This guy needs to be fired. Not only is he the most boring teacher I've had at cabrillo, but he teaches material that is simply inaccurate. When I confronted him with studies that contradicted his lecture he just brushed it off as if it didn't matter just because it differed from his personal opinion. Very full of himself. Take something else.

BORING!!!! I feel that Douglass has lost touch with his students, his class is long winded, he blows people off, and his tests do not represent either his lectures or readings. In other word if you want to do well you must already have an understanding of the area or go to other sources, you cannot solely rely on him or the text.

He's terrible. he reads stuff out of newspaper articles and reads it like fact, he subtley puts his political beliefs in his tests which are designed to fail you. instead of giving a study guide or review session he has you do "extra credit" where you try a few sample questions. he's apathetic and teaches his opinoin like favt. dont take his clas

Douglass i sone of the worse teachers i've had. sources say he was FIRED from UCSC, hence his disdain. He never returned the one essay he assigned, took weeks to return multiple choice scantron tests (the second and third test he returned after the drop date.) He screamed at a student (much to the shock of the class) then laughed about it.

this man sucks, college is hard, but you dont have to be a nazi about it, and a dick.

Walk into Douglass's class any day, and you will see that most of the students in the room look like they're on the brink of suicide. It's not just the horrible jokes, or the distracting pit stains. It's also the fact that he is unequivocably wrong about the material he teaches, and he basically hates students and wants you to fail.

Probably the worst teacher I have ever had. I was a Psych major up until I took his class. He has no idea what the hell he is talking about and loves the sound of his own voice too much. His lectures are pointless and the tests are ridiculous.

This guy does not know how to teach. He doesn't even know how to read from his boring notes. (He reads from them every class.) Take his classes at your own risk. Just make sure that your GPA is not important if you take him.

All I can say is that I wanted to become a psychologist before takeing this class. It is downright boring. Also I think that his speaking skills need improvement. Reading notes out loud is not an efective way to lecture.

This guy is incompetant. Cabrillo should fire him. Why waste taxpayer money on as teacher who does not know how to teach. He reads from notes. I find his 'lecture" to be incorrent, as well as boring. Also he tends to favor some students. I compared an essay that I thought was much worse than mine and that girl got an A, while I was stuck with a C.

After all this time after transferring, it is nice to be able to comment on Douglass. He is absolutely the worst professor that I have had in my entire university career. I have been in school ten years, earning a PHD in psych. Do not take him period!

Worst Teacher I've ever had. His online class was a joke. He never gave us feedback, we didn't get our grades on our online exams to study before the midterm or the final. He gave out the wrong date for in-class exams. He never replied to emails. He's not a teacher at all and I can't believe Cabrillo still employs him. they are better than that!

Welcome to higher education. There are a broad range of effective teachers, and David Douglas is incompetent. David do everyone a favor and quit. You teach all the classes I need in order to transfer. And I learn nothing, taking into fact that I attend all classes, take great notes, and do heavy studying. You have dinged my GPA without logic.

Never in my life have I experienced such a horrible, neglectful, useless teacher. He takes PRIDE in seeing his students suffer. He tells you not to over-stress yourself with details, study over the general material, then he adds several questions of the most detailed account. AVOID HIM! He will make your semester a living nightmare.

TERRIBLE. I'm a very studious student, but this guy grinds my gears. he doesn't have ANY kind of tools to help students,no study guides, power points, ANYTHING. he gives you chapters to read,but loosely bases his lectures from that. even what he tests you on isn't even in the power points, he SAYS ha lot of details that are hide to find in thetext

His class is difficult. He does seem to enjoy seeing students suffer. Spends more time trying to trick students than help them learn. His exams are very convoluted. Over-all its a wonder why he is teaching, he seems to hate his job. My advice is to avoid this class if you can.

I do not like his way of teaching :(

Wastes class time talking about himself and laughing at his own jokes. Lectures are long and boring and account for half of the questions on a test, the other half being obscure details from the book. Very vague about he wants from reports and projects. Tough grader and very hard tests. Really turned me off from Psych.

I've taken countless psych and statistic classes but research methods in psychology was the worst! His test are terribly worded and nothing like the review. Even if you know all the material, its hard to do well. Projects and in class assignments are easy points, but his lectures are long and boring. make sure to take notes of lecture and textbook

pretty much all he does is laugh at his own jokes and obscure references. test questions can be based on tiny details in the book that are hard to catch even if you do read. uses a lot of emojis in powerpoints...

We should all start filing official complaints about him and also follow up about what action they took in regards to the complaint. Contact Dept Chair Dr Lee, and also file a grievance. At the bottom of all cabrillo online pages is a blue triangle that says just report it. He gets away with it because no one holds him accountable. We can change it

Douglass has a good sense of humor which makes me feel comfortable being in class ready to learn, but his exams are hard and confusing. You really have to think carefully about each. He also times the exams so I felt rushed on every question and I ended up not doing good. It is not impossible to pass, but you have to really work extra hard.

