3.9
Quality3.2
Difficulty92%
Would Retake165
Reviews92%
Would Retake
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34
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11
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What Students Say
“Seems more interested in talking about sociology (postmodernism and his beloved French philosophers, Foucault, Derrida etc”
PSYC1F25 - 1.0 rating“Would start talking about one topic and then would pause and discuss a completely different topic in the class (makes it very difficult to make notes)”
PSYCH1F90 - 1.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
55%
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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INTRO
4.5
Reviews (165)
I think he's cute!
hard course!
do not take course if you dont have to!!
None that would meet his approval
He was a great teacher... they only get worse second year!
Its a great course and a great prof teaches it.
Great Prof! Knowledgable, interesting and has diverse interests!
Excellent prof!
He was very nice :)
He's a very kind & understanding prof, however, I find myself lost in class.
excellent proff, great lecturer
great prof., can't help but stare and learn
boring course! needs to make it more interesting
needs to make course more interesting- not everyone wants to be a psyc major
good prof but confusing subject matter
He has an interesting way of teaching that makes going to his lecture fun
Great prof, too bad he didn't have more interesting material.
A kind, compassionate person. Excellent teacher.
He's sexy..and funny! Great guy, awesome course!
Great prof who knows the material and makes those 2hrs go quickly!!
He is definitely one of the best instructors I have had, sexy too!
Great teacher, boring class
he's definetely a sexy.....intelligence is hot!
Very understanding about WebCT, adds humour and uses great examples!
Very hot!!!!!!! we all want you body....keep up the good work
Very smart and sexy
absolutely wonderful prof!!! you will never get bored in his lectures!
he was interesting, but his exam was tough
couldnt possibly find a better prof for intro psyc
best prof i ever had!
brought good examples into lectures. Very interesting!
damn sexy!!!!!i love u
Hello back there...can you hear me? HAHA...every lecture!! He is a great prof..good lectures, good examples. I dont think he is always the clearest on things (ie neuron). Tough exam!!
I absolutely love mitterer! I love the music he plays before class and during break, it makes it a comfortable atmosphere. He has an awesome sense of humour, especially about WebCT! Man do i miss him!
A natural-born teacher. Ironic humor makes lectures interesting.
Very understanding with WebCT problems and others. His exam was very difficult but he tried hard to get key points across during lectures by using a great deal of examples.
He is really cool and down to earth, tried to make the boring stuff as interesting as possible. Very friendly and approachable.
Great Prof, make taking 1F90 seem not so bad.
John was great. Confident, knowledgable. Psych department has some great prof's especially compared to CHYS. Nothing personal O'Neil and Tardif but Mitterer and Belicki rock.
Mitterer is the best!! Love the music and all the cute video clips! He really cares about his students and is a natural when it comes to teaching! His lectures are awesome and hez very sexy! Luv U Mitterer! Keep up the good work!
John was a great introductory prof. Only one who actually introduced himself as a person in addition to a teacher. Clear, friendly, made things interesting. Thumbs up.
Great with the videos and examples. Has something sexually alluring about him. I can't figure out what. Maybe his brains. The exam kicked my butt, but that is my fault, He was a great prof.
AMAZING
A wonderful man. His love for the world and for his animals keeps class interesting
It was great to be introduced to the Psych Dpartment with this great prof. He was extremly helpful and his lecture were awsome.
WTF is going on here? Apparently students attend his courses in order to acheive sexual arousal? What's up with that?
His intellecual brilliance penetrated my illusions about psychology over...and over...and over again.
Even though I'm a guy, his classes were so bulging with ideas that even I got intellectually aroused-and that doesn't happen that easy!
Every time that man opens his mouth in class, I just want to wrap myself around and immerse myself in all of those wonderful, wonderful ideas!! :)
He's alright as far as I'm concerned. Not amazing or anyhing, but it could be worse.
enjoyable...and sexy...too bad he's slimey
Excellent
Best CLass EVER! Mitterer your awesome! Your intelligence and teaching is so intriguing..your ideas are easy to comprehend and really helps every student understand each lecture...because of him psyc is easy and fun!!
"I think his intellectual capacity rivals a turnip" that's hysterical! this class was so boring. the guy's great, i just don't think he has that much to work with...
What arousal????More like exactly opposite. Plus his classes just kill me...class from hell...Plus he mentions only a quarter of info thats we are suppose to know (i doubt its even a quarter).
