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one of the most boring classes and teachers of my life. the tests aren't easy either-she crams alot of info into each one

Professor Simms is a very good professor. Boring at times but knows her stuff and will take the time to make sure anyone understands the material. Her tests are a little hard but she curves them so just do better than all the people that got **** the night before.

Her class is stright forward, and her tests are fair for the most part. Reading the book is definatly needed, she takes questions from it that weren't covered in class. But everything is done on a curve, and if something ends up not being fair, she'll take that into account when grading.

tests are straight from book (minus a few questions), gives extra credit, boring but really easy. go to most of her classes, esp directly before and after a break cuz she gives "hints" to test q's. notes online.

I took her for another class and she was by far more inviting of discussion and paused much more often to ensure clarity. The material for this class was more advanced, and therefore more challenging which also lead to a more interesting class overall. I believe an effort was made to be a more interesting lecturer :) Read & take good notes!

Professor Simms can be very abrasive at times but as long as you can handle that I would definetly take her class. IT is very easy and as long as you read the book and go to some lectures you should be fine. She gives extra credit and curves exams and for the material she was teaching she made it interesting.

She has mastered the art of teaching. Difficult, yet not for the sake of being difficult.

This is such dry material, but she really, really tries to make sense of it all by using great examples. Very friendly and helpful. Exams are extremely reasonable. She really wants you to learn the material!

I took this class as a Gen Ed. The test are relativly easy if you take good notes and read the chapter outlines.

Interesting class for the most part. Yes you have to read the text, but only to understand the main points. Tests are extremely reasonable. Easy A if you do a moderate amount of studying. Go to lecture - it's only 50 minutes and there WILL be questions from lecture that were not in the text!

Great teacher! She puts all of her notes up online but it is only an outline of what she goes over in class. Go to class and she will tell you exactly what you need to read in the book. Tests are fairly simple but you need to study.

Voice is very whiny

the best of the best at UB. She is clear and tells you what you need to know. she is the reson i want to get into this field. her otes are posted and allows you to easy keep up with the class. i have talked to her many times and find her to be very caring and helpful with what every you need. Take all of her classes she is the best you will find.

She is a great professor! Very clear and concise, and is willing to help you if you need it. Overall, she made the class interesting and easy. I highly recommend people to take her

Great. Exam are reasonable if you attend class and read the textbook. She made the class interesting and show you video in class which help you rmb concepts. After taking her class, I'm really want to take more psychology class. However, there she does not cover the entire chapter during class due to time constrain, but test on them.

She's not a bad teacher. I didn't even go to class every day and got an A. Read the book and understand basic concepts. Do the online multiple choice, they basically are her test questions. Take her if possible.

Easy class. She explains everything very clearly. I rarely went to class and still got a B+

Clear though a bit annoying, EASY tests, all multiple choice. If you go to about half of the lectures you should do fine. Never read the book and ended up with an A-

Don't let others fool you, if you go to class this class is easy and a real good time. Review sessions are your best friend.

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Despite material that seems to be easy, this class is hard! She told us that she wouldn't make exams tricky but the questions always seem to have more than one answer. It also doesn't help that her voice is extremely annoying.

I really like Proff Simms. Sure her voice is a little annoying, but her tests are not too hard and she offers extra credit at the end of the semester. There is a very short paper due (very do-able). She is really not as bad as people say.

She was definitely a pretty easy teacher. She basically gave you almost everything that was going to be on the tests. You just had to skim through the chapters and look at the stuff she didn't go over in class. If you can't do well in this class it's because you clearly did not go to class or pay attention at all.

Her voice can be annoying at times but overall her class is pretty easy. She puts her lecture notes online but you kinda need to go to class or you'll be lost. Book is pretty interesting, not as boring as other textbooks. Gives out extra credit - up to 7 points after curve on your final average - and there's a paper but its not hard at all.

I found this material (text and lectures) very boring. The only grades you get for the class are from 3 tests and one paper. The tests are reasonable. Definitely read the book to do well in this class. I probably wouldn't recommend this class.

I would definitely recommend this class. Grade is based on 3 tests and 1 short paper. She also offers an easy extra credit assignment that can add 7 extra points on to your final grade after the curve. If you go to class and read the book, you should have no problem getting an A.

She is in bad moods almost all the time.

I think the things that people are saying are ridiculous. Her class was so easy, I got a super A and I never went to lecture. She specifically says in lecture to read the book and the only people with anything bad to say are the ones who didn't. So seriously, anyone that complains about Professor Simms is really just bitter over their own mistakes.

the exams are ridiculously hard, even I gave my best effort. Avoid to take her unless you think you are GPA is too high

Nice professor

Great teacher, read the book, go to lecture you'll do well. Some say her voice is annoying, it can get there but I've had worse. Tests seem hard but she curves them well so as long as you know what's going on you're fine.

Really good teacher. Fun class. Gives lots of examples. 4 tests and a paper. READ THE BOOK. use MyPsychLab for notecards and quizzes. voice is not as annoying as everyone says. very interesting, gives extra credit and applies a nice curve to the tests. READ THE BOOK AND YOU WILL GET AN A!

