Overconfidence as dissonance reduction

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 373-385

  Blanton, Hart ^a,b   Pelham, Brett W ^a,b   DeHart, Tracy ^a,b   Carvallo, Mauricio ^a,b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

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EID: 0035180537     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jesp.2000.1458     Document Type: Article

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