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PSY 201 Freshman Grade Earned: C General Ed 8:24 pm, Apr 17, 2013 Report Evaluation |
For starters, Laura is so kind! She's also very funny and jovial in the mornings so you don't feel so bad getting up to go to her lectures. She's such an approachable person and is incredibly smart. However, despite her good moods and overall decent teaching, I have quite a few bad things to say about this class. Please continue if you want to save yourself some trouble. 1.) All assignments are done online. This class is pretty much all online since almost nothing is covered in class. The readings are obnoxiously long, the homework questions are very long-winded, and the essay prompts are vague. All of these things are on different websites as well, so the homework questions and readings don't correlate well. Don't be surprised if you end up with a D or lower in this area. Come on, Laura, you can do better than that. 2.) Because it is basically an online class, the professor fails to recognize your difficulty. As nice as she is, Laura will not respond to your emails much. She's not very responsive but in her defense, she has a LOT of students. If you have an urgent inquiry, see her during office hours where she's far more helpful than anywhere else. 3.) The online systems are computers, so there is no room for error. Homework assignments are about 20 questions each, and each question is divided into 4-5 questions with a reading and chart apiece. It will take you anywhere between an hour to three hours to do one assignment. Aplia is a very confusing site and doesn't correspond well to the excessive reading on the Cengage Learning website. They're supposed to be related, but the questions are complexly worded and list multiple answers that are all possible, but only one is correct. You can only retake assignments once or twice. In conclusion, this is a miserably organized course. The lectures don't match the homework. The homework doesn't match the reading, and the essays are beyond me. Nothing is organized. Why can't Laura use PolyLearn as a means of uploading assignments and essays? That alone would vastly transform this class. I am very disappointed! Do not take this class if you're looking to fulfill an easy GE credit. Don't be fooled by the seemingly easy material...it is a nightmare when it comes time to study and prepare for exams. Get ready to study for hours and hours! ***NOTE: This review is biased against the course because it caused my GPA to drop, resulting in the loss of any and all my financial aid. Depressing.*** | |
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PSY 201 Junior Grade Earned: A General Ed 10:50 pm, Apr 1, 2013 Report Evaluation |
Talks so ridiculously slow, to the point where you won't even get through one slide through an entire lecture. She frequently gets off track, and you never know if it is a random tangent or if it is vital information for the midterm. Because she lectures so slowly, she rarely gets through all the material before the midterm, and then just tells you its your responsibility to understand it before the test. We had to do 2-3 chapters on our own for the final. Don't hesitate to go to office hours though, she will tell you exactly what she wants you to do on her weird online essays in order to get a good grade. Homework is easy points as well. Take this class if you are good at just reading the book yourself and teaching it to yourself, because she won't do it in class. | |
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PSY 201 Senior Grade Earned: A General Ed 2:15 am, Mar 30, 2013 Report Evaluation |
I don't love Freberg.. but I don't hate her either. She's definitely enthusiastic about any topic she talks about, however morning lectures seemed extremely pointless to go to. She would go over about 4 slides every class, talk about 1 slide for about 5 minutes and go off about a random story for another 15 minutes--then move on. This being said, lectures were always very far behind than the readings, so expect to have to teach yourself/listen to the 1 hour of panaptos a day before the midterms. The online homework was easy points but were way too long/detailed. Don't bother emailing her because she won't answer you if she considers it to be a dumb question. Overall a fairly easy class as long as you read/make chapter outlines. Even if you don't get A's on the midterms, the whole class is curved a decent amount so you can get a good grade by just going to class & paying attention. | |
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PSY 201 Senior Grade Earned: A General Ed 2:56 pm, Mar 26, 2013 Report Evaluation |
Dr. Freberg is the BEST!!! She is understanding and takes a biological perspective to general psychology. There is a lot of homework as well as 5 essays that are computer grades. Tests were very far if you just read the book the day before the midterms. Definitely do the panopto (these are online lecture) a couple days before midterm. But, overall she is a great professor who is very knowledgeable and approachable. | |
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PSY 201 Junior Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 7:01 pm, Feb 27, 2013 Report Evaluation |
Professor is great and the class is very interesting, but she talks too long during class lectures and makes the class teach themselves with info she hasn't covered for tests. Tests can be hard but you just have to study ALOT. She curves the whole class at the end. | |
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PSY 201 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 10:04 am, Jan 8, 2013 Report Evaluation |
Freburg has a very good understanding of what she is teaching and is willing to help. I defintelly recommend reading the topics before and STUDY for the mid term. Makes psy super interesting | |
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PSY 340 Sophomore Grade Earned: C Required (Major) 9:42 am, Sep 9, 2012 Report Evaluation |
