I had little interest in the class and found it quite dull, but the professor was obviously knowledgable. She was a competant teacher and made a valient attmept to make the subject interesting.

not the best class in general, but a good teacher who obviosuly knows a lot. Her notes are very nicely laid out and out onto blackboard VERY helpful for the tests! also she let me take a midterm late because I was really sick, very considerate person!

i mean, the classes were pretty boring, but she definitely knows her ****. and all in all it wasnt too hard

Yes, this class can be very boring and long, but honestly it is a breeze. Her MC test questions are straight from her Powerpints which she posts online. There are 4 exams of 40 questions, and no final. I study the night before tests and have averaged a 94% on the first three exams. If you put any effort into this class you will get a good grade.

Very boring teacher. Class was pointless since she read off her slides. All slide shows were posted online. Don't bother buying the text book, you wont need it! Only 4 tests throughout the course and no accumlative midterm or final. She scales each individual test and then curves the final grade at the end so the majority of the class receives a B-

She TALKS VERY FAST. I hate it when she goes back and forth, back and forth between slides, you can never take good notes. But she is very helpful during office hours. Great lady, knows what she's talking about, not really that great of a teacher

Very nice, she knows a hell of a lot. On the other hand she can be a bit redundant with her lecture. It is true (like others have said) that she can be a bit dry, but its really only boring if you aren't into the material; she does a fine enough job. Plus, the text book is rediculously priced, but you dont need it! everything is on the slides.

I think she may be one of my favorite teacher that I have had here at the U of O. I found her to be extremely helpful especially during office hours. I really struggled in this class, and she took every effort to help me out to prepare for the exams. I would take another class from her and would recommend her as well. very nice and very helpful.

She knows a lot and would like you to study hard and understand the concepts. Otherwise it is hard to get a good grade. The class was fun and I learned a lot, office hours were were helpful.

Such an easy class. I only attended class to take the exams (there are 4 and one score is dropped). She spells it out for you with her study guides -- literally all you need to do is read her study guide and go through her power points from lecture and the exams are very easy to pass.

Super easy class but feel asleep in probably every lecture. She has clicker questions in class but you don't even need to get them correct to get credit, the tests are easy if you simply review the her PowerPoints she goes over in class that she posts to blackboard. This class is one of the easiest ways to get a science credit.

I really enjoyed Professor Sereno! She would always listen to students questions even in a 500 person lecture hall and always had a happy personality in class. There are 4 exams (just study the slides and they are pretty easy), Iclicker questions, and online quizzes. Great way to get a science credit! Can be a long class, but really interesting!

Sereno really wants her students to learn, but her lecture slides move so fast that it is impossible to get good & complete notes. However, she posts her slides online beforehand, and it is best to take the notes and copy the info before class, and then listen to her speak and read them over during. There are four exams and no final, pretty easy.

The class is very reading based but her lectures were really key to understanding the content. She's kind of brainy but has a good sense of humor and is very good at communicating complex ideas. Studying for tests is essential. The weekly quizzes shouldn't be so many points for 3-4 questions but that's the only thing I could fault.

I was really excited to take this class, Margaret ruined Psychology for me. Boring long classes, only need to be there for clicker questions. Not an easy A do not take if your not a Psych major.

Absolutely LOVE her. I'm a psych major and transferred here expecting "meh" classes and she made my term. She's organized and clear and helpful and you really learn a lot from the structure she provides. Take her class. She really wants you to do well and learn.

The lectures are pretty boring, but you need to get the iclicker points. A lot of examples she uses are on the midterms including the videos. The mid terms are very fair and everything on the test has been on the powerpoints. The weekly quizzes are very easy points, just read the labs. Not a sure 1st round pick but is a steal in the later rounds.

I would recommend this class if you're a psych major, otherwise it may be a struggle to stay interested. In order to enjoy/get good grade in this class do these things: Sit in lower section of lecture hall, understand that the material gets easier/more interesting as term progresses, and know that everything on test will be discussed in lecture.

Ok, so Prof Sereno is a great person, smart and very nice. She is there for you if you put the effort to contact her, though her lectures are pretty boring she is trying to make them more entertaining with videos and class engaging activities. Tests can be sort of tough but if you read and pay attention they are very easy. Would recommend.

Wow Dr. Soreno is such an amazing professor. She really cares about all her students. I am so inspired by her. Will take her again for sure. Thank you so much

Personally, I really enjoyed PSY 202 more because it deals with social interactions, personality and psychological disorders, but it was really interesting to learn about the anatomy of the brain, neurons, language and sensation/perception in PSY 201, and I thought Professor Sereno gave excellent lectures!

Dr. Sereno is a wonderful teacher! She teaches the material in a very systematic and clear way. The thing I would say to anyone before taking her class, is that there are 4 exams total. In order to do well on the exams, it is necessary to study the lecture slides until you memorize them. If you are 100% committed, the class is easy and fun!

I thought Prof. Sereno was a great lecturer, she was a clear speaker and her tests were fair but pretty easy if you paid attention in class and went over the slides.

