Elise, a native German speaker, took an intelligence test in English. She told her friends, "There were so many big words on the exam-it's like the exam was testing my English skills and not my intelligence!" Elise's argument is that the intelligence test lacked __________.

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Elise's argument suggests that the intelligence test did not accurately measure what it was supposed to measure (her intelligence) because it was influenced by her English language skills. This is an issue of validity, not reliability or equity. Validity refers to the degree to which a test measures what it claims to be measuring.

Elise, a Native German Speaker, Took an Intelligence Test in English