Fig. 2: Scatterplots of win-calmness (stay – stay) and loss-restlessness (shift – shift) behaviour as a function of individual win rate, and the nature of opponency.

Individual performance is represented when participants engaged with A unexploitable opponents only, B unexploitable opponents in the context of exploiting opponents, C unexploitable opponents in the context of exploitable opponents, D exploiting opponents, and E exploitable opponents. Only correlations with win rate against exploitable opponents were significant win-calmness (r = 0.631, p < 0.001), loss-restlessness (r = −0.339, p = 0.003).