Disqualifyingthe positive Recognizing onlythe negativeaspects of thesituation whileignoring thepositive.Magnification Exaggeratingtheimportance ofevents.MindreadingInterpreting thethoughts andbeliefs of otherswithoutadequateevidence."I bet shehatesme."anexampleof mindreading“I feel like abad friend,therefore Imust be abad friend.” anexample ofemotionalreasoning.“I need tolook cool infront of myclassmates.” anexample ofa shouldstatementMinimizationDownplayingtheimportanceof events.MagicalthinkingThe belief thatour choiceswill influenceunrelatedsituations. "I'm a goodperson, so badthings shouldn'thappen to me."anexampleof magicalthinking"Allpeoplewho____are____."an example ofovergeneralization"I wasawkwardyesterday. I'malways soawkward!"example ofemotionalreasoning &overgeneralizationPersonalizationThe belief thatone isresponsible forevents outsidetheir owncontrol."My dad isn'tanswering thephone. I bethe's been inan accident."an example ofcatastrophizing“My mom isalways upset.She would befine if I didmore to helpher.”an example ofpersonalization“ I just knowI’m not goingto make theteam.”anexampleof fortunetellingFree!OvergeneralizationMaking broadinterpretationsfrom a singleor few events.All ornothingthinkingThinking inextremes. It’seither all good orit’s all bad. Usingwords like“always” & “never”“ This isthe worstmistakeever.”an exampleofmagnificationEmotionalreasoning Theassumption thatemotions reflectthe way thingsreally are.Shouldstatements The belief thatthings ought tobe a certain way.Pressure we puton ourselves. "what I didwas nobig deal."an exampleminimizationFortune-telling The expectationthat a situation willturn out badlywithout adequateevidence. "I bet he saidthat just tomake memad."an example ofpersonalizationCatastrophizing Seeing onlythe worstpossibleoutcomes ofa situation.Disqualifyingthe positive Recognizing onlythe negativeaspects of thesituation whileignoring thepositive.Magnification Exaggeratingtheimportance ofevents.MindreadingInterpreting thethoughts andbeliefs of otherswithoutadequateevidence."I bet shehatesme."anexampleof mindreading“I feel like abad friend,therefore Imust be abad friend.” anexample ofemotionalreasoning.“I need tolook cool infront of myclassmates.” anexample ofa shouldstatementMinimizationDownplayingtheimportanceof events.MagicalthinkingThe belief thatour choiceswill influenceunrelatedsituations. "I'm a goodperson, so badthings shouldn'thappen to me."anexampleof magicalthinking"Allpeoplewho____are____."an example ofovergeneralization"I wasawkwardyesterday. I'malways soawkward!"example ofemotionalreasoning &overgeneralizationPersonalizationThe belief thatone isresponsible forevents outsidetheir owncontrol."My dad isn'tanswering thephone. I bethe's been inan accident."an example ofcatastrophizing“My mom isalways upset.She would befine if I didmore to helpher.”an example ofpersonalization“ I just knowI’m not goingto make theteam.”anexampleof fortunetellingFree!OvergeneralizationMaking broadinterpretationsfrom a singleor few events.All ornothingthinkingThinking inextremes. It’seither all good orit’s all bad. Usingwords like“always” & “never”“ This isthe worstmistakeever.”an exampleofmagnificationEmotionalreasoning Theassumption thatemotions reflectthe way thingsreally are.Shouldstatements The belief thatthings ought tobe a certain way.Pressure we puton ourselves. "what I didwas nobig deal."an exampleminimizationFortune-telling The expectationthat a situation willturn out badlywithout adequateevidence. "I bet he saidthat just tomake memad."an example ofpersonalizationCatastrophizing Seeing onlythe worstpossibleoutcomes ofa situation.

12 Common Thinking Errors - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Recognizing only the negative aspects of the situation while ignoring the positive.
    Disqualifying the positive
  2. Exaggerating the importance of events.
    Magnification
  3. Interpreting the thoughts and beliefs of others without adequate evidence.
    Mind reading
  4. an example of mind reading
    "I bet she hates me."
  5. an example of emotional reasoning.
    “I feel like a bad friend, therefore I must be a bad friend.”
  6. an example of a should statement
    “I need to look cool in front of my classmates.”
  7. Downplaying the importance of events.
    Minimization
  8. The belief that our choices will influence unrelated situations.
    Magical thinking
  9. an example of magical thinking
    "I'm a good person, so bad things shouldn't happen to me."
  10. an example of overgeneralization
    "All people who____ are____."
  11. example of emotional reasoning & overgeneralization
    "I was awkward yesterday. I'm always so awkward!"
  12. The belief that one is responsible for events outside their own control.
    Personalization
  13. an example of catastrophizing
    "My dad isn't answering the phone. I bet he's been in an accident."
  14. an example of personalization
    “My mom is always upset. She would be fine if I did more to help her.”
  15. an example of fortune telling
    “ I just know I’m not going to make the team.”
  16. Free!
  17. Making broad interpretations from a single or few events.
    Overgeneralization
  18. Thinking in extremes. It’s either all good or it’s all bad. Using words like “always” & “never”
    All or nothing thinking
  19. an example of magnification
    “ This is the worst mistake ever.”
  20. The assumption that emotions reflect the way things really are.
    Emotional reasoning
  21. The belief that things ought to be a certain way. Pressure we put on ourselves.
    Should statements
  22. an example minimization
    "what I did was no big deal."
  23. The expectation that a situation will turn out badly without adequate evidence.
    Fortune-telling
  24. an example of personalization
    "I bet he said that just to make me mad."
  25. Seeing only the worst possible outcomes of a situation.
    Catastrophizing