PSYCH 186C
Cognitive Science Laboratory: Psychophysical Theories and Methods
Description: Lecture, two hours; laboratory, two hours. Requisites: courses 10, 85, 100A, 100B. Designed for junior/senior departmental majors. Lectures and laboratory work that examine perceptual measurement procedures (psychophysical methods) and cognitive processing and decision models on which procedures are based, with particular emphasis on signal detection theory and its applications. Letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
1 of 1
Most Helpful Review
Winter 2016 - Professor Erlikhman is honestly one of the best professors I've had at UCLA. This class doesn't have the most intrinsically fun or interesting information, but he makes it fun and interesting, which is the mark of a great teacher. He is very helpful, always available and happy to help via office hours or email, and most importantly he is excited about the topics which makes the class way more enjoyable. I would take any class taught by him! As for the logistics of the class, it starts off very slow and relaxed, but requires a lot of hard work towards the end of the quarter, as you have to complete a group research project in just a couple of weeks at the end of the class. Pick a good research group because we all know how group projects can be if you get stuck with the wrong people :-) There is also no midterm, so the only test you have to worry about is at the end of the class as well. As long as you don't fall behind in understanding the material in the beginning, however, it's easily doable. He doesn't really *require* the textbook but I strongly recommend getting it - it wasn't too expensive, it gives great examples, and it is a lifesaver when doing homework!
Winter 2016 - Professor Erlikhman is honestly one of the best professors I've had at UCLA. This class doesn't have the most intrinsically fun or interesting information, but he makes it fun and interesting, which is the mark of a great teacher. He is very helpful, always available and happy to help via office hours or email, and most importantly he is excited about the topics which makes the class way more enjoyable. I would take any class taught by him! As for the logistics of the class, it starts off very slow and relaxed, but requires a lot of hard work towards the end of the quarter, as you have to complete a group research project in just a couple of weeks at the end of the class. Pick a good research group because we all know how group projects can be if you get stuck with the wrong people :-) There is also no midterm, so the only test you have to worry about is at the end of the class as well. As long as you don't fall behind in understanding the material in the beginning, however, it's easily doable. He doesn't really *require* the textbook but I strongly recommend getting it - it wasn't too expensive, it gives great examples, and it is a lifesaver when doing homework!
AD
Most Helpful Review
Fall 2024 - I enjoyed this class way more than I thought I would! Professor Lou is very helpful and well-informed on the topic. He loves when students ask him questions and answers them in a way that makes you think about things critically. I found the final project portion very fun and although I felt very lost in the beginning of the course, I’m very glad I stuck with it because it was definitely one of the most interesting classes I’ve taken at ucla!
Fall 2024 - I enjoyed this class way more than I thought I would! Professor Lou is very helpful and well-informed on the topic. He loves when students ask him questions and answers them in a way that makes you think about things critically. I found the final project portion very fun and although I felt very lost in the beginning of the course, I’m very glad I stuck with it because it was definitely one of the most interesting classes I’ve taken at ucla!
1 of 1
