Dr Smurda is one of my favorite professors at UCLA. I took her for psych 135 in the winter and now taking her lab class 136A. If you want to take Psych 135, take it with her or Lieberman. The exams are very fair if you study and understand the lectures, and read the assigned readings and understand the main points from them. You learn so much from this class that you can apply to your own life! Highly recommended!

Dr. Smurda was fun and engaging. The class was not very difficult - a lot of the material is sort of common sense (that being said, there are still a lot of details that you need to study in order to do well!) There are two multiple choice tests that are each worth 40% of your grade. I thought the final was much harder than the midterm, but both were very doable. The last 20% is just discussion grade which involves reading chapters from four different books and discussing them. This was actually my favorite part of the class - the books were great!

Dr Smurda was really really nice! I would take the class again. The grade is made up of just a midterm and a final, with some participation credit from the discussions. Instead of a textbook, there are 4 readers (each less than $10) that you read chapters from in discussion. Definitely a do-able class.

Great class, great professor. She's really nice and funny and teaches this class really well. Pretty interesting class, not too difficult. There are 4 books to read, but you don't really have to read it as long you go to section and understand what the books are about. Overall, pretty good class, eded up getting an A-.

Dr. Smurda is incredible! I learned a tremendous amount in this class. Her lectures were fascinating and she delivered them in an engaging, hilarious way. I found myself thinking about the material all the time. She was also very intelligent, helpful, and kind. She truly cares about all of her students and gives them a great deal of her time, even outside of class during office hours. Please offer more courses from Dr. Smurda so we can take them from her!

She is pretty amazing I think. I really enjoyed her class and am looking to take her lab class also. She is so relatable and engaging, I never found myself falling asleep during her lectures, which are also podcasted.

Call structure:
40% Midterm, 40% final and 20% section grade
The tests are multiple choice but slightly tricky. Those "A, B, C, A &B, B&C, or all of the above" type questions. But other than that I really enjoyed taking her class and all of the mini-in class experiments definitely keep you engaged and on your toes.

Also, Lauren Harris the T.A. is like most adorable person I think I've met. She had study guides available and went over the readings in depth, which were only a few chapters out of a few books. No textbook for this course. This class definitely made me think about how I act around my friends and all the social factors that are happening all around us. A rewarding class overall.

Enthusiastic and knowledgeable about her subject matter, clear explanations of concepts, encourages class discussion. I enjoyed coming to her lectures, which are well attended, and never bothered with an available podcast. I found myself telling my friends about some of the studies we went over in class, which sparked some really interesting conversations. Makes you think about yourself and how other people influence your thoughts and behaviors. I would definitely take another class from her.

one of the best UCLA classes I have taken. prof. Smrda was clear, exhibited very deep knowledge of her subject, was always very complete and patient in her answers to questions raised. she obviously liked her students and liked to teach. I would not hesitate to take another class from her.

Her class is really fun and it is pretty simple to get an A in the class.

I had mixed feelings about her. She was often friendly, but I didn't like that she only teaches part time and talks about her children too much in class. I feel like I might know more about her kids than Social Psychology. Don't underestimate her tests. I got a C on the first exam and an A on the final. So, I got a B. Kind of sucks.