Is the glass half empty or half full?
Is the glass half empty or half full?
"Is the glass half empty or half full?" is a proverbial phrase, used rhetorically to indicate that a particular situation could be a cause for pessimism (half-empty) or optimism (half full), or as a litmus test to simply determine an individual's worldview.[1] The purpose of the question is to demonstrate that the situation may be seen in different ways depending on one's point of view.[1]
See also[]
- Cooperative principle
- Cognitive bias in animals
- Framing effects (psychology)
- Framing (social sciences)
- Less-is-better effect
- List of cognitive biases
- Silver lining (idiom)
References[]
- ^ a b Stephanie Stokes Oliver (2001-11-27). Seven Soulful Secrets for Finding Your Purpose and Minding Your Mission. Crown Publishing Group. pp. 106–. ISBN 978-0-385-48767-2. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
I love that proverbial question, “Do you see the glass as half empty or half full?” It's like the litmus test for how you see the world. Optimists have a tendency to hope for the best. That doesn't mean they hope for the best sometimes. It means that ...
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