I enjoyed her class...I had her the first semester she started teaching at Eau CLaire in the Fall semster of 2000. As long as you do the reading and go to class(the majority of the time) you'll be fine!!!

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Really a sweet prof. Always smiles. Not very demanding, easy to get good grade!

Exams are easier because all questions on them are gone over on chapter outlines and study guides

An excellent teacher. My favorite of all time. Great teaching technique!

She is a great teacher and explains things really well so you can understnd, and great with questions. She goes at a good pace with the material and tests aren't too bad. the tests are multiple choice, and set up in a real life example format.

Very nice lady. Good class.

Oh Lori is such a sweetheart! She is always smiling & gives real life examples that help u understand psych..She truly wants her students to succeed & is willing to help with anything..Although her class is difficult I learned a lot..I never once picked up my book, everything comes from her lecture

Vary easy class- all assignmenets are optional (to add up to 50 points in the end-you pick what ones you want to do or you can choose to do none and hand in cartoons or do research studies. All things about 6pts each.) She goes at a very slow pace, and you do nothing during class. Tests kinda hard.

She is a great teacher. She wants everyone to really understand the material and succeed in her class. She uses lots of real life examples to help you get it. Likes questions and does study sessions before her tests. Also gives opportuninty for extra great! Nice teacher would recommend her to anyone

Prof Bica was extremely helpful. If you read your text and are prepared for class you will be able to participate in the lectures and talk about real life situations where you can apply what she is teaching instead of simply copying her power point. Simply be prepared for her application tests.

A very sweet lady. What she teaches in class is very similar to the book, but she gives all kinds of real life examples/stories that make class interesting and fun. Writing assingments are few and relatively easy. Study your notes and read the book & you will get at least an A-.

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Prof. Bica is a super sweet lady. She is all about helping you succeed in whatever way she can. Offers office hours for help and there are plenty of opportunities to ask questions in class. Provides many easy-to-relate examples and makes the material very easy to understand. If you want to do well and understand / retain info, take Bica!

Very organized and smart lady. She knows what she is talking about and gives many clear examples with her powerpoints. She follows a schedule. It can be boring, but if you study frequently and don't cram you will do fine.

She is a very smart teacher and well organized. She answers student questions well and if she cannot she finds out the answer and responds in a timely manner. Tests are difficult but manageable if you study. While they are multiple choice you must know the material well in order to succeed

Such a great professor! Seriously, one of the best. So clear and so helpful. You dont actually have to do the reading. Just pay attention in class and write down everything on the overhead and you will pass with ease, probably get an A. And definitely go over the "most missed" list she gives you after each test. Such a great person, so funny.

Awesome prof. One of the best I've had. So nice & interesting.

Really is a very nice professor. If you have any problems, she will help you or at least stear you in the right direction.

Bica is a very nice woman. The class moves very slowly but she def. Knows her stuff and wants to make sure everyone else knows the info. too. Not an easy A like some psych teachers @ uwec but a possible B. Not a class to shirk off in. Her tests are harder than you would expect.Long winded,Often boring but so sweet it's hard to hold it against her!

She is very organized and incredibly helpful if you have questions. I suggest you take her if you want to challenge your mind and have a very intelligent professor.

She wears some ODD clothing some times. Ha. Kinda funny to watch. Sadly, one of the only reasons I go to class every day.

So far, my favorite teacher here at UWEC. Very nice, seems like the "mother-like" teacher. Her voice is soft so it kind of puts you to sleep but a very good teacher.

shes such a sweet teacher. one of my favorite teachers so far. she gives A LOT of examples...sometimes too many b/c she goes on talking about it for awhile. but she makes sure you understand everything. the tests are really not bad, 50 multiple choice questions..4 tests total. i enjoyed this class.

Love her. She uses a lot of examples and is willing to meet with you outside of class. Hard tests but if you study you will do fine. She makes almost everything interesting and she is such a sweet lady! Take her if you love psychology or you are just taking it as a Gen. Ed.

Very nice lady. She does cover things very thoroughly...but i think too much sometimes because some classes tend to drag on about one topic the whole period. Pretty easy as long as you keep up in the readings and pay attention in class. grade is 4 tests plus you need to acquire 50 points in participation activities.

