Two statements are given in the question below as Assertion (A) and Reasoning (R). Read the statements and choose the appropriate option.
Assertion (A): A person who has strong aggressive tendencies may see other people as being excessively aggressive towards him/her.
Reason (R): People adopt an ego defense mechanism called projection in which they attribute their own traits to others.
Options:
a. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
c. A is true, R is false
d. A is false, R is true