If you like Amy Farrah Fowler from The Big Bang Theory, you'll love Dr. Freberg! | |
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PSY 201 Freshman Grade Earned: C General Ed 12:37 pm, Jun 7, 2012 Report Evaluation |
Dr. Freberg is to smart for her own good, she should not be teacher for a general ed course, shes on tenure and does what ever she wants and tells us many times that she can. She offer so much extra credit and say it will be added on to our test grades, but in reality it is just away to waste our time and get participants for her pet projects. She mind rapes every one with about how she was the shit in the '70's and was a christ figure at UCLA, I probably her this about 30 times. She portrays herself as a savant, she knows her psychology well and uses it to look down apon you and trick you into believing things that aren't truths. For example she does not hand out the syllabus in class, by doing this she makes it so no one reads it, and in the syllabus she hides policies that will eventually be used against you and your grade. Also, she makes you buy her extremely over worded book that will suck your life away by trying to understand the cobwebs of lies that she depicts in this book. The book chapters are 70 pages each and each test is on about six chapter, and each chapter has 15 questions on it, a third are about irrelevant pictures or graphs that are in the book that no one reads because there to tired of trying to understand the same idea said in three different ways per chapter.Theres three tests of equal weight and clicker questions in the lectures themselves. The tests go like this, everyone gets below a 70% on the tests, then she emails a curve out after. From the curve you get the idea that you have a B in the class. But for the final grades of the class she says that those curves were not real and then she makes up a new curve that drops everyone, one letter grade lower then they previously thought. | |
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PSY 201 Sophomore Grade Earned: B General Ed 2:35 pm, Mar 11, 2012 Report Evaluation |
Laura Freberg is a great professor. There are three total tests which are non-cumulative and worth 75% of the grade. The other 25% are from clicker questions in class and writing assignments. Sometimes the lecture is boring but that is mainly due to the material and not Laura. She is pretty funny and always makes the material fun. Overall she is very helpful and the class is pretty simple if you study and memorize all the terms and stuff. | |
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PSY 201 Freshman Grade Earned: N/A General Ed 10:44 am, Jan 4, 2012 Report Evaluation |
Awesome professor. take all her classes, even though they are difficult. Don't expect your high school AP psych class to let you coast, because trying that didn't work for me. | |
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PSY 340 Sophomore Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 10:53 pm, Jan 2, 2012 Report Evaluation |
Freberg is good teacher, and she is extremely knowledgeable on biopsych. I found the class extremely interesting, and I liked Freberg a lot. The best advice I can give is take notes on your laptop and write down everything she says. SHe talks pretty quickly, but pay attention and try to understand what she is saying. Her tests cover a good majority of her lecture as well as info from the reading. The best way to get an A is to do the reading before the lecture, take good notes, and study A LOT. Personally, I made quizlet flashcards after every class and studied those for the tests. I received an A, so it worked! | |
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PSY 201 Freshman Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 11:56 pm, Dec 22, 2011 Report Evaluation |
I loved Dr. Freberg. She is truly an intelligent woman and she really knows what she is talking about. At times she moves a little bit quickly, but the tests were a fair reflection of the material covered. Reading the book before her lectures helps a lot in regards to knowing what to study. You will need to go to class to get your iClicker points. Even if you do have an 8 am class. Just bring coffee. You'll be fine. | |
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PSY 340 Sophomore Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 9:22 am, Nov 29, 2011 Report Evaluation |
I loved this teacher. She was incredible at presenting the information. She wrote the book and it's almost identical to lectures which help reinforce the material because it is difficult. I read the chapters twice to help study and it helped a lot. There's a neuro ID test at the beginning of the class in week 3 i think. It's easy if you study. Also she provides a lot of extra credit opportunities. Take this class, it's incredibly interesting. | |
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PSY 340 Freshman Grade Earned: C General Ed 8:34 pm, Jun 7, 2011 Report Evaluation |
Not an easy A class, but super interesting and if you study you can get an A. And she is an AWESOME teacher, very nice and laid back, take her and the class if you get a chance. | |
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PSY 340 Senior Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 5:59 pm, Apr 26, 2011 Report Evaluation |
Fantastic lecturer, tries to lighten every lecture with humor, and affords the student ample opportunities for extra credit--which is important in 340! I would recommend her to anybody. She's very down to earth, friendly, warm, and I feel that she really cares about her students and their success. A+, Dr. Freberg. | |
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PSY 201 Freshman Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 12:14 am, Feb 20, 2011 Report Evaluation |
Great teacher and great class! Be sure to take careful notes because the tests are based off exactly what she says in lecture. Reviewing the book before class is helpful but the lecture is the most important part. Freberg is a brilliant woman and really knows what she is talking about. | |
