Good prof...easy tests...everything from lectures...pretty fun course

i loved this prof. she was extremely good at drawing interest and very clear. lots of examples and super easy to talk to. really friendly and very intelligent. loved this class.

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Great prof, keeps you interested, very thorough, knows her stuff, dedicated to making sure her students understand, slides very detailed, exams come straight off slides, not to bad, pretty good class overall

GREAT PROF

Although I don't like the fact that this class is basically made up of two multiple choice exams (plus the experiments), the prof was great. She strives to explain and clarify things to her students, and doesn't give you any 'trick' questions on the exam. She has some nice stories too.

Awesome prof! Exam questions are straight from her slides! She's very clear. Doesn't play games on her multiple choice exams! Get this prof if at all possible!

Great Prof.

fantastic teacher. very interested in the topic and passed that interest on to her students. fun, easy and approachable. well organized and her slides are helpful. exams are straightforward. loved this class.

Amazing prof...very organized and great speaker. Her lectures are very detailed, structured and easy to follow. Her classes were always interesting and I really looked forward to attending her classes each week. Her exams were straight forward and all info on the exam was covered in her lectures. She is a very fair professor.

I thought that the class would be dry, but Dr. Baird made it beyond interesting. She is one of the best profs out there and therefore Carleton should really try and hold on to her. She really shows interest in the field and is readily available to answer questions. GREAT PROF!!!

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Brenda is a really good prof, teaches with a passion, is very clear, and makes the course pretty interesting. Her exams are straight-forward, although from personal experience, I don't find her to be very helpful at all. Her responsiveness to your problems is dependent upon how much she likes u.

She's energetic and makes lectures fun but and seems very creative in what she does. I was able to get some decent help from her and I probably wasn't close to her favourite student.

Dr. Baird was a very engaging prof. Her use of examples and videos were a great learning tool. Very approachable and always willing to take the time to speak to you one-on-one. Best dressed prof at Carleton!

Good proff....bad dresser....Brenda, Honey I think I need to take you shopping so that you dont end up on TLC's what not to wear

From where I'm standing I dont think this prof needs help from anyone in the fashion dept.

Great !!!

Great prof! Excellent notes and very very fair exams. She understands that a lot of people are terrified of Stats and she makes it as simple as possible.

Great Prof! Stats is both fun and understandable with Dr. Baird. I would recommend this prof to anyone contemplating this course.

Best proff ever!! if you have the chance to take a class with her, do so!! she is wayy too awesome!

This prof is certaintly NOT BORING. In fact the most engaging I have seen.

I thought this prof was really funny!! Deserves more credit than she gets... really sarcastic, easy-going... my type of prof. Makes stats easy to understand.

Great prof.! Clear and straitforward. She doesn't get bogged down with useless and sickening details like some other profs.

The best professor you will ever have. She was awesome. She made stats super easy and she had very clear notes and her exams were very fair. She wants her students to do well. Take as many courses with this prof as you can!! She is awesome!

Great prof. Her classes are interesting and her notes are good. Her exams were very fair. If you study everything from the notes she gives you'll pass no problem.

AMAZING PROF! wow i was so worried about stats and she made it so much easier! Her exams are very fair, as long as u keep up, go to class and attend PASS you'll get at least a B guaranteed. She's my fav prof ever!!

I think she was the best prof that I have ever had. Very entertaining lecturer, very knowledgable, exams are straightforward. If you are not sure if you can get through stats take it with her and you will because she if great at taking the pressure off and making sure you understand.

Its hard to keep this class from being boring but she does fairly well. Her notes are great and she keeps her exams fair. If you read her notes and know the definitions you'll pass easily.

SHES AWESOME!

great prof...GREAT class. granted, abnormal is already a very interesting topic, but she added her personality into the course which made it even better. very fair exams, all mc, nothing shocking. her stories are cute and funny. take this course if you can, you'll enjoy it!

