Psychology:
At the outset, this seems to be a very interesting course. It deals with many psychological experiments, conditioning, emotions, the brain, theories of intelligence etc. - basically all the interesting ideas that are known about how people think and behave. The content is good, but I personally found a bit unsatisfying - the way in which the course was conducted. For a good part of the first half of the course, I felt discussions were not carried out as much as they should have been. Also, the first instructor did not share slides, so you needed to write incessantly, which spoiled the learning experience. Most of the reading would have to be done from the book. Slides are sufficient but consulting the book can provide good insights into the subject, though from an examination point of view the book is not really a need in any sense.You will need to attend lectures - because profs would share a lot of important details.
Importantly, exams are objective in nature, with a couple of descriptive questions thrown in. So studying for them becomes easier. If you study properly, and attend lectures, then it is easy. There will be a lot of room for intellectual discussions throughout the course, and you would enjoy if you participate in them. If you can't get yourself to talk much in class, then you'd only be hearing, in which case it could get boring. As for grading, I don't think it is too hard to manage a good grade if you put in some effort.
The most important point is that if you are interested in psychology, then this course would be good. But such courses are good only if you can think about things for yourself, and talk to people.
(post credits - Nishant Totla)
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