Bica was a really nice and understanding teacher...I learned a lot in this class. Class assignments were very simple and easy...however when it came to the tests...some questios were confussing..where they could be two different answers. If you put time into studying and reviewing the text book, you should do fine!

her tests are all based on your notes so take good notes!!! dont really have to read the textbook unless you really want to...she's a pretty kool professor and she;'s really laid back.....overall she was fine....

Dr. Bica is so nice! She makes sure that you understand things in class, and gives tons of examples. There are study guides before each test, and if you do them, the tests are really easy. Make sure you come to class on Fridays, because she tends to give out important info not in the slides.

this class was not difficult but was boring as hell. i had a hard time not falling asleep everyday. but she did make things pretty easy

Hands down one of the best professors at UWEC. Gives a lot of real life examples to help with the topics, is passionate about what she does and cares a lot about her students and truly wants all to succeed. Extremely approachable and interesting and so positive! Excellent class and great professor!!

Tests are entirely based off of notes from lecture. I never read the book and I got an A in the class. Just make sure to do the homework. I almost fell asleep in every class because it was so boring and her voice is so monotone.

Awesome teacher--lecture can get a little tedious. I took AP psych in high school, entire class was review for me. Easy "A" class, interesting.

Her lectures were very clear; she was very easy to understand. The examples she gave for certain concepts were extremely helpful. I had a little difficulty with her tests, but if you study the notes, you should be good.

She was one of the nicest teachers, however when troubleshooting exam questions and proving my answers were correct she still wouldn't give credit. Has shoes like Denise Richards and her overall personality is very likeable. Exam questions can be tricky so make sure you read questions and the specificity of the word choice used.

She is a great person, easy to follow in class and if you do the chapter reviews you will do just fine on the tests! i recommend her!

I love psychology but this class was the most boring class I have taken here so far. The powerpoints make me want to fall asleep. She knows what she is talking about, I am just not motivated to pay attention all the time

She came in to teach the class for the last half of the semester and THANK GOD! She uses power points but definitely goes off and initiates conversation with the class. If you can, TAKE HER! She is SO nice and always willing to help.

Great professor! She's very engaging and while most of the class is done through power-point there is also an element of discussion that goes along with it. She is very eager to help and very approachable.

Nice Professor, easy to approach but she is very busy. Talks a lot and tells personal stories that relate to powerpoint material. Lessons may be disorganized but notes and text coincide with text. Interesting topics and she is willing to help with studying for tests.

Professor Bica is a great professor!! She has very good lectures that are interesting and make you want to go to class. To study for the tests she will give you an outline with everything that is necessary to know, and the tests stick to that information, which makes it alot easier to study.

Great prof! Loved her class. She is incredibly knowledgeable about her subject, and you can tell she really enjoys teaching it. She made lecture interesting and made sure everyone understood the material by using stories that relate. Read the textbook and take notes before class, and take supplemental notes during lecture.

class was interesting. a lot of your grade is determined upon if you do the readings or not, no exams or quizes. two papers that are interesting to write. overall very good class take it!

Very boring professor with hard tests. If you don't want to be a psych major steer clear of Bica her tests are pretty tough. A nice woman and all but for the average student that wants psych as an easy A or just to fill a requirement not the best fit.

An extremely hard grader. Class was interesting and she was helpful but be prepared to know every little detail for every question on the tests.

pretty nice

I think she is a very nice lady. Her voice puts me to sleep because it is so calming. She knows what she is talking about. Her tests are hard, all examples so you have to understand the concepts. She makes a study guide for you to use while reading. MAKE SURE TO TAKE NOTES! she quizzes on topics talked about in class that aren't on powerpoints.

Bica knows her stuff, but tends to get side tracked very easily. She doesn't stick to the schedule and there is no actual set of assignments, just whatever she feels like you should do that day. Tests are hard, but if you pay attention in class you do fine.

Prof Bica is very interested in her students succeeding. She mostly covers what the book tells you so you don't have to read the book, but if you miss a class you can read and catch up.

Lectures are long and boring. Never clear on what will be tested on. You won't do well if you don't do the readings, the reading guides, and take notes. She's also really annoying and always lets us out late. It's not terribly hard but it's not an easy A.

