Overconfidence as Dissonance Reduction

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The Psychology of Self‐defense: Self‐Affirmation Theory (2006, background): “Blanton et al. (2001) found that people who cared more about a prediction (involving correctly identifying Pepsi versus Coke based on a taste test) were relatively overconfident in the accuracy of their judgments.”
The Decision to Persist with Underperforming Alliances: The Role of Trust and Control (2008, unknown): “Instead, cognitive dissonance theory suggests that the manager will change his or her attitude towards the past alliance decision to minimize doubts about the appropriateness of that decision (Blanton et al., 2001).”
Understanding overconfidence: Theories of intelligence, preferential attention, and distorted self-assessment (2016, background): “Past research suggests that overplacement stems, in part, from the desire to view the self positively (Blanton et al., 2001).”
POWER INFLUENCES SELF-ESTEEM (2007, background): “1983), recalling self–flattering memories decreases value affirmation while self–defeating memories increase value affirmation (Tesser, Crepaz, Collins, Cornell, & Beach, 2000), and self–affirmation decreases overconfidence in opinions ( Blanton, Pelham, DeHart, & Carvallo, 2001 ).”
Experimental manipulations of self-affirmation: A systematic review (2006, background): “It can be any aspect of your identity, a talent, a relationship, or a basic value’’ (Blanton et al., 2001, p. 375).”