Full Idea
The Turing test is open to the objection that it is inspired by behaviourist assumptions and focuses too narrowly on verbal evidence of intelligence.
Gist of Idea
The Turing test is too behaviourist, and too verbal in its methods
Source
E.J. Lowe (Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind [2000], Ch. 8)
Book Reference
Lowe,E.J.: 'Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind' [CUP 2000], p.228
A Reaction
This is part of the objection that the test exhibits human chauvinism, and robots and aliens are wasting their time trying to pass it. You need human behaviour, especially speech, to do well. Inarticulate people can exhibit high practical intelligence.