A questionnaire of creative attitudes was developed, and its scores were compared between the U.S. and Japanese college students. The relationship between the scores and problem-solving behavior was also investigated. Creative attitudes were assumed to be a vehicle which enables various creative expression. Items were first selected on the basis of students' descriptions of a creative person, and then were modified to measure characteristics of such a person. Data from the U.S. and Japanese college students were factor-analyzed with oblique procrustes rotation. Varimax solutions were modified to construct the target matrix, and a six-factor solution was obtained. The factors were flexibility, analytical problem solving, entrepreneurship, cooperation, perseverance, and imagination. The U.S. students scored significantly higher on the first four subscales, while the Japanese scored higher on the last two. A comparison of the questionnaire with a less-structured quentionnaire of problem-solving behavior revealed meaningful relationships between creative attitudes and problem solving behaviors.