Didn't go to a single lecture, barely watched the lectures too. Read through the slides before going to lab every week. Lab was really helpful I liked practicing the content with other people in class, and it kinda mirrored the lab assignments. Some of the lab assignments are graded on completion and some are graded on accuracy, so I def recommend going to ur TA's office hours to make sure you don't miss anything. Do the EC, don't underestimate the exams- I thought the first one was going to be really easy and didn't study enough and did average (B I think?). Just make sure you start the practice exams early and give your self enough time to get comfy w the material.

When entering this class, I was scared due to the prior reviews about this professor, but it truly was not bad at all. Ankowski was such a sweetheart and did her best to make all the different topics make as much sense as possible. She was always open to answering all questions, giving many different examples about a topic, and just overall a pleasant person to speak to! Even though some of the aspects of the class were tedious (ALMs), I truly did enjoy it.
The class is broken down into three categories: 240 points for lecture (120 for midterm and 120 for final), 120 points for lab, and 40 points for ALMs. The ALMs were graded on completion, so if you just met the word count you were chilling. They were weekly (except week 9 for us) and ranged from practice questions to reflections about certain questions or videos. It wasn't hard and helped give me a grasp of the types of questions they'd be asking. The lab section was graded on like 6-7 assignments throughout the quarter, where about 50 points were graded on completion and the remaining 70 were graded on correctness. To be honest, it really does depend on your TA. My TA was the sweetest human being ever and she always did her best to explain to us what was expected on the assignments and how to get the most points possible. Some TAs graded harder than others, so I kind of lucked out with mine. Labs are optional and to be honest I missed like half of them, but they were helpful because you would do a mock lab assignment in class and get feedback from your TA as a way to let you know what's expected. I would suggest going to all, but it's not the end of the world if you don't. The hardest part of the course was clearly the exams. They were written in a way where you HAD to understand like all of the content to properly distinguish from each answer. The average for both exams was a C+/B-, so if you start studying with proper time, you'll be okay. The BEST way to study for these exams is to review the practice questions. She gives you around 150-200 practice questions that really help understand what you do or do not know and were reflective of the content on the exams. I started studying the night before for both of the exams and received a 90% on the first one and a 95% on the second one. My biggest tip for this class, which might seem a little controversial, is to do the textbook reading and the inquizitive problems that go with it. I spent maybe 2-3 hours a week doing the assigned textbook reading and questions and even though it was VERY tedious and unnecessarily long, it helped me understand the concepts. If the topic doesn't seem important to you, which I promise will be evident, you can just skip it. Overall, though, I think this was the thing that helped me the most to ensure that I understood the definition and being exposed if different examples to understand what's being taught.
TLDR: Amazing professor, super accommodating, get a good TA, hard-ish exams, and super doable.

Great class! Lab assignments were bit of a pain, but I felt very prepared for the exams!

I entered this class prepared for the worst but it honestly wasn't bad. There is 1 midterm and 1 final and they are both online, synchronous, and open note. Lectures are recorded on Bruin Cast. Prof Anowski also offered extra credit which I would 100% recommend doing. It was just 1 SONA study and a short writing assignment. There is a required textbook but I wouldn't recommend wasting your time reading it unless you are really struggling with the material and need clarification (the chapters are pretty long). Lab is optional and I would only recommend going if you need additional clarification on course material. The activities we did in lab were helpful for learning but were quire redundant if you already are familiar with the concepts being taught. The first exam was pretty straightforward but the final was significantly more difficult. Note: spend LOTS of time reviewing main and simple effects when they are taught during the second half of the course if you are having trouble understanding them, because this class focused heavily on them. Overall the class was manageable but not necessarily an easy A. Keep up with lectures, go to lab if you feel that you need extra clarification, complete the weekly homework on time, study at least a few days in advance for the exams, and DO THE EXTRA CREDIT and you should be totally fine.

I ended the class with an A, but just BARELY over the A- threshold, so luckily my GPA didn't suffer. Thank god for the extra credit assignments Ankowski has for us! DO THE EXTRA CREDIT!!!

The class has weekly ALMs due every Sunday 11:59pm that can sometimes be lengthy but are quite easy.

Additionally, we have Labs every week and each Lab assignment is due the day of one's Lab 10 mins after the Lab's start time. Labs are mostly easy, but sometimes can be time-consuming in order to impress the TA and get a perfect grade.

The lectures were online and at 8a.m. so, naturally, I watched them on my own time so that I could be more focused and attentive, as I was often too tired to absorb the information in-person so early in the morning.

