ANXIOUS BUT ASTUTE

For people who are anxious about abandonment, here's a silver lining: Such individuals are better than the rest of us at detecting when someone is lying, according to a study.
Perhaps as a result of this talent, they also make better poker players. (CLICK BELOW TO READ MORE)



In a new paper, psychologists in Israel report on two studies showing that the higher a volunteer is in "attachment anxiety," the better at sensing deceit. In a third study, involving semiprofessional poker players, scoring higher on attachment anxiety predicted higher winnings, perhaps because such individuals are better at detecting a bluff.
The research is consistent with earlier findings that individuals with a great deal of attachment anxiety are especially adept at noticing signs of trouble and warning others about them.

"Full House of Fears: Evidence That People High in Attachment Anxiety Are More Accurate in Detecting Deceit," Tsachi Ein-Dor and Adi Perry, Journal of Personality