Hmmmm Don't go to class. JUST read your textbook and review. You will get A. The tests are 4 exams and 40 questions and you can get extra credits through online test(easy). Not fun, not interesting, but you can get A if you study the "text book."

The only con about this class is that tests are on everything in the textbook, even stuff she never went over in class. I don't find her to have an annoying voice at all, she gives good and funny examples to help you understand concepts. When I study for her tests I don't use the notes at all and still have an A- average.

she was a really great teacher and i really enjoyed her class. i would recommend her to anyone looking to take a psychology class

All you have to do is show up to class and do the online quizzes. She is fair in her grading and the test are not that hard. I usually only flip through the notes the day before the exam and get an A. Simms is really clear. I would recommended her to anyone. If you can take PSY 101 with her its definitely an easy A.

She is a nice prof. but notes and lectures are practically irrelevant to the topic of personality. Tests are difficult and tricky, study the notes, read the book and you still may not pass the exam. Once again she's nice and willing to help, but the exams and grading is definitely tough.

Decent teacher. Her TA's were helpful for questions. Paper assignment and 4 tests but no midterm. Go to class, and you'll do fine.

I am international student and I can say it is really hard. You have to always read textbook. The most important thing. Also you need to read your notes. Check the slides too. You have to write 1 paper (2-3 pages) and 4 exams (includes 40 questions). Exams are really hard. She always keeps repeating the same stuff in lectured. If you pay attention

Such an easy class, don't waste your time going to class it isn't necessary, just read the book. There are only four test and she gives you extra credit, and one paper that is super easy. Like i said don't bother going class because she likes to waste her time telling you to be quiet, just read the book and you'll get an a

Very easy class, but she's annoying. draws most of the (4) tests material from the book, so you need to read. however, she offers insane extra credit (10-15% per test) so it balances out. one written assignment is easy (3-4 pages). no attendance, so don't worry too much about going if you are a keen reader. TA's are qualified but don't do too much.

I thought Simms was an interesting professor. She gets excited about personality and plays video clips to relate and understand the topics. Her powerpoints are directly what's in the book so it's not bad. You just have to read the book when taking the online quizzes, but just getting an 85 or above gets you the point you need.

The information you learn in the class is really interesting, but if you don't attend the lecture and read the book, you're screwed on the tests. All she does is talk during lectures and you have to make sure you write down everything she says.

tests are all based on the book, it's worth reading to do well on the tests. she helps clarify what the book says

Not a bad teacher - just too repetitious! She literally says the same idea over and over and over again, sometimes to the point where she confuses the students who had it from the beginning! Online quizzes are fairly easy if you use the textbook and notes from lecture. The tests aren't easy, but if you show up and do the quizzes you're golden.

It was very hard to stay focused in Dr. Simms class. There is little that goes on in her lectures that is interesting. My advice is to take the practice tests in the textbook that appear at the end of a relevant chapter. 50% of the questions on her tests are almost exact copies from those practice tests.

If you plan to slack off or looking for an easy A, don't take this class. Professor Simms is great and extremely helpful. Yeah, you're gonna have to read the textbook if you want an A, but it's honestly not that bad. It's helpful to attend all her lectures as well cause she explains things in a lot of detail. I'd recommend this class to anyone.

Erika was great. She teaches by the book which I usually hate but the book she picked is an easy read and actually very interesting. The tests are on both the class and book material so be sure to show up or at least ask someone for the notes. It's the TAs that know ABSOLUTELY nothing

Very interesting and funny professor. You have to read the book to get good grades on the exams. Prof. Simms is very helpful - she will answer questions during lectures and do a lot to help you understand if you are confused.

She is knowledgable and helpful however I did not find the class interesting and felt the material was very similar to other classes. She taught pretty much directly from the book. Not much to say.

Dr. Simms is a great professor! Her exams are a bit challenging, but if you study you will do well. The exams are mainly based on lecture, but be sure to read the book because she will ask a few questions that can only be answered if you read the book. She's very friendly and willing to answer any questions.

She is a great professor but most of the information on the exam is from the book so read the book

She knows her stuff but her test are VERY HARD. She makes the material seem so easy in class but the exams are really based on the TEXTBOOK and teaching yourself. 17 one Quizzes, 3 exams and 1 extra credit opportunity. Huge curve as well. I wouldn't recommend if you need an easy Psy class to take.

This class is super easy if and only if you read the textbook inside out! She gives extra credits for chapter exams on every test. She gives a lot of extra credit opportunities. Her text might be a bit challenging but she is a very fair grader. I actually get over 100 average!

I liked this professor, I found her lectures very interesting and she presented the material in away that helped me learn it faster by providing examples that you can relate to.

I enjoyed the class and found Dr. Simms enjoys the material and cares about students earning a good grade and understanding the material. If you go to class, and read the textbook you can succeed in her class. The tests can be tough but she gives extra credit.

She is a good professor, but you definitely have to work for and A. If you go to class, take solid notes, and read the book, you will have no problem. The exams are tough, but everything on them she has discussed in class. She is a cohesive lecturer, and is very passionate about the material. I would definitely recommend, but be ready to work.

She gives your the lecture notes, you just need to add your own notes as she teaches. There's about 3 main tests and they are mostly about lectures. There are a few questions on the book but even if you don't read, you'll be fine.