Bica is a very nice lady, but very boring. She has a very calming voice and moves so slowly that you will most certainly fall asleep. However, her class is fairly easy and she is very helpful when you need anything. Just show up to her class, do the reading guides, and stay on track with the choice activities.

We read the ENTIRE textbook from cover to cover in one semester. Let that sink in. Interteaching guides are required but she always gives clarification on fuzzy subjects, but she does expect a lot from her students. Read the textbook, get involved, and pay attention (even though sometimes it is easy to nod off in her class). She is full of info.

If you show up to all of the lectures and take good notes you will not have to read the book and will get a good grade with relative ease. The test are based off the lecture and are all multiple choice. Good teacher for the course, would take again.

Women's psych was interesting and relevant but the structure of the class made it hard to get through. Reading guides: tedious and repetitive. Discussions: entirely based on the readings. Grading wasn't completed on any of the 26 guides until after finals. Feedback on major assignments was quick. Overall interesting material but bad set up.

Professor Bica is extremely kind and helpful. I saw a bad review of the online class on here but I can't say I agree. Yes, there is a lot of work, and it can be confusing, but it's an online class that condenses a semester into three weeks. Her questions truly do help you learn. I think everyone should have to take this--SO applicable.

Although she is always willing to help and the class isn't too hard as long as you do your work; she is repetitious and every day in class we do the same thing and it gets really old. We do a prep guide every week out of the book and she teaches everything out of the book which gets really old. I wish she would mix it up a little bit.

This class was fairly easy but be prepared to teach yourself ALL of the material. Each week you do a long study guide from the book, which is very effective for learning, but Bica just talks about the guide instead of actually lecturing. The tests were easy if you filled out your guides well for reference. Projects were totally up to you to design.

Dr. Bica expects you to complete VERY lengthy reading guides every week (usually took me at least 2 hours). Although these are a pain in the butt, and you have to correct other classmates, you are allowed to use them on the exams which she allows you to take either online or in person. She is very personable if you ask for help. Just put in work

I did not enjoy this class with Lori Bica. Lectures were very boring and we did the same thing every day. You had long assignments each week, and then had to go over your group members assignments and give them feedback, and then talk about it again during class. I wanted to skip every day but had to attend in order to pass. Wouldn't recommend.

Professor Bica is a very nice lady who cares about her students. She goes the extra mile to make sure everyone is understanding the material and that nobody has any questions. The only problems I had were she doesn't teach very well. She explained things poorly and sometimes I felt like I didn't learn anything at all. Make sure you read the book!

Lori means well, but she takes forever to get grades back. Expectations are clear, assignments are straight from book and take a long time, but they are VERY useful for exams. If you do the work, the class is not difficult. Would definitely take her again!

Is unorganized and can have confusing assignments, but is an easy grader and will work with students. She's very lenient! Skipped a lot of classes but passed with a B. Interesting readings. Work in groups everyday to go over answers. Not too bad!

People complain about having to read the textbook.

If you make the effort learn all of the class notes, you will do well on the exams. If you skip class often, you'll get a C or worse.

She is super nice and easy to approach. For my Psych 100 class, she was pretty punctual and really made sure we understood everything very clearly. Easy grader, the tests are pretty easy.

Bica is very smart and has a great personality. I think she gets off topic a lot. She wants to teach what the students wanna know about. If you read for the reading assignments, thats what she talks about in class.

Had her for psych 100 and she was a great teacher! Very in depth explanations, and yes like other comments it can get boring but if you are really interested in psych youll definitely enjoy the class. She gives example questions for tests and is always clear about the material, also on occasion gives bonus points on them too! Highly recommend!!

Bica really has a great personality and I love having her as my Psych 100 teacher, and am hoping I can enroll in her course for Psych 230. She is a tough grader and hands out a lot of homework; but as long as you do the readings and the homework you should be prepared for the tests.

Dr. Bica is sweet. She gives me aunt vibes. She loves psych a lot, and her lectures reflect that. She is a timely grader and expects a lot out of students (which makes sense because most people taking this class need it for their major). Lectures can get boring but are crucial for a good grade.

