i wasn't a fan of Dr. Cepeda, he used powerpoint every class and it often got really boring, lots of work but not a difficult class at all

Terrible. Worst Professor I've ever had. Didn't even show up to the first exam and skipped out of our last review session early as kids were still asking questions. Horrible, horrible lecturer and it obsessed with his own research. Getting good grade because I study from the book. 10/10 would NOT recommend

He has no clue what he's doing. Your grade may suffer because he is so incapable of explaining topics that I'm curious if he understands them himself.

I avoid this class by doing homework for orgo because I hate it so much. He is SO DRY and digresses like crazy. I can never figure out what the his point is and honestly I wish I took this class online in the summer because it has done nothing but ruin my semester. Exam questions are ALWAYS worded weird and NEVER clear. Good luck.

He gives assignments due the Wednesday before Thanksgiving (during break) and gives an exam the week before the final.

Antonio is the worst professor I've ever had. His lectures are direct quotes from the textbook & his class examples are the exact examples from the reading & he is incapable of coming up with his own when asked. The course is a 250 person lecture & I've never seen more that 40 people show up. Completely rude and unprofessional through email.

This is both the worse course/worst professor Ive ever had. Professor Cepeda-Benito is well-intentioned and kind - BUT he contradicts the textbook, himself, and disregards the classs confusion. We had 12 assignments this semester, he graded 1/4 of them at random. He pointlessly scolds lack of participation and blames students for his inadequacy.

His review sessions are going through a practice test, waiting until the end to go over the answers, running out of time to go over the answers, and then promptly taking the practice exam off of blackboard. Exams are generally unpredictable and also the third midterm is the right before the final :)

test over break, confusing lectures about his own studies, unclear test questions

Took abnormal with Antonio so I had low expectations already, but this was awful. The exam questions were very unclear and there were times he tried to give you "gimme" questions but the questions still made no sense, same with the homework. He's a great PERSON, grab a coffee with him. Don't take his class. Should've been an easy A, but was def not

Antonio is a good guy with a passion for teaching. Although I took PSYS 053 with him and it was atrocious. He does not have the first clue how to teach and his test questions are incredibly unclear. This class should be the most straight forward class but some how this guy makes it so it is not. Recommend taking this class online over summer.

If I didn't want someone to come to UVM, I would have them sit in on a class by this professor. I have watched him explain concepts incorrectly on multiple occasions. I stopped attending lecture after he took an entire 75 minute class to poorly explain a topic which a 3-minute YouTube video covers better. Also, the homework is excessive.

Hyperactive and unclear about material. Speeds through material. English is NOT his first language, its Spanish. Therefore it may be difficult to understand him. I was bored in majority of the lectures in the fall of '18. The textbook was somewhat helpful. It's a test-dependent course, meaning that your overall grade depends on them. HW is tedious

There are too many things wrong with this professor, and his Spanish accent is not one of them. 1. He is a horrible lecturer who skips his own slides and contradicts himself. 2. He doesn't respond to emails. Not even for an emergency. 3. Mandatory "lab" with mundane and unnecessary group work. 4. Difficult tests. 5. Likely a diversity hire.

Arrogant professor who repeatedly places his own name in the exams with his Dr. title (in exam questions). He chooses to use the publisher's practice exercises (by making students pay extra for access), and they're poorly designed for review purposes. His "review slides" are just regular lecture slides combined into a file. Incompetent teacher.

Very confusing slides. Badly phrased questions in exams. Little flexibility. He makes me uncomfortable at times.

This professor is awful. The online lectures were useless and I would have received the same grade regardless of whether I went. The group projects were mildly interesting, but were always spoiled by just how confusing his explanations of the assignments were. To make matters worse, when asked, his "clarifications" were incoherent and useless.

Very confusing professor.

Took this class with Antonio online during covid and he is extremely confusing as a professor. The homework he assigns becomes redundant as you take multiple quizzes and assignments on the same single chapter, every single week. The lectures weren't useful, he was extremely confusing, and it was a better use of my time to not go to class.

Very disorganized and chaotic. Does not stick to the schedule as he proposed it (normal class tuesday and group work thursday) and tends to ramble during class. It's mandatory to attend class and not be late, however he himself is frequently late. Only uses microsoft teams for posting assignments and work, instead of the learning platform provided

Currently in class writing this because he was not in mid semester evals so here's this instead. Absolutely awful. Unorganized, confusing, ditzy. He literally left midsemester to go abroad with which we did not know until it was too late to drop. He teaches as if he is a toddler who was given no instruction or notes on what he was teaching or how.

