When The Streetlights Go On Guide

In social science and economics, the "streetlight effect" describes a common observational bias where people only look for answers where it is easiest to look.

: Like a drunk searching for lost keys under a lamppost because "that’s where the light is," scientists often answer questions that are easy to measure rather than the ones that are most important. When the Streetlights Go On

: It was revealed that the neighbor, Mr. Jablonski, was the killer, identifiable by his "XO" boot prints in the snow. In social science and economics, the "streetlight effect"