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ERIC Number: EJ1249556
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Mar
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0022-0175
EISSN: N/A
Validation of the Italian Remote Associate Test
Salvi, Carola; Costantini, Giulio; Pace, Adriana; Palmiero, Massimiliano
Journal of Creative Behavior, v54 n1 p62-74 Mar 2020
The scientific approach to the study of creative problem-solving has shifted from using classic insight problems (e.g., the "Nine-dots" problem), toward sets of problems that have more robust psychometric properties, such as the Remote Associate Test (RAT). Because it is homogeneous, compact, quickly solvable, and easy to score, the RAT has been used more frequently in recent creativity studies. We applied the Item Response Theory (IRT) to develop an Italian version of this task. The final 51-item test was reliable ([alpha] = 0.89) and provided information over a wide range of ability levels, as revealed by the IRT analysis. The RAT correlated with five measures of creative performance: The Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices (SPM), three classic insight problems, a set of anagrams purposefully developed, the fluency and flexibility scores of the Alternative Uses Task (AUT), and the Creative Achievements Questionnaire (CAQ). The new measure provided is meant to encourage the study of creativity and problem-solving in the Italian language.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (DHHS)
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Identifiers - Location: Italy
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Remote Associates Test; Raven Progressive Matrices
Grant or Contract Numbers: T32NS047987