<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>The scientific approach to the study of creative problem‐solving has shifted from using classic insight problems (e.g., the <jats:italic>Nine‐dots</jats:italic> problem), toward sets of problems that have more robust psychometric properties, such as the Remote Associate Test (<jats:styled-content style="fixed-case">RAT</jats:styled-content>). Because it is homogeneous, compact, quickly solvable, and easy to score, the <jats:styled-content style="fixed-case">RAT</jats:styled-content> has been used more frequently in recent creativity studies. We applied the Item Response Theory (<jats:styled-content style="fixed-case">IRT</jats:styled-content>) to develop an Italian version of this task. The final 51‐item test was reliable (α = .89) and provided information over a wide range of ability levels, as revealed by the <jats:styled-content style="fixed-case">IRT</jats:styled-content> analysis. The <jats:styled-content style="fixed-case">RAT</jats:styled-content> correlated with five measures of creative performance: The Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices (<jats:styled-content style="fixed-case">SPM</jats:styled-content>), three classic insight problems, a set of anagrams purposefully developed, the fluency and flexibility scores of the Alternative Uses Task (<jats:styled-content style="fixed-case">AUT</jats:styled-content>), and the Creative Achievements Questionnaire (<jats:styled-content style="fixed-case">CAQ</jats:styled-content>). The new measure provided is meant to encourage the study of creativity and problem‐solving in the Italian language.</jats:p>