Dr. Baird is a fabulous prof. I love that she's interesting and bold. She experiments with her personal style, has vivacious charisma and (in my opinion), is sexy and confident! Very funny too, makes fun of her Newfie heritage. Take all the classes you can with her.

she's awesome! a prof who is actually enthused and a real flippin person...love her!

Very clear in Lecture. Very interesting lecture and videos. Definitely worth taking

absolutely fantastic prof. she's incredibly knowledgeable about psychology and is active in the field. she's helpful, and her class is intersting. her exams are easy if you focus on her notes.

Great prof

Brenda's lectures rock! I never missed a class. I like her style. Only thing, she is sometimes rude when asnwering a question...but overall good class, good prof

Amazing prof. She makes the material extremely interesting and has such a great sense of humour that you're guaranteed to laugh during class. Her class is fun to watch and her exams are very easy as long as you know your stuff. I would take a class again with her in a heartbeat.

Truly an interesting person, with a complete teaching style. Gets you interested in the topic, and enthusiastic about class. A wonderfully person. Eccentric clothing, but I find that even more intriguing!

She is an amazing professor. She is so funny and her creative nature makes her lectures really interesting. I felt as though I was at a house party, comfortably listening to her hilarious stories. She's great!

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Teaches the class like they are 5th graders... I guess it could be useful for some, but I found her class extremely boring.

I had her for stats 2002 and abnormal psyc and loved her! She is funny, helpful and explains things very clearly. She has a lot of experience and everything she says seems to stick to your brain. I enjoyed all of her lectures and if you read the book, you are set for the exams, no surprises!

If you're a psych major, make sure you take a class with Baird before you graduate, easily the most fun psych prof at Carleton...it's worth going to class even if it's just to see what she's wearing each week!

AMAZING! Every prof should be like Dr.Baird. Take her classes!!!

She's awesome. Great attitude. Very humorous. Her classes are very entertaining. She uses a lot of real life examples to explain concepts and tries her best to relate them to us. She's very organized and knows her stuff. I wish every prof was like her!

Easy class. Nice prof.

LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE HER!!

She is an awesome prof, she is lively and keeps the class entertained. She provides very useful examples if you attend her classes you will do well :)

Was not looking forward to this class at all, but Dr. Baird made it so much better than I ever could have expected! I actually did well in her class, and she was funny and entertaining throughout (which was much needed for a 3 hour stats class on a Thursday night!) I really enjoyed her as a prof and will probably take another class with her!

Best prof I have had so far. I have taken more then one class with her and have enjoyed being a student in each one.

Baird is awesome, she keeps her class interesting and entertaining. It is a joy comming to her class!

Brenda has been by far one of my best profs out of my college/university experience. She is so educated yet can teach down to the lowest level during difficult subjects, gives great examples of things relating to the real world and overall is a lot of fun! Her funny jokes/sense of humour during lectures makes it very easy to pay attention and fun!

Brenda has been by far one of my best profs out of my college/university experience. She is so educated yet can teach down to the lowest level during difficult subjects, gives great examples of things relating to the real world and overall is a lot of fun! Her funny jokes/sense of humour during lectures makes it very easy to pay attention and fun!:

Okay, she's simply awesome! Her classes are NEVER boring! She's funny and very interesting. She's easily understandable too. In order to successfully pass this course, you MUST do the assigned readings. Attending class and taking notes that way won't work. You don't HAVE to attend class as everything is in the book, but I did because she's cool :)

good prof, have to do the readings in order to get a good grade because her exams are challenging.

Interesting, clear, concise, relevant, and her clothes are wacky...need I say more?

Absolute best prof I had in first year. Makes things crystal clear. Extremely engaging and entertaining. Exams are fair if you did all the readings and if you attended all of the classes. Just listening to her will help you acheive a better mark.

Baird is one of my fav proffs. Very personable and friendly, she cracks jokes and gets the entire class laughing. thorough articulate, &interesting. also exams aren't entirely MC as a lot of psych proffs' are, hers have short answer that allow to you WRITE. all my other psych classes have been entirely MC. so take any class shes teaching :)

She is an amazing prof, makes everything super interesting, and she adds a lot of enthusiasm and humour to the course. I highly recommend taking one of her courses!

