<p>How can you do well in Psych 101? Do you have to actually read everything he assigns (there's a ton of reading)??</p>
<p>the textbook is pretty interesting though. I read the 7th edition a few summers ago.</p>
<p>"Do you have to actually read everything he assigns (there's a ton of reading)??"</p>
<p>you don't have to do anything any teacher assigns. Just hope every other students skips the reading as well (and in a type-A driven university like Cornell, don't bet on it).</p>
<p>i assume you came to cornell to take classes and get an education/gain knowledge and all that jazz. it doesn't serve you well to think about how much of the work you will have to do to get by- cuz if you just want to get by, C's and even B's are attainable with average or below average effort. the students that do well here work hard. </p>
<p>all that being said, i havent taken psych 101 and it might be an easy class (reputed to be that way i think, might be wrong)- but i have taken dsoc101 which has a similar reputation difficulty wise, and i can assure you most people do the readings and the tests would be hard without having done them.</p>
<p>He doesn't always cover everything in lecture. Part of the reason Pysch 101 is so interesting is that Maas will launch into stories/examples/tangents. Because of that, there are slides he rushes through or doesn't get to. So, if you don't do the reading, you might end up with a B+ (it's hard to get lower than that in this class). If you do the readings and expend a little effort, it's pretty easy to get an A or A+.</p>
<p>can anybody comment about the 10 page paper in psych103 seminar?
Thanks in advance! :)</p>
<p>dont know about the seminar but psych 101 is really easy. before exams, do the practice tests over and over again. that ensures you at least a B. then try to know something on top of it and you'll get an A. then just go to class and you'll get an A+ with the extra 3% he gives you just for being there.</p>
<p>oh and as far as reading, i didnt even open my textbook until after the second prelim...and i got an A+. but you probably should skim it, and make sure you do the psychsims on the CD. he does ask about at least a couple of those on every exam.</p>
<p>he said in his second lecture that he won't be taking questions from practice exams anymore.. don't know if thats true</p>
<p>psychsim is no longer on cd</p>
<p>its 64$ for psych portal -_-</p>
<p>oh wow sounds like hes changing it up a bit</p>
<p>Yea my TA said last year there were too many A and A+s so they had several meetings about it. This year he reduced the number of bonus points on final grade and some other policies. Meaning probably hes teaching next year? Whats the point of changing so many policies if hes not going to teach again next year =D</p>
<p>Do the readings of the studies and do the practice exams. Reading the textbook is completely optional.</p>
<p>07 the median was an A, 08, a B+, and 09 turned to a B-. his exams for fall 09 were really hard and without reading the book you would fail terribly.</p>
<p>^this is good if unsolicited information. I was considering taking the course in the future, not only for its reputation but because I would like to know more about psychology, but perhaps it wouldn’t be such a good idea if my goal is to bring up my GPA till I graduate!</p>
<p>I took Psych 101 this past fall. Yes, there was a lot of reading, and if you left it all for the last minute or didn’t do it at all, the exams would be difficult. But so far it’s been my favorite Cornell class, and I’d still recommend it! Dr. Maas is a great lecturer and it’d be a shame to miss out on his teaching the course if/when he retires (which is always rumored to be sometime soon).</p>
<p>He has been talking about retiring for the last ten years.</p>
<p>I suspect even when he does retire he will still teach 101.</p>
<p>Oh, really? Haha. Well all the same, it’s still a great class, and I don’t think it’s too much to ask for students to keep up with the textbook readings.</p>
<p>My question is not particularly about Psych 101 (which I’m probably not going to take) but is it hard in general to keep up with readings at Cornell? I’m especially concerned about classes in the social sciences.</p>