An environmental psychologist, Dr. Aris, measured the pain tolerance times (in seconds) of participants while listening to ambient noise.
Explain why Dr. Aris used the mean rather than the mode to analyse the pain tolerance times of the participants.
Practise Edexcel A Level Psychology Methods with exam-style questions for A Level Psychology. 100 questions, matched to the Edexcel A Level Psychology (9PS0) specification and written in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.