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PSY 340 Sophomore Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 1:03 pm, Jan 2, 2011 Report Evaluation |
Dr. Freberg was an awesome professor. She wrote the textbook so she knows the topic VERY well, and that means that her lectures mirror the textbook. Still, you should go to class because she takes attendance with clickers and she will tell you what you do not have to memorize from the textbook. She offers A LOT of extra credit (which you should definitely take advantage of) and she also lets you retake the first neuro ID exam (which if you can memorize, is the only easy A in the class). This class is really interesting and Freberg is great. | |
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PSY 201 Sophomore Grade Earned: A General Ed 11:18 pm, Dec 2, 2010 Report Evaluation |
Freeberg\'s classes were okay. Most of the time it was boring, but it depended on what she was talking about. She lectures through powerpoint and uses iclickers to take attendance. This forced me to go to every class at 8am. Attendance and the small iclicker quizzes are part of your grade. Her tests weren\'t difficult. Multiple choice tests, no homework. She\'s a pretty easy teacher. She even offers extra credit sometimes. Freeberg is approachable and easy to talk to if you have a problem or question. | |
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PSY 201 Senior Grade Earned: B General Ed 3:16 pm, Apr 19, 2010 Report Evaluation |
Not too bad. 10% were iClicker points (she checks attendance that way, and 7am 4 days a week makes this kinda blow). 15% was given as activities which were easy online points. The other 75% were the two midterms and final, equally weighted and non-comprehensive. I didn\'t do that great on a couple tests but she offered some extra credit (guest speaker, research participant) and I ended up with a B-. | |
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PSY 201 Freshman Grade Earned: C General Ed 11:13 am, Mar 21, 2010 Report Evaluation |
Professor Freberg is truly a student oriented professor at Cal Poly. She will go out of her way to meet with you and will always respond to any emails you send her very promptly. I had her 7am class and no matter what she always had her smile on and was ready to teach, she truly loves teaching and she truly loves her students and that is what makes a great professor. I got a C+ because I had a busy quarter, but if you take good notes and go to class you will be fine. | |
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PSY 201 Freshman Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 3:48 pm, Mar 11, 2010 Report Evaluation |
I absolutely loved this teacher, even for it being 8 in the morning. She always came in with a smile on her face, eager to teach. I loved the fact that I barely had to read the textbook because all of her exam questions came straight from her lectures. She\'s totally adorable, and even brought her husband in one day. As long as you go to the class and take good notes, you should be able to do pretty well in this class. | |
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PSY 340 Sophomore Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 6:53 pm, Mar 9, 2010 Report Evaluation |
Best PSY teacher at Poly. She expects you to work, which is so great to see in a Liberal Arts Dept class. There is a reason people who didn\'t get A\'s still love this class, it is challenging and you really want to learn. DO the extra credit. I couldn\'t go to most of the events or talks she offered EC for due to scheduling conflicts, but if I did, my grade would have went up to an A. | |
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PSY 201 Freshman Grade Earned: A General Ed 7:51 pm, Feb 23, 2010 Report Evaluation |
Freberg is fantastic! Clear explanations of the material, down-to-earth personality, and a fair-grader. By far one of the best lecturers at Cal Poly. Also, save yourself $180 and skip the textbook- the only book you will need is the Loneliness one. | |
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PSY 340 Junior Grade Earned: B Elective 10:40 am, Jun 6, 2009 Report Evaluation |
Biopsych is a challenging and interesting course. Reading the book doesn't replace going to class, and vice versa. Do as much extra credit as possible--it really helps if you just had a bad testing day. Important: iClickers are FOR CREDIT. Lots of my classmates seemed to think they were strictly for extra credit. The way it works--you get credit for participating, then you get an extra point for answering correctly. iClickers are a part of the class... so if you don't want to miss out on 10% of your grade, use them. Tests aren't easy, so don't try to prep immediately beforehand. Dr. Freberg is a great prof and I would definitely recommend her. | |
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PSY 201 Senior Grade Earned: B General Ed 11:23 pm, Apr 6, 2009 Report Evaluation |
Dr. Freberg is one of the best professors I have had at Cal Poly. Not only is she super clear, but she is really understanding if you are having trouble in the class, and will make every effort to help you. She really wants students to succeed and learn about psychology. Highly recommended!!! | |
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PSY 201 Freshman Grade Earned: A General Ed 9:31 am, Feb 17, 2009 Report Evaluation |
Very good at explaining the material. Her tests are very straight forward and are from lecture material. If you attend class and read the book, you will get an A no problem. Our class did these loneliness assignments which were very simple and constituted 20% of our grade. Her classes are about 60 people which makes it easy to ask questions. She posts a "most missed list" on blackboard of questions that were missed on the midterms. These exact questions were on the final. She also takes random spot checks and if you are there you get extra credit. Highly Recommend!!!! | |
