Bar none the best class I've taken at UCLA. It's the kind of class that has incredible real-world value, where if you put in effort into learning the material and techniques, you will literally improve your life. This class has no "gotchas," it's not designed to trick you, and you learn invaluable insights into the mind along the way. It's abundantly clear that Dr. Korb genuinely cares about his students, and his book, while not necessary, is a great read if the topics interest you. For all the qualms we can have about UCLA and the bureaucracy of the institution, this is the kind of class that makes you think how incredible of an opportunity it is to attend a place like this. If only every course was like this one...

If you want an easy GE grade, you can get that. If you want a life-changing college experience, you can get that too. 10/10 would recommend for everyone.

A unique class. Obviously, Prof Korb teaches the class well, as it's a class based on his work. If you do the weekly interventions, this class can genuinely help you improve your life. I will warn, however, that this is a science class at the end of the day and when I took it, it was more difficult than in the past because exams were closed note.

This class is awesome. I have learned so much stuff about the human brain that is actually applicable to my life. The lectures are kind of long and tedious, but not really vital to the tests, I just find them interesting. Discussion attendance matters but they usually end early and are pretty quick paced. Perfect workload, 10/10 class.

I'm sure anyone reading the reviews of this class has already been told it is super easy, so let me give you the most recent rundown of this class.

Structure:
Participation (literally just showing up to discussion) - 20%
Daily logging (literally completing daily questionnaire about yourself) - 10%
Weekly log (1 page write up about results found in daily logs) - 10%
Final Paper (A bigger weekly log, you can literally copy and paste) - 20%
Midterm - 20%
Final - 20%

Class:
PSA PLEASE READ THIS: the midterm and final are no longer open note. I took this class and went into the midterm thinking it was very easy, so I did not study, and it definitely caught me off-guard. However, if I was prepared, like I was for the final, I would have done much better. This class is a bit more work than it seems on Bruinwalk, however, all of the work is either very easy or very interesting. The material covered is super engaging and very easy to learn for the tests. The cheat code to this class is literally just writing down most of what comes out of his mouth onto a notes doc, and then just reviewing that. Overall it is a pretty easy class, just not the cakewalk that Bruinwalk reviews have made it seem.

Professor:
Korb really makes the class. I would take this class every quarter for the rest of my life if Korb was teaching it. He is very funny, super caring, and an all around amazing guy who is teaching this course to help all his students improve their lives. I picked up so many good habits from this class, I have never felt better. The dude is actually so awesome and will be a ray of sunshine during lecture days.

Please take this class, but understand it is not going to be NO work. I probably spent an hour per week doing stuff for this class, so there is a decent amount of work, and then lectures are recorded so not even a need to go, although going does really help.

this class genuinely changed my life

I highly highly highly recommend this class as an easy A GE. All the lectures are recorded and the slides are posted online. Your TA provides a new intervention you have to preform each week, such as exercising, practicing gratitude, etc., and you fill out a google survey each day describing your mood on intervention and non-intervention days. Each week you have to write a short and easy paper about the intervention with a prompt provided. There is one midterm and a final that are open note and online. The questions are based on the information in the lectures and the provided readings. The textbook is Professor Korb's book and it felt pretty unnecessary to have. Grades are 20% participation (attending TA sections), 20% weekly logs, 20% daily logs, 20% midterm, 20% final. I did the lowest amount of work possible for this class and still ended with an A, although I do wish I paid more attention because this class is really meant to help benefit you personally. I usually just took notes on the slides at home instead of going to lecture because lectures always felt so long and slow. If you're looking for an easy science GE definitely take this class!

I really liked this class. The midterm and final were both online, open-note, so in my opinion they were very easy as long as you take good notes during lecture. I didn't mind the weekly interventions, although they did get tiring after a while. The reports were super easy, although you should make sure to clarify with your TA what they are expecting. The professor asks for everyone to buy his book, but you don't really need to because thankfully he goes over everything in lecture.