very nice but always seems worried or hurried. She would be great to have in a smaller class setting.

She is very, very, very nice and willing to help you in anyway. Tests are kind of hard, but she curves.

Dr. Black was very nice and helpful. Her tests were primarily focused on book, not the notes, so the tests were somewhat hard. However, she gave an excellent scale.

I think she is one of the most intersting teachers I have had at UA. I am not really that intersting in Py and i loved this class. She does not take role but I still went to class. The tests are average. She gives out study guides before tests and has study sessions. She also has her notes online. She is full of intersting info. Take her is you can

very easy, nice teacher. take her if you can. easy a

She is a great teacher, and her tests are fair. She holds study sessions prior to tests that really help and gives study guides. Her tests comes mostly from the notes, but just do the study guide. Very interesting class!

Her class was not terribly difficult, but it wasn't easy either. You definately have to study. Her study sessions are VERY helpful. I wouldn't have known what to study otherwise because she isn't very clear in class. She is very nice and helpful though. The most annoying thing about her is the fact that she doesn't know how to pass out tests!

Very helpful teacher. She wants to give you an "A" but you have to earn it all on your own. Fairly difficult class and Lectures are pretty boring.

I have studied more in this class than I have for any class so far in college, but as a result I have learned a LOT!!! With her study guides and 8-15 point curves, I have aced the tests! The class is fun and one of the few I actually learn interesting, useful information in. Shiela wants to see her students succeed, and as such she will help you!!

Loved the class and she is an awesome professor and person. I would love to have her again!

This was my hardest class this semester but I absolutely loved it. Its crucial you go to class and take notes. I have 54 pages typed from this class alone. The only problem is that its hard to listen to her lectures while taking taking them. I would recommend her to anyone. She has a sweet disposition and is fair.. P.S. Attend review session.

Dr. Black is a GREAT teacher. I had her Fall 2010 and really liked it. Going to class and copying her notes from the powerpoint is important in order to do well on the tests, but when I had her she curved EVERY test, INCLUDING the final and the review sessions are extremely helpful. Go to those if you get her.

Her tests are straight from her lectures and never anything she didn't cover. The only bad thing is that she doesn't use tegrity or put her notes online so you have to go to class to get them. Overall not a bad class and she was not hard.

This class isn't that bad. Go to class, take notes, and attend the study sessions before a test, and you will be fine. Don't buy the book because you never use it. She gives extra credit, and if you go to the study sessions she gives you a lot of the answers to the test. I think she's good.

Pretty easy class. She is very happy and helpful, but sometimes she appears disorganized and/or confused. I highlighted important topics in the book, and that seemed to help. Also, her notes aren't on elearning, so be sure to go to class as much as possible.

Not a hard class at all. Yes you have to go to class to get the notes but attendance is not mandatory. Her tests are not hard they are basically just from the notes and she adds a 7-10 point curve to every test which helps a lot so even if you make a 100 you get a 110 averaged into your grade.

This class was a pretty easy class. You do not have to attend any of the classes because she doesnt take roll. Has study guides, and even reviews them and it is so beneficial. MAKE SURE you show up to her study sessions she basically goes over the whole test. Overall, she is a great teacher and if you study for the tests you will do well.

She is an awesome professor. Her class was easy. She tells you everything you need to know for the test. Your book isn't used, I wouldn't buy it. Attendence isn't mandatory, but go! Its so much easier to understand.

Excellent professor. Do not get the book. If you go to class she will ask questions that appear WORD FOR WORD on the exams. She gives over 20 bonus points and lets you drop a test. She is extremely knowledgeable and will never hesitate to explain something until it makes sense to you. Easy A, Take her!

At first I attended all the classes, but after awhile I realized attendance is not mandatory or even necessary. She gives a study sheet for every test. I would suggest working through it (I bought the book and used it for this, but you could just use google and your own notes), but towards the end I just went to the test reviews and made A's. Easy.

Definitely take her class, it's easy and tests come straight from the book's study help multiple choice questions. You always know what to expect, and she takes time out of her own week to do a study session before exams. She's nice, but I found her hard to listen to, but it was fine because her lectures are short. Notes are disorganized, though.

She is a sweet lady and her lectures definitely help you on the test so don't skip class! She gives study guides that correlate with the test so if you do the study guide and learn whats on it youll be fine! I would take her again!!

Interesting class. Easy honors credit. Go to the review sessions, she'll tell you what's on the tests. I didn't read the book once, just pay attention & take notes. Randomly takes attendance for EC. High pitched voice, but it didn't bother me. Sweet lady. Gives a lot of real life examples and explains material well. Cumulative final plus 3 tests.

