I really enjoyed taking this class. If you have the option to take Psych 120A with Professor Clewett you totally should! Although the tests were somewhat hard, if you put in the work you should be able to get a B or A on them. Lectures are podcasted (as of this quarter) and you have a weekly quiz most weeks as well as a small assignment and discussion section with a completion attendance question. 2 Exams. Textbook not really necessary. Would take another one of his classes in the future!

I loved Professor Clewett and his teaching style. He’s pretty young, but he knows his stuff and teaches it well. On top of that, he was extremely empathetic towards his students. For the weekly quizzes, if there was a reasonable dispute for one or two of the questions, he almost automatically threw them out because he said he doesn’t intend to trick us. He is also very transparent about what is fair game for the exams, which are almost directly based on his lecture slides and not too difficult (all multiple choice within a reasonable time limit). For discussion, attendance is required but it doesn’t require much participation— the TA (mine was Mary and she was cool) simply reinforces the material from class. Content is actually pretty interesting, and I believe Prof. Clewett is engaging as well as understanding!! (He uses memes in his slides… believe me, he’s a chill dude). He also gives easy extra credit. TAKE THIS CLASS WITH PROFESSOR CLEWETT.

Best man that's all I have to say. The class material itself isn't super difficult to understand, but there's a LOT of information needed to be learned. Regarding David, he was one of the sweetest professors I've ever had being super generous about a lot of things + he taught fairly well. THe class consisted of 30% midterm and 30% final (proctored via. Respondus + Lockdown Browser), 15% zaps, 10% discussion, and 15% quizzes. Everything in this class was super fair, and I would advise take this class with Prof. Clewette for the best time possible.

Like the other reviews said, Professor Clewett made 120A really enjoyable. He's definitely a newer and younger professor, but compared to most other profs in Column A classes, he is truly passionate about the material he teaches and making sure everyone is receiving a fair grade. To that extent he offered many extra credit opportunities and even on quizzes with disputed questions he took those questions out from grading. Besides that, refer to the other reviews for how Spring 2021 went, but overall, it was a fantastic experience. You do need to buy ZAPS (online labs) for $30 if the class is all online and you do need to download Respondus for exams, but overall though it was asynchronous most of the class really enjoyed their experience.

class was amazing. Everything that he taught was applicable to real life. As a student with ADHD, this class really taught me how to improve my memory. incredible class ! worth taking again

Dave is an incredible professor, one of the best at UCLA. He truly cares about each student's learning especially given everything that has happened this quarter. He is understanding but also a brilliant professor and I was learning just because of how engaging his class was. He made cognitive science (a class I previously dropped because the subject matter was so uninteresting to me for PYSCH 85) so interesting with his slides, the mix of videos, activities, and images. I learned because he made it fun to learn, not because of a grade. I feel like I have a strong grasp on many subjects in cog psych now and I apply it to my personal interests in psych overall. I can tell how much effort and time he puts into this course. It's so interesting how he applies his concepts of learning to the slides so we maximize our learning. His weekly tests, discussion section assignments and exams are all carefully formatted to ensure that we are learning and testing our learning, they are a good amount of difficulty but not tricky. I think all students should learn from Dave and I hope he stays at UCLA for a long time.

Great professor and class!! Didn't expect to like it as much as I did. There were 2 research/blog assignments that weren't too hard to complete (basically writing a "blog" about a topic you find interesting). 8 quizzes (10 questions each w/ 20 min time limit) and 1 multiple choice final exam that is taken in person. Great class, would take it again.

This class was not bad at all. We had a total of 6 quizzes I believe, and they were online on Bruinlearn. Quizzes were open note, which helped a lot. We also had ZAPs (you have to pay for this) that you do during discussion sections, which are basically free points. Discussion section attendance was mandatory, but you get to do your ZAPs assignment during that time, so it wasn't too bad.
Our midterm and final were done online IN-PERSON, so you brought your laptop into the lecture hall and took the exam online with everyone else. Professor Clewett allowed us one side of a paper for our midterm cheat sheet, and both sides of a paper for the final exam cheat sheet. I personally thought this was enough-- I managed to fit everything onto the page.
He also offered extra credit through SONA studies.

This is the first review I have ever left for a professor and let me tell ya'll, I absolutely loved this class, and the way professor Clewett designed it. He is very helpful, and he doesn't mind answering questions, nor does he make you feel dumb about it. Although the class might be a little long I feel like he makes the class engaging and at least tries to make us participate which beats sitting in lecture just listening. There was 1 midterm and a final when I took this class and I think personally, the midterm was a bit easier than the final. I could have gotten a B, but I slacked off on the final from so much stress so I couldn't get my thoughts in order.
but overall, 10/10 on the professor himself and the material.
If you have a chance to take any of the classes he offers please do it!

The class was not as bad as I expected. There are no midterms or final exam, so that's the good part. However, there are weekly quizzes, but they are pretty manageable and they are based off the lecture slides for the most part. There are a few tricky questions on the quizzes here and there, but overall pretty easy. He drops one quiz as well. We had one blog assignment for the midterm, which was a 3 pg essay (single spaced) about a topic of memory in the class. The final exam was a final research paper we had to write about another topic of memory. This one was 4 pgs single spaced and I feel like this one did not have enough instructions to guide you through the process. It was also time consuming for me since you have to start from scratch and write your own research paper. Overall, the class is pretty easy as long as you can clutch out the quizzes and the two papers. I did not show up to most of the lectures and still managed to get an A so you can do it too!