this professor is in my top 3 at UCSB. i had a family situation going on when i was in her class and she was so supportive of me during that time. whenever I had a question, I could always ask her after class or over email. the class is definitely super heavy in terms of lecture, and the proposal is worth 30 percent, but she's a good prof!

This is a very well-designed course, and it's harder than PSY 10A. Your grade is based on assignments (take 3-5hrs to complete), quizzes (study in advance), participation, and lab section (1.5hrs). Lectures are conceptually heavy so you end up really understanding the material. Grading criteria is clear. I spent around 5-10 hrs/week on this course.

easy class, nice teacher, the group projects arent super big and can be completed in class, one large final presentation project thing, quizzes are pretty easy. would highly reccomend

Favorite instructor and course Ive had at UCSB! Her lectures are amazing and the course is really well-structured where every assignment seems really applicable and useful. Definitely would recommend!

Dr. Albada is nice and presents the material well. The quizzes are fair and pretty easy too. How difficult this class is depends on how nice of a grader your TA is. Mine was very particular and I had to spend multiple hours over multiple days on every assignment to get an A from him. The research proposal is daunting, but possible.

I couldn't imagine how Professor Albada could have done a better job with this course. Everything was straightforward; lectures weren't overexplained or off-topic. The quizzes were fair, and there wasn't any busy work. This class felt like it was designed to improve my research writing skills without being overly burdensome.

Such a great teacher! Took 10B with her and she was very nice and gave you all the information you needed to do well in her class. Definitely attend lecture and the lab sections but honesty if you do the work youll do great! I was super scared for this class but she made Statistics make sense

Had her for 10A and 10B and she was a great professor. 10B is harder than 10A because there's more material to cover, but the lectures are easy to watch and it's easy to take notes on. Quizzes are easy so long as you watch the lectures. Assignments are a large part of your grade but use your notes and get help when you need it and they're not bad.

Had her for 10A + 10B. Hands down one of the best PSY profs in the department. Stats was kinda hard but if you go to her OH ur probably going to get an A. Dr. Albada clearly cares for her students & will not make you feel stupid if you're confused about the simplest things. Coding wasn't too bad. Tip: Ask questions and hold review sessions for HW

Dr. Albada is a really sweet professor and I loved her for 10A, but 10B was more difficult for me. The TA's weren't allowed to tell you if answers were correct outside of "you're on the right track" which is fine for the free-response but a little ridiculous on the math portion when we all need the same answer anyways.

She is a great professor and clearly cares for students. If you want a good grade go to office hours. She is super helpful in working through the proposal. The best professor I have had at ucsb. The class takes a lot of time dedication, especially the assignments and proposal. No final or midterm but 3 noncumulative quizzes

Despite teaching PSY10A for the first time, everything was so organized and clear. She posts assignment examples as well as quiz review sheets so you know what to study for. My TAs and the prof. really helped me with my research proposal. They didn't make me feel dumb for asking questions. Excited to have her for PSY10B!

The grading criteria is super clear. Class is hw assignments (drop lowest) and 4 quizzes (1 retake) and 1 lab per week. She posts vids for hw examples,so if you keep up with those & the short lecture vids you'll be golden. USE TA and Prof Office Hours. 10/10 recommend cause they'll literally help you with the hw since TA's grade kinda rough.

She put a lot of effort into making the class work as well as it could for everyone given it was online. She's super fair about grading, she's big into making sure you understand the conceptual element of stats. Very solid choice. Her lectures are pretty good, but nothing spectacular; she uses a lot of examples which is great.

Dr. Albada was so great this quarter. You can tell that she really put in the work to transition the course online and kept us on track with the material. She made me feel really capable of doing well in the class even though I was worried about understanding Stats. Very caring and sweet professor who challenges and encourages you in the best way.

Such a great professor! She is super sweet and fun which keeps lectures engaging. Always answers questions in depth and tries her best to make sure everyone understands. All exams are lecture content heavy, pretty much all from lecture slides. If you pay attention in lecture and take good notes you will be fine!

Her tests were challenging because there were only 30 questions and not enough time to do calculations (like at all). Grade is made of 3 exams (lowest dropped) HW and attendance. Ecoach is EC. Overall her lectures are clear. Her tests are concept heavy so make sure you know what each part of the equation and pay attention to the R lab results.

Shes a great lecturer but not a good professor. Her grading criteria is unrealistic & she takes off points for every little thing so your final grade is not a reflection of what you actually understand. Shes also not approachable at all & does not care about her students. Ive had many experiences with her being rude or impatient at office hours

She's very understanding and cares that you understand the concepts. She also puts up lecture slides and videos on how to do the calculation probs online. If you do your homework with the resources given to you, do the review sheets, and read the txtbk for unclear concepts, you'll do well. Honestly I think she's great

she IS the best

If you can take 10A with her DO IT! You absolutely do not need to buy the book, because she tells you exactly what to look up for the midterm which is extremely easy if you put in effort to study and pay attention. Research proposal is biggest part of grade. She's super sweet and such a mom. Makes things very clear and can't wait to take 10B

Love this prof! I took PSY 10B with her last year and took this course because I was a fan of hers originally. She is very flexible with students, emphasizes importance in participation and has a clear grading criteria with vastly different categories to give students more than one way to succeed. Would definitely take her class again.

An amazing professor. The research proposal is hard but she was very accessible outside the class. Her advice was extremely helpful. Definitely wanna take again.

I took both 10A and 10B with Dr. Albada, and she is great! I like her teaching style but I never go to lectures (because I'm lazy, don't be me), yet I still got decent grades (A-). Take this class with her!