Psychology is my major and this professor definitely had me second thinking it. He has Awful jokes! You cant make a comment to your neighbor because hes already yelling at you. Tests? Hard. Lecture? Nothing like the questions on the test. In general all his class sucks.

When I asked him a question, he didnt answer it. He told me it was on the textbook. His exams are hard since the questions are hard to understand and they are timed. He stood right next to the last person who was still working on the exam. Theres definitely pressure to finish fast during exams. Although some peoples experiences are different.

The absolute worst thing about this class is the exams, no study guides or clear way to study, and are a majority of your grade. Occasionally questions from the lecture are present but mostly they're weak references to the reading and the multitudes of theories mentioned in class. If the stars align you might get and A but don't hold your breath.

Do NOT take this class under any circumstances if you care about your GPA. I get all A's, I am a psych major with all A's in psych classes and I got a C in his class. Less than half of the reviewers would take him again. I wish I would have listened to the reviews. He is mean to the students and wants them to fail. Take in online at another school

Stay away from him. He only shares his opinions with students which are total garbage by the way. Incredibly unprofessional. He claims that he is a scientist but he absolutely is not because he bases his knowledge on his own opinions rather than real facts. He needs to be fired right away. Worst teacher I've met.

AWFUL!!! If you ask him a question that he doesnt know the answer to then he will come up with a way to make you look stupid in front of the entire class. Rude demeanor. Im a Psych major and an A student and this was the most ridiculous class Ive taken. What a joke. JUST STAY AWAY FROM THIS PROFESSOR!

The worst teacher iv had at Cabrillo. entire grade is based on four exams. No homework no additional assignments just exams. He is not helpful when you are struggling or have questions. There are no study guides. exam questions are complicated and usually involve double negatives. Disastrous for my mental health avoid taking this class if you can!!

Taken this professor for Spring 2020. No help at all, tests make up 99% of your grade.

this class consists of straight up tests, nothing other than exams. there was no extra credit or even actual assignments. i took it my spring semester and had to drop it because I wasnt going to pass because of my last two test scores. worst class ever. wouldve been a little different if taught realistically and reasonable.

I took his class last spring for social psych. It was the worst class Ive taken at Cabrillo. I usually get an A in all my classes, but in his I just barely got a B. He is cruel in the way he hovers over students who take longer to finish the test, even when there is still 10 minutes left of class. Taking his class is simply not worth it.

I took this class online in the fall semester and all we did was read out of the textbook and read his modules. He is extremely vague with his feedback and your grade relies entirely on tests. I do not recommend

This professor does not have the students best interest. Hard pass. In his emails he comes off as unprofessional and rude, no help at all.

Wouldnt take another class with him. Nothing has been put online, nothings been graded, tests are obscure and not on reading material

I will say professor Douglass is passionate about what he teaches. However, the class is arbitrarily structured and confusing. There's frequent 2-point quizzes, where the questions feel oddly specific or just entirely irrelevant to what was being taught. Midterms are the same way. Professor was unresponsive to emails as well. I do not recommend.

This professor was awful for a number of reasons. He never introduced himself or made an effort to somewhat get to know his students (he acted as if it were a 500 person class instead of a 5 person class). 2. He takes 3 hours to cover 30 minutes of lecture material. 3. He has no social skills or communication skills despite being a social psych.

This teacher constantly phrases things in ways that are very misleading. Will give unclear instructions or wrong instructions. Information is always contradicting itself. Extremely opinionated vs teaching. Slightly sexiest. Likes to refer to himself as "An expert in his field." Does not like questions or feedback.

He was pretty bad. I really tried taking good notes but the questions on the test were very confusing and you are only graded on the tests, like that is your grade there is no other assignments. he does not have a canvas at least not for me I was in person. so one time he just cancelled class n said nothing. just do not take him

rude in emails, the quizzes were super obscure and opinion based. He had a whole question on the test asking, "Who is more violent towards the opposite sex? options being, woman, men or both." And on attempt one I put men and got it wrong, attempt 2 put both got it wrong and the answer was woman are more violent and aggressive towards men, not true

stopped grading assignments and responding to any emails a month into the semester. You are expected to pretty much teach yourself by reading the information he provides. The grade is based on quizzes and tests and half the questions make no sense or are opinion based. Do not recommend at all.

He posted 2 announcements at the start of the semester and never again until finals week and was not an active participant in the class. The only things that went right into the grade books were tests, which were automatically graded by Canvas. No communication/lectures. I don't suggest taking his course if you want any engagement with your teacher

He very egotistically thinks his opinion is fact, disagrees with the textbook that he provides, doesn't use Canvas, and doesn't notify about canceled classes via email, and uses paper on the door instead. He's very old-fashioned. I wouldn't recommend taking any of his classes.

He was terrible. Would not take again. Very opinionated and only thinks he's right. Lecture heavy.