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Hedgehog's dilemma - Quiz
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  • 1. What is the Hedgehog's dilemma a metaphor for?
A) The biology of porcupine quills
B) Challenges of human intimacy
C) Economic strategies for survival
D) The life cycle of small mammals
  • 2. Why do the hedgehogs in the metaphor seek to huddle together?
A) To play with each other
B) To hunt for food together
C) To escape from predators
D) To share heat during cold weather
  • 3. What prevents the hedgehogs from staying close together?
A) Their sharp spines
B) The lack of food
C) Their aggressive temperaments
D) The noisy environment
  • 4. Who originally conceived the Hedgehog's dilemma metaphor?
A) Roy Baumeister
B) Jon Maner
C) Sigmund Freud
D) Arthur Schopenhauer
  • 5. What psychological state does the dilemma often encourage?
A) Total dependence on others
B) Increased extroversion
C) Self-imposed isolation
D) A desire for fame
  • 6. According to Schopenhauer, what drives men together?
A) The emptiness and monotony of their lives
B) The fear of wild animals
C) The desire to reproduce
D) The need for competition
  • 7. What does Schopenhauer suggest is the 'mean distance' that allows humans to tolerate one another?
A) Aggressive confrontation
B) Living in different countries
C) Politeness and good manners
D) Complete physical separation
  • 8. What phrase is used in England to describe someone who does not keep their distance?
A) Mind the gap
B) Stay away
C) Mind your manners
D) Keep his distance
  • 9. Which famous psychologist adopted the tale into the realm of psychology?
A) Carl Jung
B) Sigmund Freud
C) William James
D) B.F. Skinner
  • 10. In which work did Freud quote the porcupine tale?
A) The Interpretation of Dreams
B) Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego
C) Civilization and Its Discontents
D) Beyond the Pleasure Principle
  • 11. What did participants who experienced social exclusion do in the studies mentioned?
A) Stop interacting with society
B) Seek out new social bonds
C) Become more aggressive
D) Withdraw into further isolation
  • 12. According to Schopenhauer, who prefers to keep away from society?
A) Those who lack any internal warmth
B) Those who are forced to live alone
C) Those with a great deal of internal warmth
D) Those who are afraid of the cold
  • 13. What year did Freud visit the United States and mention wild porcupines?
A) 1851
B) 1921
C) 1909
D) 1915
  • 14. What risk do humans face when they try to be intimate, according to the text?
A) Financial ruin
B) Loss of status
C) Mutual harm
D) Physical illness
  • 15. Why is the dilemma described as having no avoidant reasons for the hedgehogs?
A) They are too stupid to understand
B) They cannot change their sharp spines
C) They do not know how to communicate
D) The weather is too unpredictable
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