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PSY 201 Sophomore Grade Earned: C General Ed 9:48 pm, Mar 29, 2008 Report Evaluation |
Freberg is a good teacher, its just a pretty tough subject. Definitely print out the power points, thats something that i didnt start doing until halfway through and it helped alot. good teacher, but you'll need to study probably | |
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PSY 340 Junior Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 8:36 pm, Jan 1, 2008 Report Evaluation |
She is an amazing professor even though it is a very difficult subject. My advice is to ace the first neuro ID test (she let's you retake it if you get lower than an 85) then study as much as possible for the midterms. MAKE SURE AND DO THE EXTRA CREDIT!! It brought me up 6% to an A at the end. | |
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PSY 340 Junior Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 8:20 pm, Dec 3, 2007 Report Evaluation |
I was a little scared to take this class, but honestly it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. She definitely gives you tons of extra credit opportunities, so do them all, it can change a whole letter grade! you should aim to get 100% on the first test, just start studying early, it's just memorization... her tests aren't easy, you really do have to spend a lot of time studying. tips for studying: read each chapter slowly and UNDERSTAND all the concepts, go over it until you get it, because some questions are detailed and just briefly looking at your notes isn't going to help you much. She doesn't give us study guides, but we use powerpoint slides which are kind of like a study guide..she wrote the book so everything matches up. For our class, we ended up skipping a couple chapters because we ran out of time, usually it was three chapters to a test. Freberg is a smart lady, talkative, coffee drinker, she's funny.. the hour goes by pretty quickly. You have to try, but it's not that hard | |
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PSY 201 Freshman Grade Earned: A General Ed 2:28 pm, Nov 28, 2007 Report Evaluation |
Very clear presentation of material, and she tests mostly on her lecture material. Print out the lecture powerpoints -- it saves a ton of time copying down notes. | |
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PSY 340 Freshman Grade Earned: C Elective 7:19 pm, Jun 29, 2007 Report Evaluation |
Dr. Freberg is very knowledgeable. She is approachable and quite helpful. Exams are reasonable, but she does give some extra credit. She uses a textbook that she wrote so her class lectures are very consistent with her book. | |
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PSY 456 Junior Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 11:22 pm, Feb 26, 2007 Report Evaluation |
Dr. Freberg is a very talented teacher. She is picky on tests and most of the material comes directly from her powerpoints and lecture. Try to attend most of the class. She is organized and things make sense. Interesting material too (like abnormal psy for kids!) | |
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PSY 340 Sophomore Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 11:12 am, Jan 29, 2007 Report Evaluation |
She's a pretty good teacher, but the class that I took was more based on biology than psychology, so for me as psychology major, I felt that I had to work a harder for this class than my other classes to understand it. The tests aren't bad and the first test is memorization and counts for a huge percentage of your grade. Overall, the class was good. As long as you work hard to understand the material, you'll be fine. | |
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PSY 101 Freshman Grade Earned: A General Ed 11:12 am, Feb 27, 2006 Report Evaluation |
I thought Dr. Freberg was a great teacher. The lectures in class got boring sometimes, but that was probably because it was an 8 o'clock class. She tried to liven things up with funny stories and examples, although she repeated them a lot. Reading is definitely necessary for this class, but as long as you keep up with it, you'll be fine in the class. She also gave extra credit if you were there on the random days she took roll. I definitely recommend her as a teacher if you don't mind doing the reading. | |
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PSY 201 Sophomore Grade Earned: B General Ed 9:33 am, Jan 29, 2006 Report Evaluation |
Freberg makes psychology fascinating! Great class- she definitely presents the material clearly and in an interesting fashion. Only complaint I have about this class is that you don't have any opportunities to get points other than the tests. Your grade is based solely off your tests, which are multiple choice- so there is the possibility of knowing the material well and making a couple of stupid mistakes and ending up with a lower grade than you felt you deserved. | |
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PSY 340 Freshman Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 12:17 pm, Dec 30, 2005 Report Evaluation |
BioPsy is a very intense class and Laura Freberg is the best professor for the job. She is very clear with her material and doesn't try to trick you on the exams. There are 3 midterms 75 questions each and the questions are in the order you learned them in class. She has great stories to back up her lecture material and she wrote the book so there is no confusion between lecture and book material. Definitely take Freberg for BioPsy! | |
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PSY 340 Sophomore Grade Earned: A Elective 11:24 pm, Dec 18, 2005 Report Evaluation |