I really enjoyed Dr. Bica's Psych 100 course. Although at times it was hard to pay attention to the lectures, as long as you do the study guides for the class and thuroughly pay attention during lectures the tests are somewhat easy. She is a very kind professor, and really helped me a lot when I met with her individually.

I like Bica as a person but she's tough as a professor because she dominates lectures. She really cares about her students and for that, I like her. The prep guides are a pain but it goes by quickly. I don't think she expected too much of students as college upperclassmen. She really is super kind and willing to help you with anything you need.

Honestly, she was very nice and upfront about her expectations. So long as you do the homework, pay attention, and ask questions if you're confused, you're not going to have a bad time. Sometimes I was a bit bored but it was never stressful.

Dr. Bica is a nice person. She seems very passionate about teaching, but sometimes the lectures were hard to sit through. The exams were also somewhat challenging, you definitely have to know the material well. She does give helpful feedback throughout the semester and is accessible outside of class. Overall a good professor.

She's really passionate about psychology and wants students to ask questions during class and interact. There is no attendance penalty for missing class but it's important to go to do well on exams.

My favorite class this semester. I learned so much that I can use later in life. I appreciated having a class that met in person during the pandemic because virtual classes don't work for me. Dr. Bica is very organized, sticks to the calendar, and posts grades quickly.

Professor Bica is very nice and cares about her students. She goes the extra mile to make sure everyone is understanding the material and that nobody has any questions. She explains things well. Definitely make sure you read the book and do the study giudes!

Prof Bica explains material clearly. I appreciated that she kept the class organized and always on schedule during a semester that kept changing because of the pandemic.

She is so knowledgable on everything she lectures on and you can tell she is passionate about what she is teaching and about her students. A super interesting class that I would take again

Dr. Bica is probably the nicest professor I've had so far. She's very educated and really wants to answer your questions, so don't be afraid to ask them even if the class is one of the larger ones! Her Canvas and her lectures are very well structured.

Lori Bica is a very knowledgeable professor! Her lectures are always interesting and include important info for the tests. Her class does have quite a bit of homework, but it is not too hard. DO THE STUDY GUIDES!!!! If you do the study guides, tests are easy!

Dr. Bica is a very flexible and empathetic professor! She helps break down important concepts and also reassures with everyone before she moves on with her lecture. She also lets you know what is specifically expected on exams. Lastly, fill out very detailed study guides and take good notes from lectures cause THEY WILL ALWAYS BE ON THE EXAMS!!!

Bica was a great professor. Her lectures are insightful, and I recommend you show, however it's not required. The tests were pretty straight forward and were never too difficult. Study guides were given often, every few days, but to be fair they helped with the tests. Overall, good professor who I recommend, especially for Psych 100.

I liked Bica, she was friendly and lectures weren't too boring. It was a weird layout for all the assignments and it was kind of confusing, and she was also a bit of a tough grader on them. Exams were pretty easy though if you did all the study guides and took notes on everything. Overall a good class and I recommend for psyc 100.

Professor Bica was very kind and seemed to be very passionate about her work and field of study. Lectures didnt seem to be exactly "mandatory" but I feel as if I didn't show to every lecture, I'd fall behind immediately. Exams were slightly difficult; you definitely have to know your stuff.

10/10 recommend! She makes the class extremely easy by giving you choice assignments, they take about 30 min to complete and they are very helpful! The grade you get falls completely on you, just do the work and you will get an A, she gives you all the information and material you would need for the test. Must got o class or you will miss stuff.

I really liked this class, it was my first psychology class but she's very good at explaining so it made it very easy. All you have to do is do the assignments which are very easy and show up for class and you'll do well.

Dr. Bica is super nice!! I really enjoy her as a person but she usually doesn't give that much important info in lecture. She usually goes over study guides which are ESSENTIAL to doing well in this class. As long as you complete all of the study guides, you're set for the exams. No final cumulative exam.

Dr. Bica was a great professor. Lectures were sometimes boring but usually worth going to. She will tell you to do the study guides ("optional" homework) and if you follow that advice and study with them, tests will not be a problem. There's a study guide to do every few days (usually several questions). Dr. Bica is pretty helpful outside of class!

I like Dr. Bica. People act like she didn't make the study guides for you. They REALLY help, they support her lectures, and they are also extra credit. Do them, then the class is not that hard. I got a B on every test and passed the class with an A+ because of the guides. Lots of reading but it gives you project ideas. Do creative stuff: more fun.

