He's a fantastic lecturer, and the class is really straightforward. There's just a midterm and final, which were almost entirely on the lecture. There were a few questions about the biology of neurons or something like that, which weren't covered in class, so check the book for that. Oh, and don't even bother with section. It's pointless.

I was already interested in Psychology prior to taking this class but now I am probably going to major in it. The class and him so so great, I love him as a professor. He's funny and gives free game sheets for the midterm and final which, if you study them, are super helpful. He uses cool examples to explain concepts too.

Great class! He made the class really enjoyable! Would recommend this class to anyone, not just psych majors.

Fridlund is awesome! He sounds like Jeff Bridges from the Big Lebowski!! Class was pretty easy. He gives you a fair game sheet,& if know everything on it then you should get an A. Also, he does act out mental illnesses, but I think they helped me get a really good idea of what each illness actually looks like. It's not intended to make fun.

Loves to make his class laugh... which is great if you're a stand up comedian but not so admirable if you're teaching psychopathology.

This class was in Campbell Hall... which sucked. Didn't like the way he portrayed mental disorders- found it offensive and unneccesary. Tests are difficult, but the textbook is very well written. I can see why people find the class fun, but content wise I felt it was lacking and the tests weren't representative of what was taught in class.

He is a good professor. However, he is not the best professor I have ever had. He was a rather pecuiler individual with a very strange sense of humor, that I did not fully understand. Section, I felt, ad no value as the TA just lectured. Other than that, Fridlund is a kind person.

5/15: you obviously dont understand how classes work. Its a university, all classes take the entire time. get used to it. Experiments only hurt your grade if youre lazy and dont get them done on time. UCSB is the wrong place for you. Overall Fridlund is the best teacher on campus and tries his best to make his class fun but informative. Take him!

He's an extremely funny teacher with ADHD, so his lectures are completely amusing. You learn a lot, and it's fun. Take this class.

Nice guy. I could tell that he cared about all students. However class lasted 1 hour and 15 minutes. I believe that class should have lasted only 50 minutes. The secion was another lecture.

The best professor I've ever had. He's an amazing lecturer and makes every class interesting, which is pretty clear when Campbell Hall is full each time. On top of that, it's a class that everyone should take.

He made the class very interesting, and if you are thinking about taking it, do it. He can be pretty funny and witty at times and he makes the midterm/final easy to prepare for. I know my grade doesn't reflect that, but hey, first quarter freshman year, I'm still sort of getting the hang of things. Great teacher, great class.

Great teacher! he makes the class fun and interesting, never a dull moment! his test are fair, they vary from moderate to hard, but if you attend lecture and read you'll get an A

interesting slides but needs to relate more to the readings

This is a great professor. All you need to do is attend lecture. He gives you all the key terms you need to know prior to the class, so all you need to do is fill in their definitions. For the reading, just look for the key terms and you're done. I worked less than 2hrs per week and got an A!

He is a good professor. Lectures are very organized and is in accordance with the textbook (which he wrote). Sections weren't mandatory. A fair amount of information but just study the study guide he gives.

sections are worthless. your grade is based solely on final and midterm and in a class of 800 the curve barely helps. interesting subjects though

Good class, fairly easy. He posts notes and powerpoints online. He's entertaining during lectures. The sections are a bit pointless and the experiments are annoying but it's an interesting class. Just read the stuff that's on the fairgame sheet and you'll be in good shape.

Alan Fridlund is a great professor, highly intelligent and capable guy. Lectures are enjoyable and interesting. Does his best to make the material relevant and fun, Alan is a really funny guy. Weekly readings are interesting. Midterm is harder than final because of the biology. STUDY the fair game sheet and lecture notes and you'll get a good grade

great teacher! very funny and very helpful. Hes very clear on whats going to be on the teach. study the fair game sheet (which is also appreciated) and youll be fine.

funny guy, looks like a smurf with blue-tinted powerpoint shining on his face. easy to listen to and learn from. hes a bad-ass too- all you have to do to succeed in his class is show up, listen, and read your book once a week for an hour. its good reading, too. fridlund wrote it himself.

Funny and interesting what more can you ask for from a lecture

Not only should you read the book, but go to class, it helps reinforce the material. ALSO for the midterm KNOW ALL THE PARTS OF THE BRAIN! He curves the whole class not only on midterm and final but also on final grades. Just know the fairgame sheet and the brain and the class is no problem--but if you can't memorize things easily don't take it.

READ THE BOOK. READ THE BOOK. i got an F on the midterm bc I didn't read. read 2nd half of the quarter and got a B on the final. experiments were fun. interesting class just a little bit hard. very "vulgar" prof (curses and makes sex jokes) but you can't help but laugh.