1. Akira has declared psychology as his major. He will be studying: A. internal medicine. B. the science of behavior and mental processes. C. mental disorders and their diagnosis and treatment. D. the disorders of the central nervous system. 2. How is the diversity of psychology limited in the United States? A. Racial and ethnic minorities are underrepresented among psychologists. B. The majority of psychologists are male. C. Psychologists in the United States far outnumber those in all other countries combined. D. Most research is conducted outside the United States. perspective. 3. The computer metaphor is at the heart of the A. cognitive B. neuroscience C. behavioral D. humanistic 4. The approach used by psychologists to systematically acquire knowledge and understanding about behavior and other phenomena of interest is called: A. the trial and error method. B. the informed speculation method. C. the scientific method. D. the educated guessing method. 5. Which of the following sequences correctly arranges the steps in the scientific method from first to last? A. Identify problem-formulate explanation carry out research B. Carry out research -formulate explanation-identify problem C. Identify problem-carry out research-formulate explanation D. Carry out research identify problem-formulate explanation 1 1 communicate findings communicate findings communicate findings communicate findings