BetweenUs maps patterns in how people process information and relate to difference. This isn't personality typing — it's behavioral tendency mapping.
Six primary dimensions capture how you engage with information:
Your trust anchor reflects where you ground certainty when evaluating what's true. This shapes what kinds of sources feel credible to you.
Common anchors include expertise, community wisdom, lived experience, and institutional authority. Most people use a mix, but tend to lean on one more than others.
This model draws from decades of research across social psychology, cognitive science, and communication studies. Key constructs include:
Research on tolerance for ambiguity and the need for definitive answers when facing uncertainty (Kruglanski, Webster, et al.).
Work on intellectual curiosity, receptiveness to new ideas, and comfort with complexity (McCrae, Costa, et al.).
Studies on how emotional arousal affects information processing and decision-making (Gross, John, et al.).
Research on how people evaluate trustworthy sources and anchor certainty (Hovland, Metzger, et al.).
Work on intellectual humility, perspective-taking, and the conditions under which people update beliefs (Leary, Hoyle, et al.).
This tool is designed for interpersonal insight, not clinical diagnosis.
BetweenUs does not reduce you to a category. It maps behavioral tendencies — patterns that can shift based on context, stress, relationships, and growth.
Your shape reflects:
Research shows that connection tends to expand perspective. Engaging with diverse viewpoints in low-threat environments can shift these patterns. Your shape is not your identity — it's a snapshot of this moment.
This tool is designed for interpersonal understanding, not for selection, screening, or diagnosis. It should never be used to:
BetweenUs is a mirror, not a scorecard. Every shape has strengths and edges. The goal is awareness, not judgment.