Intro Psychology is a very basic overview of all of psychology and because of this there were parts that I found interesting and others I found very boring. Professor Mazurek is a pretty good lecturer but has a large issue. He often ends up repeating what was read in the textbook the night before for 90% of his lecture. The annoying thing about this is you have to read the textbook because he doesn't cover all the details in lecture, but you also have to come to lecture because the other 10% of his lecture is new material not covered in the textbook. The grading system was a lot more annoying than I expected. You take 4 tests throughout the year and a final cumulative test. Your lowest of the first four tests is dropped and the other four are averaged. I thought this would be fine because I'm normally a very strong test taker, but the issue is you have to have above a 95% to get an A. This means you can't miss more than 2 questions on each test to get an A, which was really annoying. The class does what is advertised and gives an overview of psychology, but I would skip this class and take a more advanced one unless you're super interested in learning about a very large variety of psychology topics all in one class.

Professor Mazurek is a light-hearted and caring instructor. I loved take this class with him and it was relatively laid-back for me. Here is just one important tip: do not slack on the reading! As long as you keep up with the reading, it will be much easier to prepare for the exams. And don't just focus on memorization--focus on actually being able to understand and explain how the mind works. Also, make sure you go to the lectures! The free-response questions will have a question that is sometimes only answerable if you attended the lectures. A lot of people were stumped by these questions when I took the class. Another pro tip: actually pay attention to the lectures. I saw a lot of people playing online solitaire during class lol. You are going to waste a lot of time trying to write down notes and remember what the lecture covered if you wait until afterwards, so just pay attention and write in the moment. It will save you a lot of effort down the line.
Mazurek is eager to answer questions and likes sharing stories. His enthusiasm was contagious for me and I greatly enjoyed the class. Would definitely recommend!

PSYCHOLO-GEEWIZ! I took this course without much thought- and it ended up being my most time consuming class throughout this semester. The amount of notes that needed to be taken in order to do well is kind of crazy, but the worst part was the memorizing (especially for the final). If the exams did not compose the entirety of the final grade, I think it would've been fine. However, because we did not have any opportunity for additional points, my GPA is probably going to go down from this class. If you have to take it, it really isn't that bad if you put in the hard work, and Professor Mazurek is a really nice guy.

Mazurek seems like a nice guy, is very enthusiastic, and has great energy. Not a difficult class since the only work was reading the textbook and the participant pool credits. His lectures were painfully boring though, as he pretty much just regurgitates the textbook, takes way too many irrelevant questions, and tells stories that take too long to get to the point. He also doesn't get to most of the test content, so reading the textbook, taking good notes, and memorization is key. The tests are not difficult, but annoying since they require very specific details and he'll make sure to include lecture content that was not in the textbook to make sure people come to class. #tCFfall2021

I took this during covid, and it was an asynchronous class. We had to read the online textbook on our own; this was how we learned most of the course material. We also watched mini-lectures that Professor Mazurek made. They were really well done, Professor Mazurek edited them, added music, etc, to make them entertaining, and he seems like an enthusiastic professor. However, the mini-lectures only covered a small amount of the course material we needed to know for the exams. Exams were open note and not very difficult, and as a result I didn't really study much and didn't learn much in this course.

Keep in mind while reading this, that I finished with an A in this class, and that I am not spiteful because of a bad grade. Mazurek would show up to class between 5 and 10 minutes late almost every class and would not get lecture started for another 5 minutes. Lectures themselves were totally useless. Lectures cover no more than 20% of the material that you need to know for the tests. The only reason to go is because of extra credit iClicker questions and each test has 1 or 2 questions about something very specific from lecture that's not in the textbook. Tests make up all of your grade, but the lowest test score other than the final gets dropped. Tests themselves are structured very poorly. He asks about very specific things that have little to do with psychology, or asks questions like "Name the four results of this experiment that were on the lecture powerpoint". Free-response questions make up 30% of the test grades and are completely arbitrary. You will feel like you answered the question completely correctly but still end up getting points off, even if you answer matches the textbook definition. He will also often pull up minute, insignificant topics and make them FRQ's so if you missed 2 lines in the textbook, there goes 10% of your test grade. He will also change scientific terms into other phrases/terms and expect you to know it even though it is not the way you learned it. If you are shooting for an A in this class, I recommend taking it with Dodson. You could know 99% of the material in this class and still end up with a B.

Professor Mazurek is a bit odd, the class isn't particularly interesting or engaging which makes it hard to be excited about the content, plus he teaches very fast and does not go over all the content that is on the test. However, the material is in the textbook and the reading is not too bad if you keep up with it. The tests are okay, some questions are tricky but it's manageable. Overall, I wouldn't recommend taking the class for fun, only take it if you need to. It's not an easy A and its not the most enjoyable.

Professor Mazurek was great. From what I've heard, he's definitely the professor to take PSYC 1010 with. He's really sweet and helpful and has a good sense of humor. His lectures can be a little dull purely by virtue of the fact that he's just reiterating the textbook content, but you need to go to them because he does graded clicker questions that factor into your grade. Because his lectures repeat a lot of textbook material, you don't need to spend a TON of time doing textbook reading. HOWEVER, he almost never makes it through everything in a chapter during lecture, so you DO need to be aware of what he doesn't cover and make sure to read it before exams - the topics will most definitely show up! The tests are pretty reasonable. They are a mixture of multiple choice, fill in the blank, and two 150 word free response questions. After the first couple tests, it becomes fairly easy to predict what topics might show up as the free response questions.

Professor Mazurek is the BEST! He is fun, encouraging, and always willing to help. He makes the class and the somewhat dry material engaging and fun to learn. PSYC 1010 is an absolute treat and definitely a class to take if you're looking for something that piques your interest in the subject. The class is easy enough as long as you do the readings and actually study, you should have no problem getting a decent grade. Tests are fair, grading is well done, and just an overall great experience. My only gripe is the participant pool, but that's no fault of Prof. Mazurek's. Please, please, take this class, and take it with Prof Mazurek, y'all won't regret it!!!

Before the start of the semester, I was told that Intro to Psych was going to be a horrible class and to drop it when I could. However, Professor Mazurek made this class highly enjoyable and I learned a great deal. The only homework you have in this class is readings, and if you stay on top of it, the class is a breeze. He does lecture straight from the book which can be very sleep-worthy if you have read, but he knows what he is talking about and you can tell that he really enjoys teaching. He adds information during lectures that the textbook doesn't cover and does clicker questions which will help your grade. His tests aren't bad and more than fair. Go to lectures, do the readings, and study for the tests and you can easily pull off an A in this class. If you are going to take PSYC 1010, take it with Mazurek.