy. tough class though, it didnt seem hard at the moment but I got a B, which is not acceptable for me, but i loved the class and LOVED the professor
i did not even buy the book, and i still got a B. The lectures were fun, if you are interested.
Fridlund is awesome! Lectures were very interesting, just print out the notes ahead of time off of gauchospace! As long as you knew everything on the fair game sheet, tests were easy.
Fridlund is way overrated. He is overly sarcastic, nearly sardonic in his attitude creating a very bleak view of psychology in my opinion. The class was not as interesting as I would have liked, especially with all the hype around Fridlund. A character, but not the perfect professor by any means.
Loved Fridlund. He loves what he does which makes listening to lecture extremely enjoyable. He's very clear on what he will test on so it's hard not to get a good grade if you atleast try. He's one of those teachers you have to take atleast once.
He is an amazing professor and one of the best ones I have had at UCSB. Very entertaining and is always telling jokes. The tests are hard and I didn't think the fair game sheet helped that much and there is too much reading but I do recommend taking this class.
Great class. Fridlund knew what he was talking about and seemed to enjoy the topics. I didn't take notes but just listened during lecture to really learn it, and then for tests you just answer everything on the Fair game sheet and you should be fine. Barely used the book, usually only for elaboration.
He is the most entertaining professor I have ever had. He seems to really enjoy teaching and makes himself available for questions after class where he fully answers anything you ask. Material is pretty straight forward, and no surprises on the tests. Final was harder than midterm