Overall, Professor Bica is really nice. The weekly study guides are all "optional" but doing them allows you to receive all homework points, and they really prepare you for exams. This class is technology free for those who are used to taking notes on a laptop, but the lectures are easy to follow, so taking notes on paper for this course is easy.

Dr. Bica was a great experience. She cared about the success of all her students. This course is mildly difficult, but she makes it easy with the plentiful extra credit by doing the study guides. SHE GIVES YOU FREE POINTS FOR STUDYING. Do them!! Questions on the tests come straight from the study guides. She grades easy on the 2 projects assigned.

Dr. Bica is very knowledgable in the subject. Her lectures are hard to sit through - but I recommend going to them. Study guides take at least up to 3 hours. Definitely not an easy class, but learned a lot.

Bica is really nice, she is understanding when things happen with submissions, READ THE TEXTBOOK and do all the study guides they prepare you really well for exams, lectures are good at elaborating on the study guides, presents organized schedule and gives you study guides for the exam and outlines which are great. attendance not mandatory but go!

A kind soul. Clearly passionate, very knowledgeable. Not perfect, and a little tough as a grader, but always happy to help and discuss outside of class

Extreme knowledge on the topic, questions answered in highly digestible way

Very knowledgeable on the topics and gives really great examples that help make confusing topics make sense

The assignments were well worded/explained well and clearly. If there were any slight confusions, it would be addressed immediately.

Knows course topics well and is friendly and nice to all students. Communicates well with information for class and exams and also organizes and prepares everything well also.

Dr. Bica is well prepared for class, very knowledgable/passionate and always very happy/welcoming to students.

Communications and clarifications were great and she gives really helpful feedback. The assignments were very organized and easy to follow.

The way the readings are broken up with the study guides really helped with my preperation for this class. The organization of everything in Canvas helps a lot.

Bica makes good connections with students in and out of class. Very organized and prepared, lots of knowledge and able to expand via questions.

I really enjoyed this class. Bica lectures very well and coming to class was a valuable use of my time (compared to other classes that use a textbook this heavily). Communication was very clear and relationship with students was as good as it can be in such a big class. Classes were always organized and prepared, we covered all expected content.

Dr. Bica depends a lot on very long study guides but they are extra credit and not graded. I would recommend doing them because the lectures are focused on them and so are the exams. She is very nice and gives good feedback to every assignment you submit. She is good at answering all questions whether in class or through email.

I'll start this off by saying Lori Bica is an awesome person and teacher, but this class has a shit load reading and homework, a majority of your time during the week is going to be spent reading and doing the guides, go into the class with an open mind and participate in class discussions

Dr. Bica is kind and wants her students to succeed. She explains things well and is very educated. She only requires reading and study guides, which directly connect to the exams, so really not hard at all. Attendance is not mandatory, and she does not take it; however, if you miss class, she requires you to receive the notes from a classmate.

I took PSYC 336 in the same semester as PSYC 401, and Bica's class was way more difficult than my capstone class. Let that sink in...

My favorite professor. Very knowledgeable in the subject, loves her work. Such a nice teacher. Her class was super interesting and kept me engaged.

I loved taking psych 100 with Dr Bica, she really cares and wants her students to succeed. Her lectures do get very boring but are worth it to attend as theres little things she says that can prepare you for an exam. No cumulative final which is awesome and an overall great class. She knows what she's talking about and an overrall wonderful lady.

This class is very assignment-heavy heavy with 1-2 due each class, but not hard, just time-consuming and most seeming off-topic. She is very organized and approachable. While she is not the best for those with accommodations, she allowed me to take exams in a different space, but gave pushback on my online note-taking per my accommodations.

Her approach to answering questions and concerns was lovely and impressive. I really appreciated the organized lectures.

I really liked the study guides and how they prepared me for exams. Amazing professor, always answered questions, was nice & treated everyone fairly, and overall always prepared and organized.

I really enjoyed all of the topics, everyone in the class was super nice, overall an amazing course and Professor Lori made it super helpful to learn.

I like the organization of the class and the ability to choose which assignments worked best for me.