I took Experimental Psychology with this professor and I found how unique she is in her method of teaching and she responds to me in short time including the weekends and holidays. She is the excellent professor whom I ever met. Thorayia Farjad

Dr. Baird is very polite in responding to her students. If you have the opportunity to take any class with her,so don't hesitate to do that.

Psychologists say that impressions are formed within the first minute of meeting a person. She is wise and very clever in choosing her questions in the class. If you read the chapter before the class you will understand it better.

Dr. Baird is a professor who you will enjoy being in her class. She makes you think deeply and not memorize the chapters. Take any class she teaches.

I took abnormal psychology and a few others with her. It is important to show up lectures because she clarifies things very well and is willing to talk to you after class or at the break. I had her for summer and did very well and did not find she was in too big a hurry. She is the one of the best profs at carleton

Hard test but you can always ask for help.She does seem to have favorites but this doesn't affect grading or help given.She also is good about attending to people during class even those who interupt all the time. Good class though I suggest you take a class with her. Very interesting and useful. very relatable to studdents

She's fantastic! Really funny, really clear and helpful. Her multiple choice exams are a piece of cake, I received a 92 on the final exam. :)

Awesome prof! I Just had her for a summer psych course i did. Makes You think, Opens your mind up about different psychological options presented. Very Helpful, & clear. One of the Best prof's Ive had in my 3 yr Study! Definitely Take one of her classes! : )

Awesome prof!! Easy exams. Makes class interesting and entertaining. She really wants you to gain an understanding of the material and get something out of the class other than simply a final grade. I highly recommend her classes! :)

Took her first semester as an elective.Requested her class for second.Changed my major to Psyc by the end of the year. Amazing prof. Really wants you to understand the material.Attendance isnt mandatory but she makes her classes interesting and all Exam material is from in-class sessions.If you go to class and pay attention her exams are gifts!!!

Absolutely amazing prof. Totally saved my butt in Stats - literally couldn't have done it without her. If you're having issues with stats, TAKE THIS PROF!!!

I took her class last year and absolutely love her. She is so interesting to listen to. She keeps you very engaged and provides very good examples so you understand the information very well. Her exams were fair. Definately recommend her!

AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME. I had previously dropped second year stats with another profession, but I could it with her in the summer and ended with a much higher mark than I ever could have imagined. She is an amazing prof and make the concepts so easy to understand. If you're having trouble with stats, she is definitely the prof to take

She really wants you to learn, and she is really passionate about the subject. She makes class entertaining too, she really makes a three hour summer lecture easier to deal with. I would definitely recommend her!

She said incorrect things about biology because she doesn't know the content as well, which is annoying. She has an air of arrogance about her, which is frustrating, especially in light of the misinformation provided at times. All in all, not a fan. Others will probably enjoy her jokes and easy exams, though.

Not a bad professor. Interesting lectures and can be pretty entertaining. Says some pretty outrageous stuff though. Liked her less and less as the semester went on.

Great Prof. Wish I could have found her earlier. Took one course earlier and did not like it as much but she can make even the driest of material interesting. She relates things to real life. If you need clarification do not be afraid to go up to her. Since she is a Prof at OttawaU she is busy so it is best to see her when she has office hours.

Amazing. Explains things thoroughly and slowly and make's sure everyone understands before she moves on in the lecture/builds on ideas. Her assignments are where she'll throw tricky questions at you, but her exams are very straight forward. She's also hilarious, although she can appear intimidating/arrogant.

Focuses a lot on the biology aspect which is a pain, but she's a great prof. otherwise!

She taught PSYC 1001 as the prof that was supposed to be teaching was on sabbatical or something. This class was supposed to be an introduction to Psychology and the many different branches, but because she is a second year teacher she was leaned more to the scientific aspect when teaching. I found the class difficult to understand.

