| 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:
Use QuickSearch (the search tool on the Libraries' home page) to find a book and an article that relates to your research.
QuickSearch is your best option for searching our collection of books.
For articles, QuickSearch is helpful, but there lots of other options as well. If you think you need something different, let Mark know.