I would highly recommend taking Dr. Freberg for biopsych. Her lectures are really clear, and she always uses a power point that you can download online. She's also pretty entertaining most of the time, so you don't start falling asleep even when she's talking about something like cholinergic receptors. There's a neuroanatomy test and three midterms (the final only counts as a midterm). The neuroanatomy test was just straight memorization, so you can get 100% on it easily if you study. The midterms were a little harder, because some of the questions were pretty detailed. However, she does give extra credit; you can post something on the message board on blackboard once a week and get a point for every time, and she'll randomly take attendance, usually when not a lot of people show up, and give you extra credit for that. My one complaint was that she wrote the book that she used, and it cost $110, whereas the other class just used a notebook type thing that was $10. | |
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PSY 201 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 10:52 pm, Oct 19, 2005 Report Evaluation |
I really liked professor Freberg. She presents material clearly and is very straight forward. Her tests are exactly what she lectures about so if you show up to class and take notes you will do fine. If you have any questrions go to her office hours and she is more then willing to help explain things. I would highly reccomend her. | |
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PSY 340 Junior Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 10:48 pm, Aug 25, 2005 Report Evaluation |
I was not excited to take this course and even though the material was challenging for me, she communicated the subject very well. The text she wrote also communicates the material well. She gives a manageble amount of reading and divides the work into four exams. She has a sharp intelligent wit without any pretentiousness or arrogance. She seems like a happy person who enjoys life, her family, and teaching, which is admirable and pleasant to be around. People recommended her for Biopsych and I understand why. I got a lot out of the class and have a lot of respect for this field even though its not my personal passion in psychology. | |
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PSY 201 Sophomore Grade Earned: B Elective 8:18 pm, Jun 25, 2005 Report Evaluation |
Dr. Freberg is amazing! She took Psy 201 at 8:00 in the morning and did a great job. By far one of the best professors I have had so far. Only two midterms and a final! It was awesome....you even get extra credit attendance points. | |
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PSY 340 Senior Grade Earned: B Elective 6:42 pm, Apr 1, 2005 Report Evaluation |
Dr. Freberg is an awesome lady, although this class can be very challenging at certain times, she is definetly the lady to take this class with. 340 has four midterms, one anatomy test that is cake and three other tests, that are not cake, but they are multiple choice. Best of yet, she is professor that cares a great deal about her students and will do anything to help you succeed. Your awesome Dr. Freberg. | |
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PSY 201 Freshman Grade Earned: A General Ed 10:48 pm, Mar 14, 2005 Report Evaluation |
Take Freberg! I had this class at 8a.m., but she always made learning the information so interesting! Make sure you print out the notes on blackboard before you go to class because it makes understanding the material so much more interesting! You only have two midterms (30% each) and a final (40%), so it's important you stay on top of it. Go to class!!! I ended up with an 86% overall, but she gave me an A- because I didn't miss any of the attendance spot-checks she did! Obvsiously, she is a very fair grader. Don't worry two much about the book because she takes all her tests pretty much directly from her lectures. Go into her office hours after the midterms to see which ones you got wrong, because those questions will most likely reappear on the final! | |
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PSY 340 Senior Grade Earned: B Elective 9:21 pm, Mar 7, 2005 Report Evaluation |
great lady. she makes a difficult class easy to understand and is the most pro students professor student I have ever met | |
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PSY 456 Senior Grade Earned: B Elective 10:19 pm, Jan 5, 2005 Report Evaluation |
Freberg is a very nice lady, that really enjoys her job and is an excellent professor. She presents all the material clearly and easy to understand. Take her if you can. | |
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PSY 456 Junior Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 10:10 am, Dec 15, 2004 Report Evaluation |
Dr. Freberg is by far my favorite professor at Cal Poly. I had her for 340 and 456 in the same quarter, and she was awesome. The best piece of advice I can give you is PRINT OUT THE POWERPOINTS. She has them available on blackboard, and it makes it SO much easier to absorb the information in lecture if you're not scribbling down notes as fast as you can. She presents a TON of information, but gives you a good idea of what you'll be tested on. One midterm, one final, one research proposal. The textbook is unneccessary, but you do need the casebook for the exam. Freberg rocks, I guarantee you'll like her. TAKE THIS CLASS!!! | |
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PSY 456 Senior Grade Earned: B Elective 1:59 pm, Nov 14, 2004 Report Evaluation |
awesome professor. take her if you can | |
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PSY 456 Junior Grade Earned: A Elective 5:14 pm, Apr 4, 2004 Report Evaluation |
This is the second class I've taken from Freberg; Cal Poly really needs more professors like her! Freberg gives excellent lectures and her tests are extremely fair. This class was challenging, but really interesting. Grading is based on two exams and a research proposal paper. The textbook for the class is not necessary at all. Freberg takes any information she wants you to know from the text and incorporates it into her lectures. Take this class, it's great and Freberg is fantastic!! | |
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PSY 340 Junior Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 11:18 am, Jan 15, 2004 Report Evaluation |
This was such an awesome class and Freberg is such a cool professor. There is no homework, just exams. The first exam is all about memorization, the others are a balance of text and lecture. Freberg uses powerpoint to lecture and is really good about pointing out what material is important for exams. She is really into her job and is very passionate about the subject. I think what I liked the most about her is how down-to-earth and honest she is...So much so that I'm taking another class from her this quarter (Psy 456). TAKE FREBERG!! | |
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PSY 340 Freshman Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 9:57 pm, Dec 24, 2003 Report Evaluation |
Dr. Freberg was amazing! Yes, taking PSY 340 (upper division class) as a Freshman was pretty innovative and unique, but it certainly was manageable. Dr. Freberg goes out of her way to help and assist all her students. She's very knowledgable, insightful, creative, and energetic. The course material of biological psychology (physiological neuroscience) is not a cake walk, but she explains all the information very clearly. The only impediment a student may face is that she tends to lecture quickly. Sometimes there's almost no stopping her when she gets on a roll, but all you have to do is ask her to slow down and she will. There is next to no homework whatsoever in this class. But, be warned, her tests can be extremely challenging. The first exam is all memorization of various images and anatomical structures in the brain. It was fairly simple . . . just study it continuously. 20 - 30 minutes everyday is a good idea for that exam. Certainly don't study it right before the exam. BAD PLAN! The rest of the exams (all multiple choice) cover the lecture material and information from the book. The book is not easy, but has a lot of pictures in it, so for VISUAL learners, it's certainly to your advantage! Just study both (book and notes) for the exams, and you should do just fine. Also, even if multiple-choice exams aren't exactly your thing, do the extra credit assignments Dr. Freberg offers. She offers so much extra credit that really a student has no reason to fail her class. I don't know of anyone who has flunked PSY 340 with her. And as mentioned before, Dr. Freberg is wonderful! She's friendly, outgoing, trusting, intelligent, and very helpful. And seek her out during office hours as well. She will go the extra mile to help you succeed. But you too must make the commitment to work. All-in-all, an awesome class. EXCELLENT PROFESSOR! Take PSY 340 with Freberg! | |
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PSY 340 Sophomore Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 1:51 pm, Dec 31, 2002 Report Evaluation |
Freberg is simply an excellent teacher. She really cares about her students and does everything she can to help students succeed. She understands that this class is tough. She presents the material very clearly and is very interesting. I thouroughly enjoyed the class and would definitely recommend this to anyone. One more thing, her daughter can bench press 250 lbs! But again, an excellent, caring, and interesting teacher. | |
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PSY 340 Junior Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 11:32 pm, Aug 18, 2002 Report Evaluation |
This class was definitly challenging but really interesting. Freberg's lectures sometimes went into what seemed like impossible to understand detail's of the human brain, but if you went back and read that section in the book it made more sense. However, unless you really care you probably won't because the book is so boring. Try to keep up with the readings and do them before the lecture. I didn't, and I think if I had I would have been able to get an A. Bottom line, I would reccomend this class (Freburg is funny, caring, and knows her stuff) but plan to put some effort into it. | |
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PSY 456 5th Year Senior Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 3:57 pm, Jun 19, 2002 Report Evaluation |
Freberg in 456 in addition to the course material she tries to tell you how to be better parents and child care takers. I think the information presented was valuable for anyone. I thoroughly enjoyed attending her lectures, and I would give her my highest recommendation for any student wanting to take any course with her. Exams were based off material from lecture, and your grade will be determined mostly by the the two exams, so put the appropriate effort into them. | |
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PSY 340 Freshman Grade Earned: C General Ed 3:57 am, Jun 16, 2002 Report Evaluation |
Dr. Freberg is very knowledgeable about biopsychology, and is also a good lecturer. The course covers the biological functioning of the brain and nervous system in great detail, but that's to be expected in a 300-level course in neuroscience. The course grade is based on four tests--a neuroanatomy identification test (which requires much memorization), two midterms and a final. She tested a lot from the book, SO DO THE READING. Overall, this was a very good course, and I'm glad I took it for general ed. as well as for a course toward my psych minor. | |
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PSY 340 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 12:32 pm, Mar 24, 2002 Report Evaluation |
Professor Freberg is an awesome Professor. When she gets on a roll in her lectures she does tend to go pretty fast but if you ask her to repeat it she doesn't have a problem with it. She is a very approachable Professor. The only problem I had was that it was at 8 in the morning but other than that the class was real interesting. | |
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PSY 340 Freshman Grade Earned: C Required (Major) 1:08 am, Mar 22, 2002 Report Evaluation |
She was a great prof in my opinion. She was really interesting and if my class wasn't at 8 in the morning, I probably would have gone every day. This was definitely my most interesting class yet at Cal Poly, and I attribute a great deal of my interest to her teaching. She is very upbeat and extremely patient and personable. She doesn't give homework but her tests are mostly based on lectures. This was a tough class, but it was enjoyable despite the difficulty. Her final is just another midterm, so it's not cumulative. I definitely recommend her to anyone who is bored with old slow talking professors. She's awesome. | |
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PSY 340 Senior Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 7:37 am, Feb 5, 2002 Report Evaluation |
A pretty decent professor! She definitely knows what she's talking about, and does an okay job of presenting it to the class. sometimes though, she'll get on a role and you'll have to slow her down to explain some of the material, but that's not too hard. | |
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PSY 201 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 1:05 pm, Aug 31, 2001 Report Evaluation |
Dr. Freberg was a very fair teacher. I found the class pretty interesting and she had some good ideas of her own. The tests were not necessarily hard but there were alot of terms that you had to know. The paper you have to do is very easily graded as well. Not a bad class if you want to learn a few basic concepts for Psychology | |
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PSY 201 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 1:05 pm, Aug 31, 2001 Report Evaluation |
Dr. Freberg was a very fair teacher. I found the class pretty interesting and she had some good ideas of her own. The tests were not necessarily hard but there were alot of terms that you had to know. The paper you have to do is very easily graded as well. Not a bad class if you want to learn a few basic concepts or Psychology | |
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PSY 201 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 6:30 pm, Aug 27, 2001 Report Evaluation |
Freberg was awesome, I took this class my first quarter here and she mae the transistion from high school to college much easier. Totally easy to understand. Great professor really knows what she talking about. She has the norm two midterms and a final. She also has one paper that was sorta challening but fun! Take her! | |
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PSY 201 Freshman Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 8:42 pm, Aug 1, 2001 Report Evaluation |
She gives tests will about 50% MC, 20% fill-in and 30% Short answer. She has a lot of pride and will most likely bring up her daughter or her time spent at UCLA at least once a lecture. but she is a good teacher and knows a lot about Psychology. I took her for two quarters and liked her style. | |
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PSY 201 Junior Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 8:42 pm, Aug 1, 2001 Report Evaluation |
Dr Freberg is more than fair in her classes. Anyone needing to take the psy 201/202 series should definitly do 201 w/freberg. There is no recitation, only lecture and she always keeps the lectures fun and interesting. She provides many opportunities for you to do well in the class by giving optional Xtra credit points. Very Knowledgable and easily approached in her office hours. | |
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PSY 201 Freshman Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 8:42 pm, Aug 1, 2001 Report Evaluation |
She is awesome! She is really receptive to any problems and class is never boring. If you go to class you are in great shape! | |
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PSY 304 Sophomore Grade Earned: A Elective 8:42 pm, Aug 1, 2001 Report Evaluation |
Dr. Freberg has a great personality- she is always enthusiastic and entertaining in class. She is not a stickler for keeping a schedule... she doesn't mind pushing back a midterm or slightly getting off topic in class. She is an awesome teacher, and I would take her again for any other class I could. YOU SHOULD TOO!!! | |
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PSY 456 Sophomore Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 8:42 pm, Aug 1, 2001 Report Evaluation |
Laura is very organized. There are no surprises; she is very clear about what she expects on tests and term papers. Laura encourages questions, and never made anyone feel small because of what they asked. You need to read and make an effort for this class, but the class will not kill you. Laura is very personable, and seems to do what she reasonable can to help students. | |
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PSY 201 Freshman Grade Earned: A Elective 5:59 pm, Mar 5, 2001 Report Evaluation |
Freberg is an awesome professor. She was always willing to help students and her lectures were clear, concise and entertaining. She keeps it real and simple. Her grades consist of a few homework assignments, a project, a midterm, and a final (ALL EASY). HOMEWORK: called Frame the Debates. Basically you read a summary about a current issue in psychology and then read two articles. One from each point of view. The readings are simple (about 10 minutes to read all of it) and interesting. They are topics that you don't mind reading about. Then, the questions are more about what you think. Very easy stuff. MIDTERM & FINAL: all multiple choice and none of them are trick questions. Everything is in her lecture or in the Frame the Debate readings. LECTURE: all her lectures can be found online and everything is pretty much spelled out for you. She is always open to student input and she will never hesitate to veer from her lecture if there is an interesting topic at hand. PROJECT: Behavior Modification project. Basically, you find something you want to change about yourself. Example: stop cursing. Well, you record when you do curse and then punishment or rewards- nothing harsh. Basically, try to improve something about yourself. It can be a fun project if you try. Not time consuming either. Trust me, she is an easy grader. She tells you what she expects and none of it is very much. If you ever do need it, she always offers extra credit. EXTRA CREDIT: If you show up on a day very few people do, you get credit etc. **She is basically everything a teacher should be. She is fair; she understands that some stuff is boring and will try her best to make it otherwise; she is always open to help; she is flexible and she really cares about getting you through the class. She makes sure you learn something but trust me, this is all stuff that the entire class really wanted to know. Forget all the details that other teachers try to give you... Freberg is STRAIGHT and CONCISE... Could I ever say it enough? | |
