Alice Friedman - Binghamton University (SUNY), Binghamton, NY

Professor: Alice Friedman

Department: Psychology

College: Binghamton University (SUNY), Binghamton, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH223
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Would not recommend this professor. Lectures were incredibly confusing/not helpful and the professor was very unorganized. Many multiple choice test questions were opinion based. Throughout the semester I emailed her over 8 times and did not receive a single response. She was very standoffish, rude, and abrasive. Do not take her class. Will regret.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH223
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Friedman is one of the most disorganized people i have ever met in my entire life. He lectures are dry and useless. She hasnt been quoted saying I dont lecture on course content?? This class was the bane of my existence this semester. Reading comments yall are thinking, it couldnt be that bad right? Wrong, it is. Avoid at all costs.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH223
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Alice Friedman is beyond awful. As a teacher she is argumentative, unaccommodating, rude and genuinely detrimental to her students mental health. She has been known to say inaccurate and abrasive things. Such as depression and anxiety are in your head and referring to LGBTQ+ as a disease . Avoid at all costs if you wish to keep your sanity.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PSYC223
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Shes awful her tests are based for the most part on her opinion and her lectures are boring and she doesnt take attendance. Avoid classes with her.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH223
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS IF SHE IS TEACHING. She is one of the worst professors I have ever had. You can't understand anything she says, and her lectures are boring, so I teach myself the material. She is rude, and is not accommodating to the students. The only good thing is that the material in the textbook is interesting.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH223
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

This professor mumbles through all lectures and provides a page disclaimer before each test excusing her for grammar errors and stating more than one answer may be correct. By the end of the semester, over half the class stopped attending the lecture. The school tried to fire her years ago, you can look up the lawsuit online. Do not take her.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH473
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

She is knowledgeable. However, her strong suit is not in teaching. If you want to pass, attend the lectures, copy all the slides, which she does not post, and read the textbook. Other than that, just have information that may not be necessary ready for exams. It will help in boosting your grade.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PSYC223
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

She is by far the worst teacher I've ever had the misfortune of having. Her lectures are incredibly slow and dull. On the day of our first test she spent a solid 10 minutes explaining to us how to take a test, as though we havent already taken a million just to get to this point. I have been teaching this class to myself. Do not take her class.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PSC220
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: No
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Lectures are slow and boring, but mandatory because she gives out in class assignments RANDOMLY- and they count for your grade. Tests are difficult and all multiple choice, but all choices are similar & she says choose the best option... I wouldnt take this class.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PSYC220
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

She is a very boring lecturer and you will probably learn nothing in her class. I love developmental psychology but it seems like she has no interest in the subject. Her class is dry and confusing. There are curves on all tests and quizzes because they are so hard and everyone does awful.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PSY220
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Alice Friedman is the most disorganized woman on this earth. Her lectures are useless. I skipped all of them until she got mad that people only showed up for quizzes and decided MID SEMESTER to change everything. She threw out quizzes and changed them to "in class activities" (pointless and a waste of time), in order to make people attend class.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PSC220
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Friedman definitely gives you ample chances at an A or a B. If you simply glance at the readings then a B or better is by far possible if not likely. However, I feel as if she prefers smaller class sizes because she tries to do group work quite often. This ends up a complete mess in a lecture hall of 220+ people. Her lectures can be dull.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PSY220
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

she is the worst professor I have ever had. really do not take a class by her you will regret it!!!!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PSYC220
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Friedman is one of the most disorganized professors I've ever encountered. She is a nice woman and means well but is a horrible teacher. Her lectures are honestly useless and her exams are soo difficult because "all of the choices are correct but select the best one". Friedman doesn't plan her lectures well, leaving students frustrated and confused

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PSY220
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Horrible professor!!!!! DO NOT TAKE!! She makes no sense whatsoever, cannot write clear exam questions, is no help outside of class, sends you 15 emails every single day that are 9 paragraphs long. Ridiculous. Not worth the effort.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH223
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Would not recommend this professor. Lectures were incredibly confusing/not helpful and the professor was very unorganized. Many multiple choice test questions were opinion based. She also told the lecture that depression is "just a personality trait" and "I don't believe in statistics." Difficult to do well in the class as it's very confusing.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PSYC223
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Her lectures are insanely boring. I got pretty much nothing out of going to them. You have to memorize the textbook to study (also you can find a pdf online). She doesn't do anything to actually try and teach. She's a nice person, but a bad teacher. Don't take this class unless you have to.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH223
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

DO NOT take her unless you have to. Horrible professor. Things she lectured in class were hardly on exams, but she takes attendance 2 or 3 times with an in class assignment. She says that in order to do well, you must read the textbook. Reading and outlining the textbook, going to every class, and studying lecture notes, only got me a B.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PSYC223
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Alice Friedman needs an hour dedicated to her on National Geographic. This woman is a specimen to observe in her habitat. She's quite knowledgable about psychology research and strictly pediatric abnormal behavior, but hasn't quite figured out how to properly teach this knowledge to other people. Most disorganized living being on planet earth. 0/10

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH223
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Dr Friedman is funny and nice, however the class was dry. Her lectures are not interesting and it's unclear on how to study for tests. The tests aren't too hard, but you have to study and do well on them for an A. She can be hard to follow sometimes. She also taught this course (behavioral disorders) only from a child perspective,which I didnt like