Interesting and easy to understand. She doesn't regurgitate the textbook but you still need to read it to do well. Exams are mostly based on lectures so attendance is crutial if you want to do well. Exams are quite fair.

Dr. Baird is a great professor! Super easy to understand when she's talking. She's confident in front of the class and doesn't stutter. Definitely would love to have her as a professor again!

AMAZING PROF!!! Explains course material in a fantastic way. Totally recommend taking her class

Awesome professor who cares and really wants her students to do well. Very clear in explanations.

It's pretty tough to make statistics interesting... but Brenda really does! She is there for the students, and really makes you do well in the class. Reasonable midterms and exams, and assignments that help you understand the course, but aren't overly hard.

Dr Baird was amazing! she made my first year exp at uni at ease. She's very confident with the material, hilarious, and explains with a lot of examples for clarity. If i were you, take her class :)

the best prof everrrr, makes class so interesting, i never knew psycology could be this interesting. Her midterms and exam is straight from what she says in class, so pay attention and take notes and its an easy A

She is a wonderful prof. She has great stories that apply to the content. She's cuper clear and explains every concept perfectly. She always makes sure the class gets it before moving on. Her exams are fair and right from the lectures. She's hilarious and entertaining and makes you love psychology if you didn't already before!

What an amazing prof. Her tests are based on her notes and the textbook. She keeps classes interesting with stories and videos related to the current subject.

Brenda is AMAZING. I went into the class absolutely paranoid as I have zero knowledge in Statistics. Brenda WANTS her students to succeed and will do everything to help you pass with flying colours. Her assignments and midterms are extremely fair and easy to complete. I highly recommend her!

Brenda is A-OK. It's hard to know what to write in the short and long answer questions on the exams, though. She says not to reiterate her slides, but that means in your answer you're just going to reiterate what you read from the textbook, so I don't really see the problem. 3 exams total for your grade; M/C, short answer and long answer Qs.

Good Prof. Pretty easy as a summer class. If you don't even open the textbook and just actually pay attention in lecture you can glide to an easy B+. Sign up for some 0 effort extra credit stuff and turn that B+ to an A-.

Dr. Baird is a really good professor. She is funny and enthusiastic and makes her lectures interesting. She is a tough grader though, so make sure you study. If you go to class and study hard you will do great.

Fantastic prof, incredible lady who is clearly passionate about the subject matter. Be prepared to learn a lot about pathologies and genetics, attending class is a must (she gives lots of hints for test questions and discusses things in class that she wont put in slides that she expects you to know) but she makes class worth it. Great personality.

She's just awesome. She's energetic and makes a dull intro course fun. I hope to take more courses with her.

Brenda is the coolest chick in town and actually makes statistics fairly interesting. Exams and assignments are very fair.. as long as you go to class. I would highly reccommmend her as a prof!

I was very nervous taking her stats class, but I really took to her teaching methods. Passed with a 98! Never thought that would happen ever! She made everything so clear that exams and assignments were a breeze! Go to class and do your readings, and you will do great!

Really awesome prof, made statistics very enjoyable, and very easy to understand. I'm not the greatest at math but was able to get an A in the course and I give lots of the credit to Brenda. Another plus to this course was I did not need to use the textbook at all. Would definitely recommend her to anyone that can take a course taught by her.

She's the best prof I've ever had. No question. She's fun, playful, insanely smart so she may poke fun at you with her quick wits, but the bottom line is that she instructs in a way that makes sense to everyone. She is definitely the peoples champion. Tests are very, very straight forward. Just go to class, study your notes, and you'll kill it.

Hands down my favorite professor I have EVER had. She is inspirational, helpful, very intelligent - overall an amazing professor. I'm not a math person and was very worried about taking Stats - however she made it so clear I came out with an A. If given the opportunity to have her you have to take it - she will change your university experience!