Great prof. He makes the information clear and interesting. His lectures are interesting and I like that he uses video clips. A great guy to have teaching first year psych!
Get over the wanting Mitterer.. It's disgusting and disturbing....
WELL! HIS LECTURES ARE KIND OF BORING, UNCLEAR, THE ONLY GOOD THING HE DID WAS PLAY THE HELPFUL VIDEO CLIPS!
Awesome teacher
AWESOME CLASS....SO MANY VIDEOS AND GOOD EXAMPLES...
Unclear?! Mitterer?? Are you sure you're talking about the right prof? The guy goes over things until the point where they are dead, he clears them up so well. That is the only reason his lectures are so boring. Great prof.; makes things e
uhm... he uses enough visual aids and is kind of interesting, but holy crap - his exam was impossible.
great teacher, easy to understand and relates the material back to real life
he is not only an amzing teacher, he is also an amazing person, i wish he would teach more courses, and he is incredibly attractive..his age not shown on him whatsoever,good job John
Not impressed with his teaching. He teaches psychology, yet his exams and evaluation methods go against much of what he says about memory and cognitive development. Hides in his office and avoids students! He did however, put together an awesome textbook!
Ouch!
Awful prof. He needs to understand this is BROCK UNIVERSITY. His exams are incredibly difficult.
I could not WAIT to get out of his class! He was such a pompous jerk. The information was interesting enough, and yes, he did go over it in much detail. The exam was incredibly difficult, especially considering it was a first year course.
To be honest the course material was hard, But he has a very interesting teaching style. Although challenging this course was not overwhelming, and the readings were actually interesting which makes this course worth taking!
Somone needs to remind this dude not to make psychology that difficult for Brock University students. It's only a BA degree. Hard prof
Good prof, interesting lectures, but impossible exam. He likes to fail students. His exams are of MIT or Stanford level.
he's professional, yet still personable. he's exactly what i pictured university profs to be like. this is the only first year course that actually challenges as it should. i feel a little sorry for all the brock jock arts majors that are going to fail.
Interesting textbook he wrote
He's awesome!
He did a great job making the information interesting even though it is extremely difficult. Study hard because you will need to! His exam is very challenging. He is an excellent prof who demands the best from his students.
Wow, he is absolutly the most boring professor I have ever had. I never fall asleep in class but in his I almost did every lecture!
Terrible prof. Worst prof at Brock.
This course was really challenging. I liked Mittrer's style though. He seemed interested in what he was teaching and wanted to get the best possible results from his students. Mitterer was professional and personable and seems like a very intelligent person.
Really smart prof!!
1F90 is a fair course. Sometimes, if you do poorly, you have to take into consideration your ability level and stop blaming the poor prof. university is about taking responsibilty for yourself! remember that for every course you take, there are always those who are getting 90s.. get it?
Awesome
Talks to us like we have PHD's.
Very smart prof who knows how to put a class to sleep.
A great teacher who really cares!! Sure it's hard, but what worthwhile class isn't?
Very interesting. Really cares about his subject.
You go, Prof Mitterer. The best class ever!!!
Very tough professor
The best teacher I have ever had.
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Great professor and great class. It was very deep and thought provoking!
sooo good
he explains things well and is funny!
Great Prof, Keep up the good work
Mitter is my favorite prof by far. He explains well and he seems like a very smart and approachable guy if you need help.
good teacher
Uses a lot of examples when teaching concepts but spews out way too much information to learn in one class.
Absolutely loved the course and this professor. I was so sad when we switch to Belicki. He's so amazingly smart and teaches everything very well. The material and assignments were hard, but not if you paid attention and actually put in some effort. Awesome job Mitterer!!!!
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BEST DOCTOR ever. Im in love with you sir.
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Very boring Professor, spits out too much information to learn, textbook written by him is my bible for the class as I dont learn from lectures
i love mitterer, he makes lectures interesting for his students... and he always throws down rediculous jokes. best prof i've had thus far
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Excellent teacher. Incredibly intelligent.
I loved prof. mitterer. he was helpful, understanding and very funny. he made things interesting for the class
best class ive ever had. hes fun and interesting, not to mention hes pretty nice to look at too
Not my cup of tea.
Facebook addicts know what they're talkin about. John Mitterer IS God's equal. I didn't think it was possible for me to love psychology more, but my first year here, and Johnny M. encouraged me to submerge my life in it.
BEST teacher ever!! really interesting class too. he really cares about teaching and it shows, loves it.
Mitterer was an excellent lecturer..you can tell he puts a ton of energy into presentation. Easy as hell too, because he GIVES AWAY THE ENTIRE SHORT ANSWER SECTION OF THE EXAM BEFOREHAND! (Now's the time to laugh at anyone complaining about difficulty). I found he had a tendency for making odd "sneaky" political spins on things here/there,but meh
very clear and concise teacher
He's an amazing smart man, and very interesting!
he is a very smart and passionate teacher. i enjoyed him although some of the material first semester was difficult it was a very well done class.
John Mitterer was the best prof I ever had! Very student oriented, interesting lectures, able to explain material clearly, he's just generally very good at what he does. If he can't get you interested in the subject noone can.
Amazing teacher, and he's gorgeous too!!!!
There's a lot of hype surrounding him because he's won a bunch of awards, which I think that he lives up to for the most part. I have nothing bad to say about him, and he explained the material very well.
The best class I've taken at Brock! He has to be my absolute favourite professor in all of my 3 years. I wish he taught other classes as well!
He's the best!
OMG can not stand this prof. The way he does his lectures are soooo confusing and very boring. It is absolutely death sitting in this class for 2 hours. I say textbook use is high because it is clearer if you learn out of the textbook. I also say not mandatory because it is useless and so confusing. He talks about nothing on his power point.
OMG cannot stand this teacher! he talks about nothing that are on his pwoerpoints and goes off on random branches that confuse me. I basically learn from the textbook because i go to class and learn nothing for 2 hours. Also he is a bit of a pompous idiot, he wrote the text so he thinks he is great. MONOTONED! hate sitting in this class for 2 hours
You are very nice but kinda creepy! Your students have a hard time doing all your readings. Just sayin.
Interesting subjects, so anyone could make it an enjoyable class..agree with other reviews about him being dry and monotoned. However I did enjoy the class and thought he was exceptionally intelligent.
One of the best profs at Brock.
so MONOTONE!!!! puts you to sleep when he says hello. so so so hard to pay attention for even one half of class.
Little bit monotone, but if you were paying attention, you would catch funny remarks in his lectures. He's overall a great prof, who takes a genuine interest in his class
I thought he was an okay professor. He wasn't horrible but wasn't too great either. Didn't like lectures because it was hard to take notes and his lecture slides sucked.
Really nice guy, but the course is suuuuper hard
Great at speaking.
John is a good professor - I felt though that his lectures had nothing to do with the readings in the text. The project is annoying and really has nothing to do with what we were studying. I feel like I learned nothing about the brain. I wouldnt avoid the class with him, but dont expect it to be super interesting.
I found John to be a great speaker, very organized and somewhat amusing. The exam on the other hand was rather lengthy and difficult for an introductory course. His lecture and assigned readings never really correlated with each other and it was pretty stressful studying both material for the exam. The Aplia part of the course was also a nuisance.
I took psyc as an elective my 2nd year at brock...I would go to class just to listen to him because he made the material so interesting...I changed my major to psychology because of Mitterer that year ...the class is not easy but it was interesting! Enjoyed every minute of it. Amazing prof.
Mitterer has excellent teaching styles. He doesn't just read off of slides but makes you have to go to class to get the information. He also taught me how to study properly and introduced me to some very interesting topics! Also, he had a lot of office hours and was always happy to help. Excellent prof, and the class was rewarding!
Tough class, not a bird like you may think. Attend lectures as all the short answer exam questions are lecture content. Textbook super helpful and M/C is based entirely on it. Exams are crazy hard but I did well on the paper so I did fine.
Great lecturer. Lectures complimented the textbook well. The course is difficult, lots of content and lots of work, but expectations and guidelines are clear, and help is always available. Interesting content as well.
This dude wrote the textbook that you use in class - obviously he is well aware of what he is talking about and what he wants you guys to know. He can be … 'quirky' for lack of a better term but is generally likeable. Also, get down with neuroscience before 1f90 because he kicks it off with fMRIs, learning&memory, the whole 9 yards.
I found his lectures very interesting. We didn't just sit and scribble notes, we watched videos, etc
I LOVE JOHN he was my favourite professor! He always knew what he was talking about and made 2 hour lectures a lot less boring
AMAZING prof!! By far one of the best! Makes everything so interesting! Can tell he really cares about what he's teaching.
Excellent. Changed to Psychology as a major because of Professor Mitterer. Wish I could do it all over again.
Took 1F90 in first year (now in third) and still by far the best class I have ever taken. Mitterer is SO interesting to listen to. The 2 hour lectures flew by. And who can forget "pugs not drugs" :)
I love this class, always kept me interested, which is a hard thing to do as I get distracted easily
Lectures are only loosely related to the textbook material, which is what your exams are on. Lectures are mostly personal anecdotes which makes it very hard to take notes. Seems more interested in talking about sociology (postmodernism and his beloved French philosophers, Foucault, Derrida etc.) than the actual subject he's teaching.
Awesome professor!
Not helpful. Would start talking about one topic and then would pause and discuss a completely different topic in the class (makes it very difficult to make notes).
Dr. Mitterer is a very experienced, He really knows what hes talking about! He welcomes all his students, hes great with communicating with us, the lectures are so fulfilling just VERYY long!
very boring and just dull
He is a fantastic human being. He really knows what he is talking about and for the most part is very good at helping us understand the content. But definitely do ALL the readings in the textbook because sometimes he can be confusing. Can go off topic sometimes, and get ready to watch TED talks in tutorials. Overall pretty good prof!
He does a good job summarizing key points of readings and keeping the class attentive. However, I still found that the readings for the classes were far more useful than the lectures.
Very cute professor but lectures are long, boring, and not sure whats going on half the time. Wish he would speak up because this class could be very interesting! Also, get the modeuls done when assigned... they are a lot of work if you leave them till the end.
Really nice guy but explanations of course material we're very confusing. I barely attended the lectures because I felt I would learn more by reading the textbook than by sitting in class listening to him. Still received good marks though (the textbook is definitely key.)
Great guy, just hard to follow along in lecture.
Mitterer has a very monotone voice when lecturing. He seems to be very sweet and would regularly show us cool pictures at the beginning of lecture. Despite this, when he went through course material it seemed to be irrelevant on the exam and any assigned work. I probably could have gone to no lectures and passed the semester with flying colours.
Makes complicated content digestible by putting it in context using examples from everyday life More organized than the other professors I experienced ( uses the digital platform, posts materials on time and follows schedule) All around good guy who engages students after class and seems passionate about Psychology beyond publishing
Honestly such a sweet man, a lot of reading but thats okay.
I really liked John, he seems to really care about his students. He managed to make intro material interesting (which is usually not the case). His exam was extensive, but he gave lots of hints in lecture about what was important to study. I loved his lectures, and enjoyed the readings he assigned. I hope I get to take more of his classes.
Dr. Mitterer is the nicest professor at Brock. He is pretty monotone but makes good jokes and is so friendly and makes you want to do well in his class. It is stressful because everyone says the exam is so hard but it wasn't that bad and he gives a lot of hints! The one paper is really long and tedious and a huge pain but overall John is great!
Sometimes hard to follow in lecture, but gives great hints for the exam if you show up. Textbook readings very important to understanding lecture material. If you're going to do anything, READ THE TEXTBOOK!
He's a good guy
He's a great professor! Lectures can seem a bit monotone but stick it through, it's worth it! If you go to lectures and listen you'll do fine in the class.
Confusing lectures as he likes to combine lectures and teach half of one lecture and half of another. Usually lets us leave early though. A lot of reading to do to be able to understand the lectures. Lectures can get kind of all over the place and confusing. But he seems like a good guy who really is inspired by psychology and loves his work
wonderful professor. knows what he's talking about and makes lectures interesting. going to be missed.
A really amazing professor. He is very nice and passionate about psychology. He often shared personal stories which made the lectures very interesting. I will miss having him!
Good lecturer, but you can't skip either class or readings. Entertaining if you are interested in the course material.
I ran out of money before I was able to finish my course and I was so hurt that it took along time to recover. Getting ahead is important to me for my sake and my son. Professor Mitterer was an answer to getting ahead and also getting to know the universe. I am retired and going back to psychology and I have him to thank.
I wanted to include hilarius as well. I wasnt there long enough to really make a difference but I ran out of money. I would take the course again. He impressed upon us to attend the lectures to make sure the student heard the lecture in person for the sake of inflection in the voice,etc. Brock is very lucky they have him.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
55%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A+
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
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PSYC2P94
5.0
(2)WHOCARES
5.0
(1)PSYC1F95
5.0
(1)PSYCHOLOGY
5.0
(1)PSYC3P58
5.0
(2)Difficulty by Course
190
5.0
PSYCHOLOGY
5.0
INTROPSYC
5.0
INTROPSYCH
5.0
INTRO
4.5