Professor Fridlund is a passionate professor. If you are interested in the subject, lectures are pretty interesting and engaging. Reading is a lot but its an easier read compared to other classes. Midterm/final are tricky but try keeping up with the fair game sheet with good notes he posts on Gauchospace.

Fridlund can be crass but makes the class interesting. SO MUCH READING you need to buy the textbook online version and take hefty notes in lecture. Grade depends on a midterm and a final, and as with any psych class, you need to participate in 6 hours/credits of research on SONA. Do not take as an easy GE, it'll prob break your GPA

Professor Fridlund is a great professor. Lectures are pretty interesting, but you need to put in the work. If you do the readings and keep up with the fair game sheet he posts on Gauchospace, it is completely possible to do well.

Extremely funny and engaging. Lectures were fun and the content was interesting. Class is an easy A if you read and go to lecture. His tests may be a bit difficult but if you have a solid understanding of the material you should be fine. Go to section or you'll miss a bunch of new information not in lecture.

This was the most interesting class I've ever taken and Dr. Fridlund is hilarious. However, if you're not planning on being a Psych major I wouldn't take the class because it will wreck your GPA. I got a D on the midterm and studied my ass off for the final and got a B- on it. Not the best choice for a GE unless you want to work SUPER hard.

He rambles a lot and doesn't believe in climate change, but the tests aren't too hard if you study right. He also referred to black people as 'the blacks' and is a little sexist, but I got an A so...

One of the best professor I ve ever met. Respectful and humorous. Lecture is interesting but also a lot of reading assignment. Grade by 2 exam which is not easy. Btw, textbook is quite expensive but would be ok if sharing with others.

This class was great and very interesting. The professor made lectures fascinating and is very hilarious. Midterm and final were pretty tough and your grade is based solely on those two assignments so make sure you form study groups and keep up with the reading and lecture notes.

Funniest and most interesting class I've taken in my life. This guy is HILARIOUS. Also very nice and approachable, humble. You should show up to every lecture, he will mention things on the final that don't show up in the readings.

Pretty good

Professor Fridlund is great. He is very in tune with the class and is guaranteed to make you laugh at least once. I took this course as a GE however he made it so interesting that I may look into psychology. The only catch is that your grade relies solely on the midterm, final, and studies you participate in.

He's a really nice guy and his lectures were fun at times. I personally think his exams are too difficult. I attended all lectures and took very detailed notes and read the book on topics I needed more info on. His exams were tricky and I feel like he could have made them much easier. Class is a lot of information. Get ready to study a lot.

The majority of test easy to do well on as long as you went to lecture and did the reading, but there were some trick questions that were worded weirdly/had multiple possible correct choices. Your whole grade is a midterm and a final. Lectures were interesting. He had weird rules about all seats having to be filled before starting new rows, etc.

Entire class grade was based on the midterm and final, so if you mess up on one, your grade for the class was going to be trash. Lectures were funny though, he's a thoughtful professor but sections didn't do much and there is way too much information.

He's funny, but that's about it. The midterm and final were very hard, the reading was boring, and there was very little curve. Only grades are midterm and final. Would take him again, but not this course.

This class was very fun and informational. Be prepared for a fun class that requires A LOT of work. If you don't read you will not pass! Exams are multiple choice, with a lot of answers that could be right. They really test if you did the reading or not. Exams are the the only thing graded Class is worth it if you are willing to put in the effort

Psych 1 is so much fun to take but very very difficult if you dont do the readings and attend class. Fridlund is a great lecturer and gives a fair game sheet at the beginning of the class that helps so much but start it at the very start to not get behind.

Frindlund was a really great professor! Even though I really struggled at the beginning and ended up failing the midterm, I made sure to study my ass off for the final. He gives you all the materials you need to succeed in the class, all you have to do is take advantage of them. It also helped that there was a giant curve at the end of my quarter.

Your grade is a combo of the midterm (MC), the final (MC), and participation in some psych experiments. You're tested on material from the reading, slideshows shown in TA sections, and lecture slides. He's a very engaging lecturer and gives memorable examples separate from the lecture slides so don't skip lecture!

Amazing professor, midterm and finals are pretty hard (midterm mote than final). would however, highly recommend his intro to psych class

I really enjoyed taking his psych 1 course this year! Everyone beware that this is not an easy GE that you get to pass without a lot of effort. Keep up with readings/fairgame sheets and STUDY. A lot, A LOT of people mess up on the midterm because they take it as a joke. Only things graded are midterm and final, but VERY fun and interesting class.

I really loved Professor Fridlund. He and Pandya have been my favorite lecturers so far. I agree with most of his views and I can tell he's a pretty empathetic and understanding. His lectures were really interesting to me. His tests were fairly easy in my honest opinion. I took lecture notes daily, read front of textbook readings and not much else.

Very interesting course including the textbook. I'm not the greatest student but found the course pretty challenging. Make sure you have enough time to do all the reading and make sure you are taking notes on what the professor is saying not just what the slides say. Got a 70 final/mid did all the reading and took notes every class.

250 points total: 20 free points, 100 point midterm, 130 point final. Make sure you do the reading and take detailed notes to review later. Attending lectures is also vital, as he covers a lot of material not available elsewhere (not to mention, they're so entertaining!) Put in the work and you'll get the grade- DO NOT SLACK.