Which outcome results when second language acquisition occurs primarily through implicit learning within a high-stakes testing environment?

💡 Explanation

Increased fossilization becomes likely because implicit learning often results in incomplete rule acquisition, particularly when coupled with the anxiety of high-stakes testing that reduces cognitive resources. Therefore, learners retain errors, rather than achieving native-like competence typical of explicit instruction or relaxed environments.

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