Kathryn Jefferson A.P. Research : Lit Map by Kathryn Jefferson

Domestication and its Effects

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Context + Introduction + Focus (Problem Statement)

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The psychological consequences of domestication and environmental confinement raise complex ethical, biological, and philosophical questions that transcend species boundaries. In both animals and humans, prolonged restriction of natural behaviors can lead to psychological disorders and stereotypic behaviors. This is proven in the article “Zoochosis: A short review on stereotypical behavior of captive animals” and the study “Clustering of health burdens in solitary confinement”. The zoochosis article explains how animals in captivity develop repetitive, abnormal behaviors due to stress, boredom, and lack of stimulation. Similarly, the solitary confinement study shows that people in prison isolation suffer from serious mental and physical health problems. This is worth investigating in a time when industrial farming, laboratory testing, and urban living environments increasingly separate beings from their evolutionary environments. By examining this issue through a biological and psychological lens, we can begin to uncover how shared neurobiological responses reflect deeper parallels in the cognitive functions of both humans and animals.

Environmental Confinement

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Cross Species Parallels (Evolution+Consciousness)

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The neural crest cell hypothesis: no unified explanation for domestication

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Early Canid Domestication: The Farm-Fox Experiment

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Research Question

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To what extent do domestication and environmental confinement contribute to the development of psychological disorders and stereotypic behaviors in both animals and humans, and what does this reveal about parallels in their evolution and consciousness?

Lenses (Science/Biology/Psychology)

Synthesis Posts

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Highlight the relationship between these two sources and how they are in conversation with one another.

Furthermore, accentuate how the implications of this connection better help the audience understand the theme and its relationship to your RQ.

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BIG TAKEAWAY

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1. How do these sources, and your connections between these sources, provide meaningful information in regards to your chosen theme and how that theme relates to your specific RQ?

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BIG TAKEAWAY

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1. How do these sources, and your connections between these sources, provide meaningful information in regards to your chosen theme and how that theme relates to your specific RQ?

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Bullet key and pertinent info: purpose, evidence, implications/connection to theme

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BIG TAKEAWAY

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1. How do these sources, and your connections between these sources, provide meaningful information in regards to your chosen theme and how that theme relates to your specific RQ?

TRANSITION: CONNECTION FROM THEME TO THEME

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Set up your next theme by highlighting how the takeaways from the previous theme "are in conversation with" and connect with the upcoming theme.

TRANSITION: CONNECTION FROM THEME TO THEME

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Set up your next theme by highlighting how the takeaways from the previous theme "are in conversation with" and connect with the upcoming theme.

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CONCLUSION

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1. Reiterate the importance of your lens-focused question.
2. Circle back to how the three themes connect with each other AND how these themes shed light on your lens-focused question.
3. Based on these implications, suggest how to proceed with investigating different solutions.

Physiological Disorders and Stereotypic Behaviors

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BIG TAKEAWAY

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1. How do these sources, and your connections between these sources, provide meaningful information in regards to your chosen theme and how that theme relates to your specific RQ?

Self-domestication in Homo sapiens: Insights from comparative genomics

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Domestication affects the structure, development and stability of biobehavioural profiles

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