He's pretty cool. He doesn't believe in papers or final exams, so all you have to do to get an A is do well on his weekly quizzes. If you do the reading the night before you should be fine. :)

Overall the class was not bad. Weekly quizzes can be fairly difficult but if you do the reading you should be fine. The TA's also gave 2 weekly tutoring seesions each which were also very helpful.

He was a nice guy with obvious enthusiasm and passion for the field of Psychology. The whole class revolves around the book, so if you just read the one chapter that is assigned each week, and highlight vocabulary, you WILL be fine for the quiz every week

I personally am not a Psychology major and chose this class as an elective. Overall this class was interesting and kept my attention. You really have to read the text in order to pass the quizzes. Great extra credit!

There's really no reason to do badly in this class, he gives so many extra credit opportunities. He makes this class interesting.

His class is pretty straightforward. I love how he always makes class interesting.

The class is pretty easy as long as you read through the assigned chapters. Dr. Choca enjoys telling a lot of random stories, which might or might not be interesting.

I like that we do not have any tests, only quizzes. Makes the class more enjoyable.

It's an easy class if you use all of your resources (text book, online quizzes, tutoring).

Class wasn't very exciting. Knows a lot about psyc, but showed really old videos. As a teacher, hes not bad. However, he doesn't schedule his lesson plans according to whats on the quizzes. Random teaching.

Good professor. Have a fair way to grade his students. Uses good materials and is always available.

Very helpful and really want the students to get good grades

Mostly lectures w/ minimal discussion. Participation = attendance. Weekly quizzes are on chapters that average around 45 pgs each w/ grades returned quickly & make ups are allowed. Uses blackboard to keep track of grades & extra credit is offered, along w/ tutoring sessions by teaching assistants. Just read to pass.

I really liked this class. Not to hard if you pay attention!

dR.CHOCA IS A GOOD PROFESSOR AND HE ENJOYS TEACHING. HE IS MORE THAN WILLING TO HELP STUDENTS AND MAKES CHECKING GRADES CLEAR AND COMPREHENSIBLE.

He is soooo cool he has a great accent and tells us funny stories =)

Pretty simple class! Quizzes and lectures make up its entirety. Helpful TA's as well!

As long as you show up to class and take the quizzes then this class is not difficult to pass. Just put forth a little bit of effort, and you will get a good grade out of it.

Pretty good class and easy to pass as long as you read the chapters.

You can do great in this class as long as you read and show up to class. He has an accent but if you pay attention, you'll understand him.

He is a good professor, the class is easy but it involves a lot of reading.

I think the class is a lot of fun! Professor Choca lose to tell stories about his experiences that make it easier to grasp the concepts discussed,

Dr.Choca tells a lot of cool stories that help us grasps the ideas I'm the book. I don't like not having any tests of finals because its hard to redeem your grade if you fall behind.

The class is fairly easy if you read the book. Dr. Choca really wants students to pass and the TA's are great. Tutoring sessions are offered which really helps.

This class was very easy as long as you read the material

He is cool. No papers or final exams, so all you have to do to get an A is do well on his weekly quizzes. If you do the reading the night before you will be fine

Do the reading and pay attention in class thats all you have to do. great teacher and great TAs

Great teacher! Great TAs

More chances to improve grade. I enjoy the movies.

Good professor. We usually have a quiz every week, and as long as you keep up on the readings you will do ok.

Dr. Choca is an excellent professor. His class was informative but easy if you do all the readings which are fun to read. I enjoyed taking his class!

The class is great! There is a weekly quiz which makes up your entire grade. A movie is assigned every week and they really help to understand the disorders. The only suggestion I have for the course is to learn more about the DSM V and how to go about making a diagnosis.

Really great professor. I like the structure of the course and the movies that demonstrate the psychological disorders.

Dr. Choca is very knowledgeable in the subject of psychopathology. The class lectures were interesting and afterwards he gave students an opportunity for questions and clarification.I enjoyed the class.

Excellent Professor!!! My recommendations for improvement would be, BB discussions on movies and personal experiences with mental disorders. Optional paper for those on the borderline between an A and B grade.

Great class, helps very much in learning the new DSM 5 criteria. Highly recommended.

Excellent professor. Went to great length to make the class stimulating. I loved the course structure &format. Using movies to demonstrate mental illness was a wonderful teaching strategy. It provided opportunity to get illustrations of what we learned from text being applied to people. His approach stimulated critical thinking Thanks, Dr Choca

He is a friendly approachable professor. His cadence can lull you, and his accent difficult to understand at time, but he is enthusiastic about psychopathology, and that can make class interesting.

Very straightforward course; if you read the required chapters and watch the weekly quizzes, you'll do fine. He is really passionate about psychopathology and uses personal examples when relevant.

Professor really gives you the opportunity to succeed in the course. Be on top of the chapters. Make sure you READ! Assigns weekly films which are very interesting and relevant to chapter that is being studied that week. Really should take this course only if you can manage your time and READ READ READ.

Completely passionate about his teachings. This class is great and professor gives many opportunities to pass and he also gives you many methods to study with. Weekly movies, chapter, and slides. Make sure you READ your material in order to be successful.

Professor gives you many opportunities to succeed in this course. Any grade other than an A or a B is not acceptable. As long as you read and watch weekly movies you will defiantly do great in this course.

I really like the overall structure of the class. It is easy to maintain a decent grade as long as you read the chapters and watch the movies. I prefer his method of taking weekly quizzes rather than having a midterm and final. Dr. Choca is very approachable and wants his students to succeed.

Dr. Choca is very approachable and concerned about the students' progress. Doing well in this course is easy if you attend every class, rad the chapters and watch assigned movies. Lecture can be dull at time, so other means of teaching (like case studies and different examples) would be more engaging and helpful in understanding the material.

Cool professor. He makes you a weekly test about the previous lecture and a chapter of the textbook, plus some questions about a movie you have to watch. It's far better than having a midterm and a final!

Very knowledgeable. A big name in personality assessment. Class can be a little slow and expectations for assignments aren't always perfectly clear, but once you figure out what is expected you have the information needed.

He was an awesome professor. Organization of lecture was not the best. Overall I wish we would have had more possible points other than just the weekly quizzes which are very DSM and lecture/powerpoint heavy.