Around the age of 2, children have a sense of intention, at least of their own intentions. They will announce, I wanna peanut butter sandwich. As children develop a theory of mind, they also can understand that other people have intentions of their own.
Older pre-schoolers who get along well with their peers can separate intentional from unintentional actions and react accordingly. For example, they will not get angry when another child accidentally knocks over their block tower.
But aggressive children have more trouble assessing intention. They are likely to attack anyone who topples their tower, even accidentally. As children mature they are more able to assess and consider the intentions of others.
Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is correct, so the answer is Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
The passage says aggressive children have more trouble assessing intention.
So they cannot assess others' intentions with ease, making statement I incorrect.
The passage rests on the idea of a theory of mind.
This means different people can hold different viewpoints and intentions.
So statement II about differing viewpoints is correct.
Therefore statement I is incorrect while statement II is correct.
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