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

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