Richard Abrams
2 courses · 32 reviews
All Reviews
6-8 hrs/week
this class was so hard- not even just because of the content but also because abrams is literally so boring. the content, while sometimes engaging, is also pretty boring and unless you have a real interest in this kind of psych I would recommend a different class for psych majors
12/1/2024
2-4 hrs/week
Great course for completing the "outside department" requirement for bio-neuro majors and for MCAT. Abrams is a great professor/lecturer. Lots of props/in-class experiments to get the content across. Exams are multiple-choice and memorization-focused. Its pretty important to go to lecture since the slides are difficult to understand when standing alone and i don\'t remember him posting recordings.
5/22/2024
Tests are worth almost 90% of the grade, insanely difficult and meticulous. Lectures are boring as hell. Really regret taking this class. Avoid this prof if you can
1/10/2021
He is really confusing in lecture and his tests are very difficult. He doesn't seem very organized
3/23/2016
Tough class overall. Should never miss a class and always take notes. The lectures are the most important. The exams are pretty tricky even though he said it's not at the beginning of the semester.Take the optional final (the questions are all from the last 3 midterms so it really boost ur grade)
1/18/2014
Really good professor with great sense of humor. Exams can be tricky though. Lecture material is much more important than textbook stuff so try not to miss any classes.
12/20/2012
Take his class pass fail and switch to credit if you end up doing well. The demos are really interesting and Abrams has a great sense of humor. But even if you have memorized all the material for the exam, it is unusually hard to get an A.
11/7/2011
Great class. Not the easiest but I would recommend Prof. Abrams above most of the other psychology professors. Lectures are very straightforward and concepts are well explained
10/28/2011
Professor Abrams is great. Definitely take this class! He's a really nice guy and a good teacher too.
3/25/2010
I love Abrams. The class is pretty hard in my opinion, but his enthusiasm makes for the topic makes the class pretty interesting. I'd take it again, but maybe pass/fail.
11/29/2009
Professor Abrams is a really cool guy. Very interesting subject matter and the demos were super cool. You have to work hard to get a good grade but I'd definitely recommend this class.
7/20/2009
Incredibly dull topic. Tests designed to make students do poorly. Don't take this class if you can avoid it.
3/6/2008
Terribly boring and completely uninterested in students. His statements and teachings are often refuted in class and he seems painfully unknowledgable. He will make you hate Psychology. The class could be made compelling by a better qualified individual. bottom line: I strongly DO NOT recommend taking any classes taught by Professor Abrams.
12/13/2007
abrams doesn't care about his students at all or make any attempt to get to know them. his tests are full of trick questions. he thinks he is much funnier than he actually is.
2/6/2007
well organized class, great review sessions, helpful when asked questions, and pretty funny.
1/25/2007
Really interesting classroom demonstrations. Very sciencey. Tests are tricky because there is a lot of detailed info to learn.
12/14/2006
Very dry sense of humor. Some really great demonstrations of different illusions.
12/11/2006
Tried to make class time interesting with lots of experiements, tests were pretty easy if you studied his notes really well.
12/12/2005
Arrogant, rude and boring - holy tenure! Where did this guy come from?
4/2/2005
the class was interesting and he made it fun with his dry sense of humor and a whole array of optical and auditory illusions.
3/15/2005
Great Prof!! Funny as hell if you have a dry sense of humor. I know his classes don't appeal to everyone since most psych majors don't care about cognitive psych but he teaches it well and tries to make it interesting for everyone by using lots of demostrations.
2/19/2005
before the first test, he said "it's not like i'm intentionally trying to trick you-," but as the semester went on this statement seemed farther and farther from the truth
12/29/2004
some material was pretty interesting, but after a while material and teaching got somewhat dry. material wasnt that difficult but tests were tricky and curve was pretty tough
12/26/2004
Experimental isnt fun with any prof. But abrams reminded me of a less witty seinfeld, amusing in pointing out striking absurdities. class was entertaining.
12/25/2004
only take sensation and perception if you like being bored to tears and have ever wanted to follow through with the "so painful i wanted to drill a hole through my skull with a pencil" threat.
12/22/2004
He is so cold! When phones went off he would just stare at the person, and when the TA's phone went off he made fun of him. If you talk too loud he will just stop talking and stand there. Material easy and interesting, but graded against class makes it HARD, 5 out of 70 A, 15 A-
12/20/2004