Brenda is a fantastic prof! She's obviously very intelligent & her lectures were entertaining. She uses (often funny) personal stories as examples for course concepts - made it easier to remember material. I would definitely take a class with her again. Exams are mc, shortlong answer - not tested on textbook material not talked about in class.

Professor Baird is a unique prof. Her lectures slides are very vague so you are required to attend class to fully grasp the content of the material. She tends to be humorous at times but take caution. She does not want you to reiterate her notes in the midterm or final. This makes writing exams a lot more difficult than they should be.

Extremely interesting course and great lecturer. You could probably get by with just reading the text book, but watching the lecture with her examples keeps the concept in your head. One of my favourite courses ever, however the midtermsexams are somewhat difficult.

I thoroughly enjoyed Motivation and Emotion. The lectures were interesting, she concepts defined clearly and great examples. As long as you attendwatch lectures and read the book, you would be prepared for the midterms. Prof. Baird prefers that you write tests in your own words but this actually helps you learn the material for future reference.

Brenda is a great professor! She's passionate about what she does, and cares about her students' success. She's super funny, so classes are enjoyable. It's intimidating when she says your answers on exams can't be exact replica of her slides, but she does this so you'll learn. And honestly, if you understand the material, it's not difficult.

Great Lecturer, she made the fact that stats is boring and I don't like it. She is also very clear on what she expects on the midterms and exams; there were no surprises. Every time she came into class she had a different winter jacket, she must be so rich...

Dr. Brenda Baird is a great prof! Classes are mandatory if you want to understand and have clear examples about the material. The lectures can become dull on some topics but overall it was a good class!

She's hilarious and excellent at teaching!

The material is difficult, but she does her best to hold your hand through it.

Amazing prof! Great lectures, she really knows what she's talking about. She uses real life examples to explain material. You don't need to study anything that hasn't been covered in her lectures, but you do need to be in class to take notes as her lecture slides aren't complete. Exams have short and long answer questions as well as MC

Oh my, Dr. Baird is simply amazing. Listen during her lectures and this class should be a breeze for you. Her exams are right of what she says in class and her slides.

shes great relates the course content to her experiences we can relate to.

Great prof! Great lectures, important to attend to do well on exams.. Very helpful and accommodating, had her for PSYC1002, and here I am a psych major. Definitely recommend taking any psych course with her!

350 characters aren't enough to sum up how great Brenda is! I came into stats with so much worry and fear that I wouldn't do well because I haven't taken math in years. She lays the course out so that it is organized& easy to follow but you really have to take her advice: read the chapters, go to class (obviously) and do the practice questions!

A really good prof. Going to class is essential because the slides do not explain much. She basically tells you what the long answers for the midterms and exam will so make sure you pay attention. Grades come from 2 midterms and a final so you gotta do good on them since there's not another way to get marks.

Brenda is a tough love kinda prof, she won't take nonsense but absolutely wants her students to do well. She is hilarious and this course was super interesting, also very helpful in real life! I highly recommend taking her, she's quirky and fun! Will definitely try and take another class with her if I get the chance!

This class is taught so well by Brenda! It is really easy to understand the material as she explains it as she gives her own experiences. Im going to miss this class!

She gives great examples, and offers time to help students before or after an exam. I liked her positive attitude and can tell that she loves her job. She has a good difficulty level - you won't do well if you don't study.

Such a great professor! Her lectures are long but she makes them interesting and really explains the material! She also makes it very clear what you need to know for the midterms and exam.

I LOVE PROFESSOR BAIRD! My absolute FAVOURITE professor of all time! She is truly inspirational and passionate about her material. She is charismatic and hilarious too! She gives a LOT of awesome examples that make the content stick. I wish that I had known how amazing of a proff she is from the beginning so I could have taken more classes. A++!

Good professor. She uses many personal examples which put the material in a useful context.

Y'all if you struggle with math, take this class. The textbook is great. If you struggle with equations, you can follow along the examples in the textbook to figure it out. I loved the layout of this class, we just study the material in our own time. It made it very easy to fit it around my turbulent work schedule and life events.