If I was forced to choose between literally dying or having to take this class again - I would start writing my will. I thought I was crazy at first for not understanding a single direction until I found someone next to me also said "Huh?" at the same time. And this guy gets paid 180k for this - despicable. Don't take Psych Research Methods.

DO NOT take a class with this professor, at least not research methods. He gives no explanations for things and isnt very nice. every assignment is so complicated and he only teaches with the text book. this class makes me want to cry. he also interrupts your questions a lot

Professor Antonio Cepeda-Benito could be said to be the prime example of why people hate men. Instead of admitting when he makes a mistake, he will tell you that you are wrong and continue to repeat back the same information worded differently to make you feel inferior. When confused about something, asking him will only further your confusion.

All over the place and doesn't teach any material. Only help is the text book, which doesn't go into depth about the calculations you're expected to know. Gave surprise homework with out explaining the material, and expected completion by next class, and, he himself doesn't even know the difference between validity and reliability. Awful teacher.

absolutely terrible he drained my spirit. went abroad halfway through the semester and was projected on the board through teams from a cafe. we could hear people talking in the background. completely unaccessible outside of class, does not respond to emails or teams messages. the poor tas had to essentially run the entire class for him.

Worst class I've taken at UVM, felt like such a waste of time and money. The prof left half-way through the semester and tried to teach remotely, which just didnt work. He barely taught, relying on the textbook but then quiz and exam questions were contrary to the textbook. Assignments and grades were unclear, without guidance or help. TAs saved us

I don't think I've felt anger like I felt in this class. I genuinely didn't learn anything because we never actually had a formal lecture. Antonio left halfway through and taught over teams, and the TAs ran the whole class for him. Confusing instructions, argued with students after they raised concerns, SO DISORGANIZED. Don't take this class.

Antonio was a nice professor until you actually had a question. He is INCREDIBLY unorganized, off track, and gives confusing answers, as if he never expected it. His TA's, who taught his class for him while he was in another country, were confused. He will insult you personally if you critique his semester-long group project structure.

Took this class in 2019 and it has traumatized me since. He's one of the reasons I changed my majors though I was near completion of my BS degree. Creepy guy who hovered over students closely at a 7:30AM final exam. Incapable of teaching. Offered extra credit research participation for ONLY MALE STUDENTS.

Every assignment is made using AI, class begins with an AI quiz made from an AI summarized reading. Extremely disorganized and frustrating, does not teach any material. Declined to post instructions or a grading rubric for semester long group project. Fine if you want an A for doing nothing, not if you want to learn anything.

Class would start with AI quiz based on AI reading(s). Then we'd jump into an assignment that felt like busy work. Hence being AI generated, the assignments were confusing & didn't feel relevant. All concepts discussed were surface level. Barely lectured, time spent in class was mainly for filling out tedious assignments & working on group project.

Uses AI to write tests and grade papers. Pretty disorganized and disengaging, it was almost amusing. He's a nice guy and sometimes funny, but I hardly learned anything valuable in this course. He will also begin by stating that this is NOT a psychology course, so if you're planning on learning psych material, you're out of luck.

Do not take cross-cultural psych. The professor is posting fake positive reviews that are all posted on the same date. I didn't learn anything all semester, as his readings, quizzes, and assignments were all 100% AI generated. Any other 3000-level psych class would be a much better experience.

As others have said, this prof has clearly posted reviews about himself to try to counteract the poor but truthful reviews about his class. I was incredibly disappointed by his disrespectful attitude and the fact that I spent so much money to take a course that almost entirely consisted of AI-generated quizzes and materials. I learned nothing.

Wasn't planning on leaving a review since I am a senior about to graduate, but after witnessing him show blatant disrespect to students in class today that asked a genuine/respectful question, I dont think I can hold myself back. NEVER take a 3000 class with him if you can avoid it. I wish I chose to graduate late rather than take this my last sem

Class always started with an AI-generated quiz from AI-generated readings—basically a mess. Most of the time was spent doing dull, repetitive assignments that felt like filler. The content was shallow at best, with no real depth or explanation. It felt like the instructor just handed everything off to ChatGPT and called it a day. Learned nothing.

I would recommend avoiding this professor at all costs if possible. He uses AI for all of his exams and never knows the answer to his questions. His instructions are nonexistent and unclear if there are any. I don't usually write reviews but I think it is important to know you are going into confusion and disarray if you take one of his courses.

The course relied way too heavily on AI tools, and it showed. Every week started with a confusing quiz based on readings that seemed auto-generated and barely relevant. Assignments were mind-numbing and repetitive. The instructor seemed to let ChatGPT do all the teaching. No real discussion, feedback, or depth. Honestly felt like a waste of time.