PSYCH 3250
Psychology of Adolescence
This course concentrates on brain, cognitive, and social development during adolescence. This period of development is marked by transition and change. Special topics will include the vulnerability of the adolescent brain and the development of sexual orientation. Prerequisite: Psych 100B.
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2 or less hrs/week
Hale is crazy and says a lot of stuff out of pocket, but it’s sometimes actually kinda fun to listen to her tangents. She opened the first lecture with “let me tell you about the time I found out I was Bisexual.” Lectures were hit or miss: sometimes useful, sometimes very boring. As long as you can put up with that, then this class is not very difficult. If there’s a TA then you’re golden.
12/18/2024
i personally liked her a lot, the lectures were pretty easy to follow but not all the information was on the powerpoint. you HAVE to attend lectures and actually read the textbook in order to pass. daily quizzes are really easy if you do the reading
3/13/2017
Lectures (if he even gives one) are only somewhat related to what's on the exam and he takes a lot from the textbook; lots of in-class group projects and he keeps track of who is there
8/25/2015
Lectures contain little to no substance. One unit he lectured once and we watched movies the rest of the time.
3/23/2015
Hilarious in classroom, but has little connection to what we are supposed to know for his multiple-choice exams. yes there are 3 exams through out the course and nothing else.. you need to attend the class and participate in group discussions and such but compare to few other psych courses, this course is chill! however, get ready to read the text.
11/23/2014
Reid's class was pretty boring--he reads straight from the slides and doesn't offer alternates to his own opinions. That being said, we did do some group project/skit things that were kind of fun, and he's a genuinely nice guy outside of class (he's my advisor). My biggest peeve: he thinks he's HILARIOUS & constantly cracks painfully unfunny jokes
11/9/2013
He kept the subject matter interesting, and made class pretty entertaining. The class was easy, if you read what was assigned and did the projects.
7/4/2009
Prof. Reid hardly does anything but teach straight from the book, so class is pretty boring. The material is not difficult, but the tests can be very specific. He also has some ridiculous grading policies, like taking points off of the test scores of EVERY person in the class if one person's cell phone rings.
4/29/2007
Let's keep it objective, so here are the facts. Prof Reid's exams are straight from the book. You basically have to memorize the book, which sucks and is why his class is hard. BUT, he is an entertaining prof, and is readily avail during office hours. Gives lots of bonus opps which make grading more than fair, so do them all and you'll do fine.
12/22/2006
ADOLESCENT PSYCH-- Bad management of time, really stupid fastidious tests, and generally was just a jerk all semester. Didn't learn anything from him, and actively avoided him the rest of my college career.
4/18/2005
Classes are very interesting and animated, but I didn't learn anything that i couldn't have gotten out of the book.
12/8/2003