Dr. Sereno gives amazing lectures and is always available for office hours. Her knowledge of psychology is extensive. However, this does not mean she doesn't have trouble answering students' very specific questions. Tests are by no means difficult. You do not have to read the textbook. All is covered in the slides. Attendance via iClicker. No lab.

LOVE HER!!! Her class consists of four exams (no final) and 5% participation. Its very test heavy but she curves the class hard. This term an 82% was an A. Her lectures can get a tad boring but overall interesting and one of the better psych professors!

Awesome professor. Everything on the tests are on the slides; does a good job of outlining and organizing material. There are four exams but they are easy if you paid attention. Won't need much study time for this course.

Aside from the incident with the grade weight change, she was a fair & interesting prof. Do not skip class- all of what you need to know for tests is in lectures. I barely read out of the textbook at all and still got an A. Her classes are supposed to be 2 hours but she only keeps you for 1.5. Be diligent about the research reqs. Overall easy.

Read the syllabus and textbook, that is all you have to do to understand grading and material. There was a misunderstanding with how grades were reflected on Canvas (which does not always show an accurate grade), but percentages were clearly outlined in syllabus. Prof allowed reattempts on midterms after this mistake by some students. Very generous

Professor Sereno is amazing! One of the few professors I've had that seems to really care about the students. The end of the winter term was very chaotic but she went out of her way to make sure everyone succeeded (she even dropped the lowest test grade!)

Professor Sereno is very test-heavy. There are four mid-term exams, none of which are cumulative, but are easy so long as you study for them. Most questions are directly off the slides, so don't bother reading. Other than that, this is your very standard lecture class: inquizitives due every week, online labs that take 5 minutes. Overall easy class

A pretty typical lecture class. If you read the textbook and study a lot, it is easy to pass. She is eager to answer questions and explains stuff well with examples. However, it is a little test heavy, given there are 4 tests that are worth a lot of your grade.

She's a good teacher overall, def passionate about psychology. However her grading was mostly test heavy, 4 exams ( no mid-term/final) which was worth a lot, and if you do "badly" on one/two and completed everything else you probably won't get an A. She doesn't do extra credit which sucks. Definitely watch the lectures and take notes!

70% of your grade in this class will come from 4 midterms which are closed book. It was frustrating because if you do bad on one your grade was basically tanked. Read and take notes on the textbook for sure! Also she does not do extra credit so that sucks.

I truly do not understand all the negative reviews for Dr. Sereno. Yeah, she's dry, but exams are all MC and so straightforward that you do not even have to read the book. All the questions come directly from her slides (don't use her study guides, they're useless). All the other assignments were simple - if you show up, study, then it's an easy A.

I don't know why there are so many negative reviews on here. I thought Professor Sereno was really nice and clearly cared a lot about the subject she was teaching. Her teaching style didn't match up with what personally works for me, but theres a textbook with all the same info thats given in class so you can always figure out anything confusing.

Dr. Margaret Sereno was a good lecturer and made the class slides easy to follow. There is a lot of material but she makes it easy to access. If you just do the work and readings it's a pretty easy course, though it will require some time on your end.

Pretty boring but pretty easy. Studied for 3 hrs for each lecture. Wasn't sure why everyone hated her

Her lectures are super understandable. Her slides are extremely useful to study with, I didn't even take notes because of how organized her lectures were as notes. I found other people doing this, too, in class. She is more than happy to answer any questions and is super patient, especially during her office hours! Couldn't recommend her more!!

Not a difficult class by any means, though I came into this after taking AP Psych in highschool so I had some knowledge. Did a good job trying to keep us interested in memorization-heavy content. As long as you read the textbook for a bit each week and take notes you will be fine.

Pretty disgraceful that this professor isn't rated higher by most. I thought she was a great teacher and the slides were super helpful for understanding the chapter content. She's one of the better psych professors at UO. Nobody likes InQuizitive and ZAPS labs as assignments but she probably doesn't control that.

I loved her! She knew her stuff and was very passionate. I was able to follow her lectures easily and learned a lot from the class. She has 4 tests, but she curves them and provides lots of extra credit, so it's not bad at all. She was super supportive and really helped me in the class. Her lectures can be a bit dry but the content was interesting.

I feel like this class was an average introductory class, most big lecture classes are graded on only a few exams so i feel like that wasn't too unexpected. As long as you use the study guide and get the online stuff done you will do just fine. Margaret tries her best to be engaging but it's hard w/ basic intro stuff

Lecture-heavy course with basic introduction material, so it can be boring and hard to focus, but if you do the online assignments and take some notes, it's pretty straightforward. The online homework is an easy way to help your grade. The lecture slides are also a good tool to study for exams.

This class was much easier than I expected. The powerpoints are easy to follow and almost all the concepts connect and make general sense. The hardest part was the Inquizitive assignments. If you study the materials on the study guides it is easy to pass. Just make sure to pay attention in class as the exams are heavily based off of lectures.