This study examines the impact of sensitivity training on participants' self-
actualization in the United Kingdom, Turkey, and Japan. Although the Japanese
and Turkish participants showed less change than the English on the Personal
Orientation Inventory, there is some evidence that sensitivity training can be
applied to non-Western countries. The results suggest that as the economic and
social conditions change and create a cultural environment more favorable to
self-actualizing tendencies, individuals will respond more positively to educa
tional innovations such as experiential learning groups.
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