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

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