Reviews of professor James Yingst

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Took him for both Cognitive and Social Psychology and he's one of my favorite professors! He cares about his students and wants them to succeed over anything. Participation is important, but he embraces all forms of it (i.e. email) because he knows some people are shy in class. Weekly quizzes but the questions are on the exams.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Such a good prof, he wants everyone to succeed. Tests can be tricky but it is all online and open note. Only thing I would recommend is that if you are not liberal pretend that you are. I have heard he can be iffy with republicans and have marked answers as wrong on tests bc they were right winged. but overall good prof take him

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
I took social psych fully online. He uses pre-recorded lectures and the main assignments are discussion questions. There are 3 papers at most. He does not grade quickly AT ALL and is not easy to get a hold of. He does not answer emails.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
I took his for Psych and Law (Zoom) and Cognitive (100% online). He makes the class fun and engaging. He does active learning where participation is 1/3 of your grade (many ways to earn these points even if you do not like to talk) with no homework except exams and maybe some reading. He is respectful of diverse views and is open to feedback.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Prof Yingst is by far one of the best professors I've gotten to take a class with. He genuinely wants his students to do well and to enjoy his class while actually learning something. I'd take him for as many classes as I could.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Yingst is very chill and laid-back when it comes to his lectures. Participation in his class is very important and he wants his students to feel comfortable sharing their own experiences that relate to the information being taught. There were 2 exams for scientific thinking which were group exams.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Great professor. Mostly everything that is on the tests come right from his PowerPoints which are very organized and easy to understand. Quizzes mostly every class, but as long as you study for them you will be fine and a lot of those questions are on the test.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Had Prof Yingst 3 times throughout my college career, one of the coolest professors ever and knows his stuff! Super understanding and cares more about participation than actual grading. His tests are a little difficult but if you pay attention in class and study you will be fine. Everything he teaches is super interesting and he keeps it real!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
really good professor. Probably one of my favorites. Kind to his students. Material is easy when you study it. Overall a good class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
One of the nicest professors. He is super well-intentioned and cares about his students a lot. I took psych of scientific thinking and now I am in cognitive psych with him. Super smart, I learned a lot from him. He gives a different perspective and also encourages class participation in discussions.