Dr. Black is so sweet and respectful. Her test are not very difficult, and her review sessions cover most of the information on the tests. She doesn't give any homework; however, participating in 12 hours of research is required to pass the class. I bought a textbook and a mypsychlabs access code, but I haven't needed either of them.

I loved Dr. Black. Her class was very straight-forward: show up for class, take the powerpoint notes in class, study, and take the test. As long as you followed her notes, I had no difficulty preparing for or doing well on any of the tests.

easy class and teacher, not my favorite because lectures tend to be long and boring. make sure and take notes on all the power points and do the extra credit that is offered. she gives study sheets and has pre test study sessions. overall good class just not my favorite.

There are only 2 papers and she gives you the questions to her test before you take them. Easy grader and very passionate about her studies. Would recommend.

This is a very easy class, especially for honors. I didn't go to class for the last two months and still made an A. Don't buy the online book. Do the research requirement early though because by the end of the semester, there aren't many left and you may have to write papers.

Dr. Black is one of my favorite psychology professors. She really cares about her students and is a very fair grader. TAKE HER CLASS!

Super sweet lady! Easy powerpoint notes. One very easy presentation. Go to the review sessions before each exam! She uses the exact questions from the exams during the session. Have to do some participation in psych studies, either survey online or in person but they're easy! Pretty much just to help grad students get their research done.

I really don't understand some of the negative reviews. She does teach off the PowerPoints, but the information is mostly interesting. She always does test reviews so the tests end up being super easy. She also gives bonus points for simply participating in the reviews. Overall super sweet lady and easy class. I would 100% recommend this class!

I loved Dr. Black. She made it very easy to get an A in her class, but I still learned a lot as well. You could tell she cares about her students on a personal level, and she worked hard to make her lectures entertaining with videos and interactive portions.

Great professor.

I was nervous taking this class because of the review but honestly Dr. Black is an amazing professor. Her slides are a little wanky but if you go to class you are fine. She is great at explaining things and can tell she cares. She has a bunch of videos and gives many examples for the things we are discussing. You can tell she is very knowledgable.

Her slides are not very easy to comprehend if you dont go to class, and the format of the class is a little weird, but other than that shes a great prof. You can tell she really cares and she is very knowledgeable. Just go to class and youll be fine.

Took Dr Black for PY470 and really enjoyed her and would recommend her! She is very sweet and caring and understanding making it easy to reach out to her. The lectures are a bit boring but the material is easy to understand and almost all of the test materials come from the lectures

Don't listen to all of these reviews, seriously. My class was complaining about the structure of the class literally on day 2 amongst other things. If you literally just try to attend class, ask questions, and *not get up and leave the classroom every time she's literally done speaking,* you'll likely get the grades you want. Very helpful professor

Don't listen to all the negative reviews. Dr. Black is so sweet and I had no trouble with her class at ALL. She doesn't take attendance, but she does squarecaps quizzes in class that you need to do a certain number of. Her test questions come from her posted lectures, and she posts study sheets before every test which helped me a lot.

She is the sweetest lady ever. She genuinely wants her students to do well and is willing to help anywhere she can. She does optional night review before tests just to make sure her students do well. However, the final is worth 40% and there is a lot of work that is worth little in comparison. Get ready to teach yourself most of the material too.

Do not listen to these bad reviews. Dr Black is an amazing professor! It is clear she is very knowledgeable on the subject she teaches. She provides so much extra credit it's literally impossible to fail her class. Very easy for a 400 level course. Just show up and do your work and actually listen to her lectures and you'll do fine.

Dr. Black is genuinely a great professor and I'm not understanding where a lot of these negative reviews are coming from. Her grading criteria is super clear and she provides study sheets for each test. Not to mention, she provides a TON of extra credit opportunities so it is difficult to do poorly in the class. Would definitely recommend her!

Dr. Black is so sweet! Always accessible outside of class and truly cares about her students. She does her best to make the lecture content fun and engaging. We have weekly homeworks and in-class assignments, but they are participation-based so they buffer your grade a ton. Plus, you get a drop test. Interesting class and so easy to succeed in!

Professor Black is a very lecture orientated teacher, but she clearly knows what she is talking about and is not a difficult grader. Would take again!

Go to class, you will need the sqaurecap questions for test practice, and she's a lovely lady. Go to her study sessions; they help. I got a 100 on her tests. You will need to study, and when you do, you'll do well. Her final was hard, but I think she curved it. She gave lots of extra credit, which will improve your test grades.