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, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Both are correct and the reason explains the assertion, so the answer is both correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
The passage says older pre-schoolers who get along with peers can separate intentional from unintentional actions.
So they have better chances of getting along well with their peers, making the assertion correct.
This is because they better understand the intentions of others.
So the reason is also correct.
The better understanding of intentions directly explains the better getting-along.
So both are correct and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
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