PSYC 1010

very boring. i fell asleep every class even tho i tried so hard to say awake

This class is pretty cool, and really really easy if you know how to study for it. Go to glass and take notes and then Use the past exams that he posts online and you are basically in the clear for a B+ or A-. Reading isn't super necessary, but it helps. Skimming the reading is recommended. Cool guy, good class.

Personally I think this class is terrible. I did readings, went to every class, took clear notes, but Bonvillian seems to somehow confuse the facts in my head enough to give me a bad grade. His 50 question multiple choice tests are full of trick questions designed to confuse your knowledge as much as possible. I think I would have done better if I had not studied at all.

The class was interesting, but could get dry at times during lectures. Bonvilian really enjoys what he does, and you can tell in class. I attended lectures, but only read the chapter summaries and did very well on the tests.

This class isn't too difficult, it's just a huge pain because Bonvillian doesn't post lecture notes online and his lectures are extremely boring. I got so sick of his name-dropping and boring stories. The videos are good though.

Jon Bon is very enthusiastic about this class. Tests were based mostly on the lectures, but they can be boring at times.

Very interesting subject matter, and Bonvillian has been in the thick of it all as far as psych research goes. Shows some intriguing films. Can be a bit dry at times, but the tests are essentially lecture based. Reading isn't really necessary but I'm sure it helps (I never read and got a B).

A bunch of people are saying tests are based on the lectures. I never paid attention in lecture and just did the readings. The readings cover almost everything on the tests. The tests are pretty straightforward multiple choice questions. If you look at the past tests you can figure out almost exactly what will be on the tests.

John Bonvillian is the worst lecturer I've had at UVA. He rambles, often without any point, and spends more time talking about his "dear old friends" in psych departments around the country than he does teaching anything remotely interesting, informative, or useful. Take it with anyone else (Haidt is good).

Jon Bon spends most of this class talking about his projects on childhood and sign language and putting up slides of his friends' obituaries. Then he puts most of the material in the textbook in the last 5 weeks so you have to cram. Take this class with another professor.