Consider the following statements: Assertion (A): A child has to have some neuromotor maturation as he learns to catch a ball. Reason (R): Learning is dependent upon development.
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Learning and development are closely linked. Development, especially maturation of the nervous system and muscles, creates readiness, and learning builds on that readiness. Arnold Gesell's maturation studies showed that training given before the necessary maturation produces little gain, while the same training after maturation is learned quickly.
Assertion (A) is true. Catching a ball needs eye-hand coordination, timing, grip and balance, all of which depend on neuromotor maturation; a toddler whose motor system is not yet mature cannot learn to catch however much practice is given.
Reason (R) is also true: learning is dependent upon development, since a child can acquire a skill only when the required physical and mental capacities have developed. This general principle is exactly why neuromotor maturation is needed before a child learns to catch a ball, so (R) correctly explains (A). The options that call either statement false, or that deny the explanatory link, are therefore wrong.
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) option is correct.
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