The exams honestly seemed easy in the moment, but often the grades did not reflect that. I got an A on the first exam and a B- on the second exam lol, but because of the extra credit (and good/perfect scores on the ALMs and Labs) I kept an A in the class. I often felt as though neither the ALMs, Labs, nor lectures did a good job of preparing us for the exams. The exams were often wordier, more complex, and more confusing than our practice ones.

Either way, do the extra credit, put in effort for Labs, and do the ALMs -- you'll do fine. Also, haha, the actual content of the class is pretty interesting. I never knew how much of the "scientific" studies we hear about through the media are actually quasi-experimental studies (even developmental Psych is mostly quasi-experimental!). Also, the professor is lovely and I really recommend Yiping Wang as a TA too, she was a great help!

I enjoyed taking this class with Ankowski. The class is made up of two exams, lab assignments, and weekly learning modules. The lab assignments as well as the learning modules were pretty easy to complete and didn't take up too much time. The lectures are formatted very well and the information is easy to understand. I will say that the exams are pretty difficult though. Even though you are allowed to use notes, the questions go into very small details of the lectures which made them a challenge. I would recommend doing the SONA extra credit even if you feel confident in the material so that you can be prepared for if you didn't do as well on the exams as you hoped.

The class has changed so it is no longer graded on a curve and students don't need to compete against each other. That said, this class still has a good amount of work outside of learning the material. There are weekly practices that are graded for completion lab assignments that are altered between a completion and accuracy score, and two exams. The lead TAs, lab TAs, and professor were all really helpful, and flexible if you ever need clarification on content or have trouble with assignments. The first half of the class is definitely easier and more of a review of 100A while the second half picks up quite a bit, but I recommend doing the practice exams that the prof provides prior to the midterm and final. Like the other reviews mentioned, they're very similar to the questions and concepts tested on the actual exam, I'd even say the practice was more difficult.

Also, I wouldn't worry about getting the book or inquisitive extension. You can find the pdf version for free online but I never read through it.

They switched the class format so it is easier, The professor and TAs are good at explaining things. Attendance of lectures is not mandatory and the lectures are bruincasted, Labs are not really mandatory but helpful in understanding concepts. The homework/lab assignments are not that bad and are very helpful. It takes like 3 hours to complete them each week. The first midterm was super easy as long as you watched the lectures and do the ALM assignments. The final was slightly harder cause it is cumulative but still not that bad.

this class is not at all as difficult as I thought it would be considering previous reviews, but I know that they changed the structure recently. it's really not that bad !!
every week, there's one lecture and one lab. i don't go to either and I got an A on the midterm and an A- on the final (both open note) and have only gotten points off on two of the lab assignments. I take notes on the lecture slides because they're really clear, which I appreciate considering that it's an 8 am lecture. Lab is 2 hours long which is a lot. I review the slides on my own time and can understand them within about 30 minutes. There are weekly lab assignments, half of which are graded for completion and half of which are graded for correctness. These take a little bit more thought and effort, especially with the topics of the later weeks, but overall not too difficult.
Every week, there is also an Active Learning Module where there are a couple of practice questions to apply material and then a worksheet that you have to write out short answers to in order to get credit. They provide a lot of resources with these ALMs, and if you take advantage of all of them , it will take the 2-3 hours that they say it will. I do the bare minimum to learn the material and answer the questions and usually have them done in an hour of less.

Ok first of all, TAKE. THIS. CLASS. I took this class on Spring 22 when everything is back in person. I was also hesitant to take this class since it has a pretty bad review. But I urgently needed to complete this class to graduate on time, so I took it. And trust me, I had no regrets. After a long history of bad reviews, the department finally changed the grading of this course. Attendance is not necessary, the curves are no longer there and they took out all the difficult materials out of the syllabus.
Systematically, this class is divided into 3 workloads. The lecture (2 exams, worth 240/400 points), ALMs (40/400), and Labs (120/400). The lecture is amazing and Dr. Ankowski is very thorough in explaining the materials. She is also very kind, understanding, and never look down on any questions. There are readings from the textbook and I think they're helpful but not absolutely necessary. The ALMs are also straightforward and useful in reviewing the materials that were taught during the lectures. For the labs, attendance is also not necessary but I HIGHLY recommend it. The lab session basically goes over the homework so why not come in and get the free answers. Most of the homework are also based on completion and not accuracy so whichever TA you are assigned to doesn't really matter.
You'll learn a lot from Dr. Ankowski. She talks about her kids a lot in class and honestly she treats you like one too (in a good, caring way). The class is also very organized and as long as you stay on top of your lectures, labs, and homework, you'll for sure get an A in this class.