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streetlight effect

observational bias that occurs when people only search for something where it is easiest to look
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streetlight effect

Summary

streetlight effect is a cognitive bias[1]. It draws 171 Wikipedia views per month (cognitive_bias category, ranking #36 of 95).[2]

Key Facts

  • streetlight effect's instance of is recorded as cognitive bias[3].
  • streetlight is named after streetlight effect[4].
  • streetlight effect's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cz7x79[5].
  • streetlight effect's different from is recorded as street light interference phenomenon[6].

Why It Matters

streetlight effect draws 171 Wikipedia views per month (cognitive_bias category, ranking #36 of 95).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). streetlight effect. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/streetlight-effect
MLA “streetlight effect.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/streetlight-effect.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_streetlight-effect_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{streetlight effect}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/streetlight-effect}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): streetlight effect — https://4ort.xyz/entity/streetlight-effect (retrieved 2026-05-03)

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