This class showed me that psychology is the moment like fr. I love Mazurek like he is such a fire professor. SO funny. Exams you do have to read for and you should go to lecture. If you skip, he does upload slides but they are not nearly as informative as he is in lecture. Exams are like 40 ish questions, fill in the blank, multiple choice, and short answer. They aren't that bad but you def need to read. If you are interested in psych I promise you the reading will NOT be a burden.

Really enjoyable class and great continuation to PSYC 1010 or AP Psychology. Prof. Mazurek is a great and spirited professor and it was a pleasure and a privlege to take his class. One thing I would comment on is the importance of the textbook and studying for the exams - pure memorization and flash cards won't get you too far. Lots of real world examples and complex thinking with examples for certain topics which can trip you up but Mazurek is fair and his grading scale is generous which gives you time to learn how to do well.

People have very mixed opinions about Mazurek but I genuinely think he is an amazing professor. His lectures are really interesting and he is a fantastic guy. The exams are pretty hard as it is a lot of memorization and the readings take quite some time but if you are willing to put in sufficient effort, you should be more than fine. They are 4 exams and one final. He drops your lowest grade and gave us one extra credit opportunity with a syllabus quiz which we had 3 attempts on and it was open book meaning that it was absolutely impossible not to get those extra credit points. The class is interesting and I recommend it for people interested in psychology or to fill a requirement but you have to be ready to put in some work too. Most people don't go to the lectures because he posts the slides but I truly believe you will do significantly better in the class if you go to lectures and pay attention.

Summary: Engaging content, the memory-based exams are pretty easy, lectures compliment the textbook well, Mazurek is a great guy!

For anyone who took AP Psych in high school, expect more of the same in PSYC 2600. The content is as advertised, you learn everything about how humans interact with one another and perceive their environment. If you can grind out flashcards/quizlet and memorize 40-50 terms for each midterm, you'll think this class is an easy A. But you really do have to read the textbook and come to lecture, which some students obviously fail to do. My friends and I, who did the proper prep, found the course super rewarding and applicable to our lives!

Response to Mazurek being dry in lecture: he doesn't speed through content if that makes sense, he leaves that to the textbook. He goes more into deep examples and studies, which some people like, some don't.

You need to read the book, and go to lecture with perfect attendance if you want an A. From what I found last semester, the students who were most successful created their own study materials. Such as making quizlets, not simply studying them. Even the brightest students had to put in a great deal of effort to achieve in this course. He does not intend for it to be an easy A. And I personally would not call it as such. If you attend most lectures, and do most of the reading however, you likely won’t have a problem getting a B. At the end of the day, the professor is interesting, the book isn’t too bad - or too long, and you truly do learn some very insightful and cool things that are very valuable as a human. I would recommend this course to a lot of people, but don’t do it if you are looking for an easy A, there are better options.

Mazurek is a terrific lecturer and overall a great guy. I was a bit worried going in as his grade distribution is a little lower than other teachers' typically are for this same course, but that's not indicative of his personality or class, just the fact that the class is based on exams only (he drops your lowest one). But class is interesting and worth attending, homework is just some pretty basic reading, and the exams weren't too bad in the end. Definitely a solid way to knock out that gen-ed, or a fun class if you're interested in psychology. #tCFF23

LOL nice to see some things never change. This class is definitely an easy A. you just need to take the time to memorize the definitions and pay attention to the case studies that are gone over in lecture and you are golden. There were some questions from stuff talked about only in the book which I'm sure Professor Mazurek asks to make sure we read the textbook but honestly they are pretty easy to deduce the answer because a lot of psychology principles are exactly what they sound like. So its really up to you if you want to read the book, definitely wouldn't pay for it though, not worth the money. The exams were like 25 multiple choice, 10 fill in the blank and 3 short answer with 3 different parts. The class itself was kind of disappointing where we didn't really get to the interesting stuff (in my opinion) until the end, but for all you psych majors who need it as a pre-req you can relax, this should be a breeze. #tCFfall22

This was supposed to be my easiest class but ended up doing the worst in it this semester. Don't get me wrong, Mazurek is a very nice man and great professor, and the course material is very interesting. There is also minimal homework besides reading the textbook (which I enjoyed) and doing outside psych studies (which are just time consuming but not hard). However, no matter how long I studied the vocabulary and concepts I managed to do worse than I would have expected on every exam. Not awfully, but some questions are designed to be tricky and always tripped me up. So this class is an easy B+, not an easy A. If psych is interesting to you, I would definitely recommend this class, but if you have a lot of other challenging classes in the same semester I would maybe choose a class with easier exams.

Professor Mazurek is a really cool guy that really cares for his students. I really liked this class and thought that I learned a lot from the professor. You have to do the readings because there are some gaps that you only get from the readings. The class is graded based on only exams, but one is dropped which is super clutch. I really recommend taking this class because of the flexibility that he has, but if you are looking for just an easy class where you don't really have to try, maybe find another one.

The readings are kind of long but very enjoyable because they are so relatable. The textbook gives you most of the knowledge you need to know so lectures aren't necessary as long as you take notes from the powerpoints he posts on collab. He goes more in depth on certain theories and studies in lecture that definitely show up on the exam. The exams this term were online on collab but you had to be in class to take them. The professor is nice and energetic, but spends too much time on tangents in class.