Final answer:
In 2009, a study led by Thomas Fritz examined people's reactions to unfamiliar music. The research team traveled to Cameroon and asked Mafa tribal members to listen to Western music and rate their emotional responses. The study revealed both commonalities and cultural differences in participants' reactions to the music.
Step-by-step explanation:
In 2009, a team of psychologists, led by Thomas Fritz of the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig, Germany, conducted a study on people's reactions to music they'd never heard (Fritz et al. 2009).
The research team traveled to Cameroon, Africa, and asked Mafa tribal members to listen to Western music and rate their emotional responses.
The study found that while there were some similarities in emotional responses across cultures, there were also significant cultural differences in how the participants perceived and responded to the music.