Emotion-laden images of unusual but vivid cases of abducted children may lead many parents to experience exaggerated fears of letting their children walk to school. the exaggerated fears best illustrate the impact of

It best illustrate the impact of "the availability heuristic."

The availability heuristic refers to a psychological route that depends on quick cases that strike a chord while assessing a particular subject, idea, strategy or choice. The  availability heuristic works on the thought that if something can be reviewed, it must be essential, or possibly more vital than elective arrangements which are not as promptly recalled. Subsequently, under the  availability heuristic, individuals have a tendency to intensely measure their judgments toward later data, making new assessments one-sided toward that most recent news.