PSYC 2600

Although I don't believe in easy A classes, you can earn an A in this class with significantly less work than in others. Professor Oishi is funny, the material itself is interesting by nature, and the workload is extremely light. I took notes in lecture, read the textbook, and then studied a day or two before each exam and did well enough on them (a 90 is an A). There is one essay, but seems to be pretty leniently graded. All in all, this class is enjoyable, relatively not stressful, and you still learn a lot.

Very interesting course taught by a professor that both knows his material and also how to present it. Oishi is a good lecturer; he thoroughly covers the material and presents already interesting material in interesting ways. Only three midterms and one very short paper in this class, with an extremely minimal workload. I put in a couple hours of reading the textbook every few weeks. Nothing more. Got an A. Material is not only interesting, but also relevant to everyday life. Useful for all majors/professions.

Excellent class! This course material is very interesting and Oishi's expectations are well defined so you know what's expected of you. This course requires that you go to lecture and read the textbook but I found this class so enjoyable I looked forward to the lectures! There is 1 paper which I felt was graded a bit more harshly than I expected. I still managed to pull out with an A so I can't complain. Would definitely recommend this course to someone with a passing interest in psychology

Oishi is a good lecturer and keeps the class engaged but the tests are somewhat challenging. In addition, the papers are graded pretty harshly without much reason. His grading method makes it hard get a B+ or A-. You definitely have to go class to get notes for tests

Really interesting class! Only one paper that is a minimal portion of grade, the rest of grade is based on the two tests which are multiple choice. Lectures coincide with the textbook reading. ‪#‎tcf2016‬

I loved this class. Professor Oishi is fun and makes the class interesting in the way that he presents the material. He likes to engage the class on the material by using iClicker questions to demonstrate results of famous social psych studies. These are not graded, but participating helps to understand the study better. Oishi has a great sense of humor and while his tests can be tricky, as long as you keep up with the reading and take good notes in class, you'll be prepared. The grade is made up by three exams and one short paper. I'd say the key to doing well in the class is reading the textbook and attending every class because his lectures cover material not mentioned in the book and vice versa and he asks questions from both on his exams. That being said, I found his lectures enjoyable so I looked forward to going. Compared to other classes I've taken, this class had a significantly lighter workload and it was also interesting so I highly recommend taking it.

Dr. Oishi is an awesome professor! Funny/interesting lectures. Took this class out of general interest and as a Batten pre-req, and I'm glad I did. Reading/taking notes from the textbook and attending lectures are important. Dr. Oishi uses iClicker just for participation points that can serve as extra-credit for the final exam. Tests are 50 MC and are not easy A's. Put hours into reading the textbook & studying for the tests and pulled a B+ in the course. I would say this class requires more work for some and less for others. However, would highly recommend this class with Oishi, but be prepared to put in some work!

Funny guy, very easy A. Just gotta go to every class (not hard).

Take this class! The material is so engaging and made me so happy and aware. Oishi is awesome and very entertaining. You definitely need to go to class because a good amount of the test material is in the lectures and not in the textbook. Textbook reading is also important, but there is no other homework than textbook reading. There were three tests including the final exam and an essay. The essay did bring down my grade, but it is not too challenging; looking back on it, I wish I would have went to the TAs before I turned in the paper. This class inspired me to minor in psychology and overall helped me learn so many cool things about life and people. Highly recommended!!

This was one of my favorite classes that I've taken at UVA so far. Oishi is a boss. He's super funny and makes the lectures worthwhile and interesting. While attendance isn't mandatory, most of the material he talks about in class is not in the textbook and is used on the exams, and there are clicker questions (need to answer 80% of them during the semester to get 1 extra point on your final grade). While the tests require a lot of studying, there are only 2 + the final, and the material was so interesting that I didn't actually mind putting in the effort to study it thoroughly. This class encouraged me to take more psych classes in the future, and I went into the course with no previous knowledge/interest in psych at all. I've heard that this class is harder with other professors, so I highly recommend taking it with Oishi. You won't be disappointed!!