Why Is the Correspondence Bias Also Called the Fundamental Attribution

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Essay

Why is the correspondence bias also called the fundamental attribution error and why does it occur?

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Definitions:

MC

Marginal Cost, the change in total production cost that comes from making or producing one additional unit.

ATC

Average Total Cost, which is the total cost divided by the number of goods produced, representing the per-unit production cost.

AVC

Average Variable Cost; the total variable cost divided by the quantity of output produced, indicative of variable costs per unit of output.

Marginal Cost Curve

This curve illustrates the change in the total cost that arises when the quantity produced is incremented by one unit. It is the graphical representation of the marginal cost of production as the amount produced changes.