The reason why the nine year old has an easy time of catching the ball while the three year old finds it difficult because the 9 year old has an increase reaction time in which he could respond easily to things that is being handed out to him, where as the three year old has a decrease reaction time, in which it makes it hard for him to cope up or respond to tasks that is being handed to him such as catching the ball.
The correct answer is letter B.
Explanation: For Robert Merton, anomie is a state of aimlessness and loss of identity. A theory of anomie embedded in the so-called functionalist theories, which considers a society as an organic whole.