Honestly this class is just okay. The professor is a great speaker, however the work load is somewhat heavy for a lower division course and the amount of information required to memorize for the final is completely unrealistic. No one I talked to in the course did well on the final. It would be nice if she offered some extra credit work or didn't make the final 40% of the grade as the class average on the final wasn't great. My lab partners and friends in the class had similar complaints about the course. If psych is your major, then P-S is probably a great professor to take this course with. However, if you are taking this class to gain some units or out of interest - it's not worth it.

I loved this class. I didn't do as well as I'd hoped because these tests were pretty challenging, but it was worth it. Professor Paquette-Smith is hilarious and super engaging. This is probably the only 2 hour lecture I'd be excited about going to. She was super welcoming and helpful in her office hours as well.
The textbook definitely isn't necessary because Professor doesn't test you on anything that's in it. However, it may be helpful as the tests are very focused on applying the concepts you learned in the class rather than memorization. I spent weeks trying to memorize the terms and that wasn't good enough. Take your quizzes multiple times to practice because those are the type of questions that will be on the exams. Everything else is pretty easy.

This class was interesting but two whole hours for lecturing seemed a bit much. However, the professor was very clear and precise on her slides. The midterm and final was fairly simple, I just memorized most of the lecture outlines (she provides them and they're super useful)! The extra lab and article analyses might overwhelm you, but they were graded fairly and had to do with concepts from lectures. Honestly, most straightforward professor I've taken so far!

The class in general is interesting. I didn't do as well as I thought I would because the exams given in the course are very challenging. The exams are challenging just because you are required to memorize a whole lot of information from her slides so if your taking her class, make sure you pay attention to her lectures! The textbook isn't necessary at all, nothing in the book will be on her exams. Overall though it's an interesting class, but it's a lot of work in my opinion for a GE lower division class.

Final is rough. Lots of group work. Online quizzes will bring your grade down. Good luck on the final.

I would not take this class. The final was impossible and I got a D on it and I studied so hard.

Class is great! Took this class first quarter of my freshman year. I went in very anxious and basically prepared to get grades I was not going to be proud of . However, this proved to not be the case. PSYCH 10 was a very interesting and engaging class. Prof. was very organized and the expectations for the class were very apparent. She shares slides and outlines of lectures with students and the course is also recorded.

With Paquette-Smith we would lecture entirely on the first day of the week and on the second day split between lecture and in class lab. Everything is very manageable, reading was dense at times, but also very helpful as a supplement to her lectures.

I got an A on both the midterm and final and finished the class with a high A. The TAs and LAs for this course are great. I would highly recommend this course with this professor to absolutely anyone!!

Great professor :)

I enjoyed this class a lot! I felt that it gave a great overview of psychology. I appreciated Prof. Paquette-Smith's ability to be flexible for her students due to COVID and I felt that she was fair and understanding. I personally like when professors follow their slides, and she definitely did this. I also liked the asynchronous format . There are many small weekly assignments and allowing students to watch lectures and complete these by Sunday lets students plan their weeks better. Overall, I thought this class worked well remotely.

Professor Paquette is so great! I may have had a different experience, because I took this class remotely due to the pandemic. Nonetheless, Paquette was very thorough with her explanations. There is a lot of material to learn, but I found it very simple to understand. I often paid lots of attention while doing her lectures, and found that I did not need to study much once the exams came around. Overall, Paquette is very clear, very helpful, and a queen for being so considerate of her students during the pandemic and during times where peoples' lives and well-being have to be prioritized.