Sprague was honestly super awesome. The class overall is relatively easy to do good in, just take the quizzes seriously. Probably one of the biggest drags of the class is the amount of reading he assigns, sometimes up to 2 40 page chapters a week. I found cognition a bit tricky, but if it's something you find cool, this class will be a breeze.
Sprague is one of the best teachers at UCSB. His best qualities are how understanding, patient and down-to-earth he is. He lays out very reasonable and organized expectations on how to do well. Three non-cumulative exams and you get an entire cheat sheet front and back. 8 weekly online quizzes: two lowest scores dropped and extra credit offered
One of the best psych professors I have taken so far at UCSB. Grading was 3 tests that varied in weight depending on your score and small quizzes due weekly.
Love love love Professor Sprague. He is so nice, and does everything possible to make the lectures engaging. Take a class with him if you have the chance!
I am just not into professors who make their students "look" for the answers vs. his wife Dr. Scudder, who gives you all the info in lectures to pass her tests. Dr. Sprague gives 40% of the info in lecture then you have to do LONG textbook readings to get the rest. Then on top of that, gives challenging test questions.... Not great in my opinion.
Where do I even start with this silly man. Really fun and interesting lectures. Make sure to read/take notes on the textbook, especially stuff he didn't cover. Some exam questions were a bit difficult, but overall they were fair. Quick responses to any questions. Sprague is the goat.
Sprague is a young professor and is super nice and understanding to students! A lot of flexibility was built into the course for people with extenuating circumstances. His lectures were engaging and had a lot of audience participation and little games to help learning.
And I cannot express this enough: INCREDIBLE professor. I genuinely loved every lecture and prof was always willing to answer questions (will respond asap to emails too). He truly cares about the material and students; also admits when he doesn't know/isn't an expert on certain topics. Someone give this man a medal or something, 100% recommend
One of the best professors I've had at UCSB. Dr. Sprague has so much passion for cognitive psych and even though the material can be hard to conceptualize sometimes, he explains it very well. Weekly quizzes on lecture/readings, 2 midterms and a non-cumulative final.
Genuinely one of the best professors I have had in the PBS department and UCSB in general. The grades were based on 3 exams and weekly quizzes. Read the textbook carefully, take notes and you'll be fine. The content was extremely interesting and his lecturing made it even better, great sense of humor. 100% recommend taking this class w him.
All I have to say is take him if you ever have the chance. One of the best professors I have ever had. One of the few classes I would be excited to go to!
everything has already been said. He is great! Great personality too :)
Excellent professor, very clear lectures and grading guidelines. The exam cheat sheet is really helpful and exams are generally medium difficulty.
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Sprague is definitely an amazing professor. The class can be a bit tricky at times, as it is a lot of content, but Sprague is great at explaining it in lecture. He also gives tons of great examples that are fun and help to remember! I learned some things in this class that actually help my everyday life.
cog psych is a super content heavy, often difficult class, but professor sprague makes it a lot more bearable. one cheat sheet is allowed every class, and he formats the grades in a way that makes it easier for students to receive good grades.
One of the most genuine prof's I've taken a class w/ at UCSB and is truly interested in psych. Does his best to make a dull breadth course interesting & highly recommend
one of the best professors ive taken. grades are made up of weekly-ish quizzes and 3 exams. exams are scaled so your best score holds the heaviest weight (35%) and the worst score holds the lowest (20%). Made a difficult subject understandable, and super personable. one of my favorite professors in PBS!
Sprague is a pretty cool professor overall and he keeps his lectures interesting. There were a few times he did not fully explain a concept very well, thus I had to refer back to the book, but other than that psy108 is a fair class. Just attend lectures, read the book, weekly quizzes, and he allows a cheat sheet for the 3 exams.
best professor I met at UCSB. If you are a first-year pbs student struggling with all those pre-major classes, I would definitely recommend you to take his psy108. He's super fun and makes the lecture very interactive and interesting. some people might find him speaking too fast, but you'll have lots of fun when u got used to it.
Great professor with a sense of passion for both his students and the subject. Lectures are well thought out, understanding, and entertaining. Explains the subject clearly and most of the time, no extra work is needed to grasp the fundamental concepts.
One of my favorite classes I have taken at UCSB. Professor Sprague is actively doing research in cognitive psychology (PSY 108) which makes the class that much more interesting. He's also very reasonable and personable. Just don't ask for a grade bump, it won't work.
AMAZING!!!!! Best psych prof I have ever had. He makes cog psych interesting and easy to understand. I would take any class he taught, he's the best. I can't recommend him enough.
I love this man! Lectures are every engaging and the content is presented in ways that facilitate learning. You can tell he cares about this job and wants students to walk away having learned something. Exams are fair, you just have to read the textbook to pass. Manageable and fun class, would def recommend taking 108 with him over another prof.