David Balota
2 courses · 18 reviews
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This class in general was a total mess. if anyone in the future just found out who the profs will be and is reading this DROP THE CLASS! There was no textbook and tests were insanely picky so you had to memorize everything on the slides and said by the prof. The only way I could study was rewatching every lecture. Learned absolutely nothing too.
1/2/2022
His lectures are extremely fast and you may miss something important that will be on the exam, and he is also just not a very nice guy
11/4/2019
This class is quite different from other psych classes. You must not only memorize the experimental procedures and results, but also who did them. And even if you've memorized very clearly everything, you would fail his test if you don't understand fully implications of each experiment. His tests are very tricky and challenging.
12/20/2018
He's awful and writes ridiculously hard tests. If you don't show up to his 9AM (AMMM) class, you will fail. Don't take this class.
5/5/2016
As a senior Psychology major, I can definitely say that Balota's Cognitive Psychology course is one of the most challenging courses I have taken. Although the material is difficult to wrap around, Balota's teaching methods are not encouraging and inconsistent. In addition, the book was unbelievably expensive for the little amount of it we covered.
3/6/2016
So difficult and an absolute horrible professor. When someone asked him to repeat himself, he flat out said no.
9/4/2013
Balota is incredibly difficult to understand and often seems very unhappy to be in class. His tests are ridiculously difficult even though very little material is covered.
8/19/2013
Great professor; high expectations but takes plenty of time to explain the material.
5/29/2012
He doesn't write much on the board, so you have to stay awake and take good notes. He likes experiments and graphs, so flash cards help a lot. Also his multiple choice are sometimes tricky, so pay attention. But very interesting information! And he's very easy to talk to after class.
5/14/2012
smart guy, but doesn't write notes down so you have to constantly write down every word he says. strict on grading rules, missed a grade by one point, students don't get to keep exams. won't be taking any other psych classes after this.
5/9/2012
exams are based on lecture;no slides or lecture notes;blackboard is as disorganized as it can be
4/12/2012
good prof, horrible handwriting. good lab to work in too, if you can.
4/21/2009
Cognitive Psychology has been one of the most difficult courses I have ever taken. While the material was not exceptionally difficult, the exams were impossibly hard. You'll learn a lot in this class if you keep up!
4/14/2009
One of the best person in cognitive psychology. Knows every thing and is very relaxed in class. Even though not easy to score high marks, class is worth of taking.
2/20/2009
Incredibly patient with the class, good teacher, active in the field, and very willing to help students. Class covered a lot of material but was interesting and pretty easy if you took good notes during lectures.
7/25/2004
Most difficult class ever! Test questions come from who knows where! Nice guy but is of no help when a student doesn't understand. Couple interesting examples but overall, this class wasn't worth all my time.
7/25/2004
Excellent professor, very knowledgeable, very nice, extremely patient, very helpful. Grades fairly. I definitely recommend him.
4/28/2004