General or Specific | Terms for Art | Terms for Evolution and Adaptation |
Most general | art | evolution, natural selection, Darwin |
General | dance | well-being, fitness, coping, social, psychological |
Specific | social dance | cognition, creativity, social inclusion/belonging (isolation/loneliness), influence/persuasion, sexual attractiveness |
Most specific | ballroom dance, hip-hop, salsa | IQ, academic achievement, bullying, friendship, manipulation/propaganda, dating, romantic relationships |
Note that it is possible to combine general terms for art and specific terms for adaptations, traits, or behaviors, and vice versa. For example, a search for dance AND cognition uncovers a wealth of research sources.
Also note that it can be productive to search for information on:
Compare this piece of science journalism (a popular source) with this article from a peer-reviewed journal (a scholarly source -- look at the PDF version). Just skim, don't read the whole thing closely. Note the following features of each piece: