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

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