Streetlight effect - Wikipedia
The streetlight effect, or the drunkard's search principle, is a type of observational bias that occurs when people only search for something where it is easiest to look. [1] Both names refer to a well-known joke: A policeman sees a drunk man searching for something under a streetlight and asks what the drunk has lost.
“Did You Lose the Keys Here?” “No, But the Light Is Much Better …
2013年4月11日 · A police officer sees a drunken man intently searching the ground near a lamppost and asks him the goal of his quest. The inebriate replies that he is looking for his car keys, and the officer helps for a few minutes without success then he asks whether the man is certain that he dropped the keys near the lamppost.
Looking For The Key – From the Tales of Naruddin Hoca - It's …
Looking For The Key. A man was walking home late one night when he saw Mullah Nasruddin on his and knees, searching under a street light for something on the ground. “Mullah, what have you lost?” he asked. “The key to my house,” Nasruddin said. “I’ll help you look,” the man said. Soon, both men were down on their knees, looking ...
The “Streetlight Effect”: a metaphor for knowledge and ignorance
2016年3月24日 · Here is one version, incarnated as a joke: ‘A policeman sees a drunk man searching for something under a streetlight and asks what the drunk has lost. He says he lost his keys and they both look under the streetlight together.
The Drunkard’s Search or the Streetlight Effect [Cognitive Bias]
2016年2月26日 · A police officer sees a drunken man intently searching the ground near a lamppost and asks him the goal of his quest. The inebriate replies that he is looking for his car keys, and the officer helps for a few minutes without success.
The keys and the streetlight: the story that highlights the …
“A drunk man is searching busily under a street lamp. A policeman approaches him and asks what he has lost. The man answers: ‘My keys.’. Now there are two who are looking. Finally, the policeman asks the man if he is sure he lost the key here. He answers: ‘No, not here, but behind there, but it is too dark there .”
World Religion: Mullah Nasruddin and the Lost Keys - Blogger
2012年8月29日 · The great Sufi master Mullah Nasruddin was on his hands and knees searching for something under a streetlamp. A man saw him and asked, "What are you looking for?" "My house key," Nasruddin replied. "I lost it." The man joined him in looking for the key, and after a period of fruitless searching, the man asked, "Are you sure you lost it around ...
Look Under the Light Post - LessWrong
2018年7月16日 · There's a well-worn story you've probably heard before about looking for keys under a light post. If you've not heard it before: A man leaves the bar after a long night of drinking. He stumbles all the way home only to find when he gets there that he doesn't have his keys.
The lost key - A Sufi parable | Shivpreet Singh
2011年7月18日 · Once upon a time, there was a man who lost his keys. So he starts searching for them outside the house in the bright light of day. The Sufi master walks by and sees him searching, so the Sufi master asks: “What are you looking for?” The man replied, “I lost my keys inside the house.”
Searching for a Lost Key | Humi 006 Popular Culture
A man was walking home late one night when he saw the Mulla Nasrudin searching under a street light on hands and knees for something on the ground. “Mulla, what have you lost?” he asked. “The key to my house,” Nasrudin said.