2006-11-22 04:05:58 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
fill a clear glass half way with water... ask a person to discribe the glass of water.
Half-full = optimistic
Half-empty = pessemistic
I'm optimistic that you will obtain the results you are looking for...
2006-11-22 04:14:37 · answer #1 · answered by P!ss Ant 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I agree that there is no real way to do this. My reasoning for this is that a pessemistic person can influence an optimistic person to turn pessemistic quicker than one can thing. The way a person carries themselves and presents themselves is also a way that one person is judged. I think a pessemistic person can give a false front as the same as the optimistic person. The levels of the days stress also can leading to misjudged first impressions.
2006-11-22 04:33:54 · answer #2 · answered by Franchesca 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An Optimist will always think in terms of "can do" he believes that every problem comes with a solution attached and we need to explore that to fix the problem. While the pessemist thinks in terms of "impossible" and "buts".
A balanced person is realistic and understands the possible and the impossible based on his capabilities which usually are in its optimum.
2006-11-22 04:25:45 · answer #3 · answered by thachu5 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We can't.
Wait a minute...
Maybe we can.
Nah.
Actually, I think the glass is shattered, and the contents are all over the floor. But there is a lot to be said for a pessimistic outlook. Every organization needs someone who can see what could go wrong...
because...
you guessed it...
it will.
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Did I ever answer the question? A "negative" person complains all the time about nothing, and blames everyone but the man in the mirror.
A "positive" person looks at life realistically, and sometimes pessimistically, and takes responsibility for the good and the bad.
2006-11-22 04:12:50 · answer #4 · answered by Calvin James Hammer 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The pessimist says that the glass of water is 1/2 empty. The optimistic says it is 1/2 full.
2006-11-22 04:36:37 · answer #5 · answered by 4HIM- Christians love 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
define the word...then observe the person...do you know the meaning of optimistic and pessimistic? if so it shouldnt be hard...some people may be between the two because not everyone is completely one way or the other...i tend to be pessimistic but i hate it so i really try to think in an optimistic way
2006-11-22 04:16:28 · answer #6 · answered by ELIZY 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Study their personality. It's pretty easy to notice.
2006-11-22 04:12:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm positve that there is no way you can do that.
2006-11-22 04:14:40 · answer #8 · answered by faversham 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