Professor Monterosso is one of the few good and caring professors at UCLA. I think that some of the reviews below may be upset because they expected social psych to be an easy A. Like any class, you do still have to read the book and attend lecture to do well. I think he covered the main aspects of social psych, and delivered it in an effective way. He also is so considerate - he was very active on the discussion board, despite some annoying students asking stupid questions. I would recommend him.

I guess I am the only person who didn't think the class was boring. I wished the professor hadn't answered everyone's questions, because hearing stupid people ask the same stupid question over and over again just because they need to hear something twenty times to understand it was ridiculous. Other than that, this class was great. It was interesting and easy!!

The topic was really interesting but Professor Monterosso was really boring. I hate to say this since he seems like such a nice guy. I just feel like he's really awkward and he doesn't answer people's questions in class well. Maybe it's because it's his first quarter or something... I also thought the test was okay but some of the questions were unfair. The discussion was a waste of time and it was ridiculous that it was worth 30% of your grade. I didn't learn anything and only went because it was required. Again, I loved the subject and just wished that it was taught by a different teacher.

Very very nice guy...as said before, he cares a lot about student's learning and understanding of the material. He's very responsive and is great about checking the class website and responding to ALL questions. His lecture is a little boring but he really means well! Class doesn't require too much reading, just the typical textbook stuff, and every other week or so a really brief paper for discussion. And he's also reallllly fair...try him out. Just do your reading and understand the lectures and you will do great.