This occurs when a learner avoids using language, which is difficult or poorly remembered. Which term describes this?

This occurs when a learner avoids using language, which is difficult or poorly remembered. Which term describes this?

• A. Cognitive strategies
• B. Avoidance behaviour
• C. Acquire
• D. Bottom-up processing

Answer: (B)

This targets avoidance behavior in language learning: a learner purposely avoids speaking or using language because recalling or producing it is difficult or poorly remembered. This coping response lowers immediate anxiety and the cognitive load of retrieval, but it can slow progress since practice with output is essential for solidifying language knowledge. It isn’t about a proactive learning strategy to improve performance, like rehearsal or other cognitive strategies, and it isn’t describing acquiring language or a bottom-up processing approach to perception.