James Reid
3 courses · 14 reviews
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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
reads directly out from the slides which are directly from the book
12/23/2004
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
Absolutely awful. His class was an utter waste of my time.
4/29/2003