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PSY 456 Sophomore Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 11:16 am, Jan 2, 2001 Report Evaluation |
Dr. Freberg is very personable and interesting. She clearly explains what she expects and will do everything she can to help students succeed. Her tests are largely based on her lectures but they are not obscure. | |
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PSY 201 Freshman Grade Earned: C General Ed 3:03 pm, Dec 13, 2000 Report Evaluation |
Anyone having to take PSY 201/202 should take PSY 201 with Dr. Freberg. She is more than fair in her grading. You have two tests (all MC), a paper, and a few other assignments which are fairly easy. She even offers some extra credit. Also go to class, she does spot checks at various times throughout the semester. I missed a B by one more point. If I had gone to class on one more of teh days she checked I would have had a B. Tough way to learn a lesson | |
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PSY 201 Freshman Grade Earned: A General Ed 12:01 pm, Nov 9, 2000 Report Evaluation |
Great teacher. Understands that some areas may not be interesting but she tries her best to entertain the class. Easy grader, class consists of two mid terms easy, and a report which she grades real easy on. Suggest you take this class, | |
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PSY 201 Sophomore Grade Earned: A General Ed 2:37 pm, Sep 11, 2000 Report Evaluation |
very interesting, enthusiastic, approachable, understandable, flexible | |
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PSY 201 Freshman Grade Earned: A General Ed 1:52 pm, Mar 30, 2000 Report Evaluation |
If you go to class everytime you should get at least a B. If you actually read you should get an A, no problem. She is one of the best lecturers I've had so far at Poly. | |
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PSY 201 Sophomore Grade Earned: A General Ed 1:47 am, Mar 29, 2000 Report Evaluation |
An awesome, accomodating teacher. She is interesting to listen to, and her class really is not tough. She gave us quite a bit of extra credit. I got a B and a C on the tests and did all the extra credit and received an A in the class...not a bad deal at all. Also, whenever I had a question for her and emailed her, she responded so fast! I'm talking like a few hours. Another positive to this class was that all the test information was mentioned in some shape or another in lecture. I really didnt need to buy the book. She gives 4 points of Extra Credit for attending classes on random fridays throughout the quarter. The mid-term and final are pretty tough, but you seriously have to not put much effort in to get a C in this class. | |
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PSY 201 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 10:45 am, Jan 4, 2000 Report Evaluation |
While her lectures can seem boring at times (especially at 8 AM in the morning), Prof. Freberg makes Psych enjoyable. In fact, I often find myself quoting things I learned in this class to friends and family. The grade is almost entirely based on the midterm and the final, which are multiple-choice questions from the lectures. An easy class if you take good notes, and I'd definitely recommend it. | |
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PSY 201 Freshman Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 12:07 pm, Dec 15, 1999 Report Evaluation |
She was a good professor. You learn a lot of information quickly, and the midterm and final are very difficult. She gives extra credit on days when not many people are in class, and also a possible 10 points outside extra credit by doing worksheets. Overall, it was a good class and she is a good teacher. | |
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PSY 304 5th Year Senior Grade Earned: B Elective 10:33 am, Nov 13, 1999 Report Evaluation |
Dr Freberg did a very good job in teaching this course. She knows her information well and comes to class prepared. She listens to her students and allows us to express our opinions about testing material and ect. She makes me wish that I was a Psy major, she makes her classes fun and interesting. | |
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PSY 201 Sophomore Grade Earned: A General Ed 9:07 am, Sep 3, 1999 Report Evaluation |
She is a very good teacher and there are really no surprises in her class. It is very straight forward and she definitely tells you what you have to do to pass her class. | |
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PSY 201 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 9:48 pm, Aug 21, 1999 Report Evaluation |
I like this teacher she was cool and I learned a lot | |
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PSY 201 Junior Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 2:29 am, Jul 22, 1999 Report Evaluation |
Go to class = A. The test material is spelled out for you on the course material sheet she handed out. And I made up my behavior project because I forgot it was due in 2 days and still got an A on that. But, she's not half boring and you learn something. highly recommended | |
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