I was really impressed with Professor Trott. He was definitely one of the best teachers I have had. He is very good at instructing a large lecture and explaining confusing topics in a way that makes sense. I really like the textbook, much more engaging that reading a traditional textbook.

I took psych110 during a 6 week summer session while working out of town. The class format was online with recorded Zoom lectures, even though class planner says its “not recorded.” Professor Trott has very cute cats and is flexible and understanding to student’s needs - probably because he was a UCLA student not too long ago too.

I would definitely recommend this class and any class with Professor Trott - I also took psych115 with him. Participation was incentivized but not required (if he liked the attendance numbers, we would get extra credit opportunities).

The content wasn’t simple but he explained everything very clearly. You definitely need to put in *some* effort to get an A, but all the exam material is clearly available in his slides and lectures. He also makes helpful practice questions.

Professor Trott is such an amazing professor! He gives very engaging lectures and breaks down the concepts very well! The class during summer session consisted of weekly quizzes with unlimited attempts, a midterm (30% of your grade), and a final (40%) of your grade. Exams were open note, open internet which makes this class 1000x better during the summer compared to the school year. Would take it again with Professor Trott!

Trott is honestly my favorite professor at UCLA. He is very knowledgeable on the material and very concerned with student understanding. You can tell he is really passionate about the material he teaches and that passion is infectious. His lectures were always engaging and he was always happy to answer questions, both in lecture and office hours. The readings could be a little long but they were worth it in my opinion.

This is hands down the best class I've taken at UCLA. My final grade isn't confirmed yet but right now I have an A+/A in this class. Both midterms and final are open note, in-person class is optional, and you only need to attend 3 discussions to get full credit--the more you attend the more extra credit you receive. He offers almost too many extra credit opportunities, and it boosts your grade by whole percentage points, not partial. He's funny, engaging, and everything on the tests are literally on the homework. Homework is based on completion not correctness. The only 'downside' (which isn't a downside unless you make it that way) is that each test is 25% of your grade, so if you fail a test you'll have to try harder in the other ones to boost your grade. However, you shouldn't really fail unless you don't try or don't understand the homework. Overall, he is a very understanding teacher and you'd quite literally have to not try to fail this class. Trust you will come out learning so much!

i took 100a with trott, which i found to be pretty easy and was excited to take another course with trott again. from the beginning of this course, trott made sure we were aware that this class is difficult and that we would truly have to put the work in to receive an A. he was definitely right - this class has some pretty abstract concepts that you genuinely have to sit with in order to grasp! i believe the class avg for the first midterm was a C (?) and the second midterm and final were Bs. what helped me get an A in the class was rewatching lectures, and taking very detailed notes (i would write down the majority of what he would say in class!).

though some concepts are tricky, trott genuinely is such an entertaining and fun lecturer, and the class material is quite interesting. you can tell he really cares about the students learning and making sure lectures are engaging. overall, i would recommend this class to people who are willing to put the work in! i learned a lot and would love to take a class with trott again (probably an easier course though lol)

Trott is my favorite professor. If he teaches a class, just go ahead and take it.
He is understanding, patient, and if you care to build a bond with him he will do the same.
Psych 118 with him was the move. 3 exams each 25%, not cumulative, 15% assignments (x2) , 10% weekly summaries. The class is definitely loaded with content, but all I can recommend is paying attention in class. That is really all you need to do to understand-- listen and ask questions in class (he always happily answers them).

Take this class! It was tough, but it was worth it.

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Really interesting orator. He's great at making difficult concepts more digestible and making the material more engaging. Would really recommend if you have to take 110. Everything in his class is fair, tests aren't trying to trick you, you get what you deserve and what you put in. Overall 10/10

As a psych major Trott is 100% my fav professor at UCLA. He is very smart and explains concepts very clearly, his slides are great, the assigments are always helpful for understanding content, and the content is interesting. I have taken 4 classes with him in the 2 years I was at UCLA and I cannot recommend his classes more. I also took 100A, 110, and 115 (over the summer online) with him.

I would recommend anyone who has to take psych 110 to take it with Professor Trott.
Firstly, the lectures are very engaging, and have summary slides that are very helpful. They are also recorded, though I usually chose to attend in person.
The weekly summary assignments are a wonderful way to have reviewing material be rewarded, and I was thankful for the multiple choice non-graded quizzes that were provided to review and test independently.
The only thing that was unfortunate was not being able to go back and forth between questions on the exams—I often like to check my answers at the end.
However, I understand it is to make sure that no one cheats.
I was able to learn about so many studies and found the psychology of learning to be really interesting. The material is taught in a digestible way; and the professor was always to answer any questions from students through in class questions or online discussion questions.
All in all, I really gained a lot from this class—of course the professor teaching about learning is good at making sure that we do in fact learn!

Oh also the textbook is not required reading, I didn't find it too helpful.