Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as Reason (R) : Assertion (A) : Motor development for children occurs from the age of five years. Reason (R) : Girls leg strength is higher than of boys upto the age of eleven years. In the context of the above two statements, which of the following statement is correct ?
Evaluating Assertion (A): Motor Development Timing
Assertion (A) states that motor development for children occurs from the age of five years. This statement is inaccurate.
- Motor development is a continuous process that begins in infancy and progresses throughout childhood.
- Fundamental motor skills like crawling, walking, running, and jumping develop well before the age of five.
- Therefore, stating that motor development occurs *from* age five incorrectly ignores the significant development that happens in early childhood.
Assertion (A) is false.
Evaluating Reason (R): Girls' Leg Strength vs Boys'
Reason (R) claims that girls' leg strength is higher than that of boys up to the age of eleven years. This statement is generally considered true based on developmental research.
- In pre-pubertal stages (typically up to age 11 or slightly later), girls often exhibit comparable or slightly superior leg strength relative to their body size compared to boys.
- This pattern changes during puberty, where boys typically experience greater muscle mass development and surpass girls in leg strength.
Reason (R) is true.
Conclusion
Based on the analysis:
- Assertion (A) is false.
- Reason (R) is true.
This corresponds to the option where (A) is false and (R) is true.
Important Questions from Growth and development - Teaching
- In Erikson's theory, which psycho-social crises preceed and succeed Autonomy v/s Shame :
- Which of the following sequences depicts Erikson's stages of development correctly ?
- Read each of the following statements - Assertion (A) and Reason (R); and indicate your answer using code given below :
Assertion (A): Pre-operational child is incapable of performing operations.
Reason (R) : Pre-operational child cannot mentally re-arrange a sequence of events into reverse order. - Decentration and reversible thought processes are the characteristics of which of the following stage ?
- Assertion (A) : The first outward sign of puberty is the rapid gain in height and weight.
Reason (R) : The secretion of insulin and cortisol stimulates the growth spurt.
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