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Self-instructional cognitive training to reduce impulsive cognitive style in children with Attention Deficit with Hyperactivity Disorder Gladys Wilma Rivera-Flores1 Professional Program in Psychology, Universidad Católica de Santa María, Arequipa Peru Correspondence: Gladys Wilma Rivera Flores. Gral. Sánchez Cerro 318. Manuel Prado-Paucarpata. Arequipa- Perú. E-mail: gladys_wrf@yahoo.es © Education Psychology I+D+i and Ilustre Colegio Oficial de Psicólogía de Andalucía Oriental (Spain) Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 13(1), 27-46. ISSN: 1696-2095. 2015, no. 35 - 27- /10.14204/ejrep.35.13051 Gladys Wilma Rivera-Flores Abstract Introduction. Children with attention deficit with hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have an impulsive, rigid and field-dependent cognitive style. This study examines whether self- instructional cognitive training reduces impulsive cognitive style in children diagnosed with this disorder. Method. The subjetcs were 10 children between the ages of 6 and 8, diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The research design was quasi-experimental with pre- test-posttest. The independent variable was the self-instructional cognitive training; the chil- dren were grouped into 3 groups by age, and received 30 group sessions. The dependent vari- able was the impulsive cognitive style which was tested before and after training with the Matching Familiar Figures Test. Results. The pretest-posttest analysis shows a statistically significant reduction in the impul- sivity percentile and in number of errors, and a statisti