Blowingsmall thingsout ofproportion(Magnifying)I can controleverything(controlfallacy)I know whatothers arethinking(mindreading)Things areeither ALLgood orALL bad.They are madso I must havedone somethingto upset them(personalization)NegativeFocus(Only seethe - andignore the +)Thingsalwaysneed tobe fairshouldsandmustsnotconsideringotherexplanationsThings areeithergood/bad (allor nothingthinking)Always expectingthe worst tohappen(Catastrophizing)Notice +thingsabout othersbut - in myself(Comparisons)When goodthingshappen, I dontrecognizethem as goodCriticismmyself forminormistakesovergeneral-izationI have tobe perfectall thetime.I blame myselffor somethingIm notresponsible forI make negativepredictionsabout the future(Fortune Telling)Labeling("got a C sothat meansI'm dumb")Justificationjumping toconclusions(I assumethings willturn out bad)I feel acertain wayso it must betruemagnifyingTriggerMemories (badthings beforewill mean badthings now)Blowingsmall thingsout ofproportion(Magnifying)I can controleverything(controlfallacy)I know whatothers arethinking(mindreading)Things areeither ALLgood orALL bad.They are madso I must havedone somethingto upset them(personalization)NegativeFocus(Only seethe - andignore the +)Thingsalwaysneed tobe fairshouldsandmustsnotconsideringotherexplanationsThings areeithergood/bad (allor nothingthinking)Always expectingthe worst tohappen(Catastrophizing)Notice +thingsabout othersbut - in myself(Comparisons)When goodthingshappen, I dontrecognizethem as goodCriticismmyself forminormistakesovergeneral-izationI have tobe perfectall thetime.I blame myselffor somethingIm notresponsible forI make negativepredictionsabout the future(Fortune Telling)Labeling("got a C sothat meansI'm dumb")Justificationjumping toconclusions(I assumethings willturn out bad)I feel acertain wayso it must betruemagnifyingTriggerMemories (badthings beforewill mean badthings now)

Cognitive Errors Bingo - 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. Blowing small things out of proportion (Magnifying)
  2. I can control everything (control fallacy)
  3. I know what others are thinking (mindreading)
  4. Things are either ALL good or ALL bad.
  5. They are mad so I must have done something to upset them (personalization)
  6. Negative Focus (Only see the - and ignore the +)
  7. Things always need to be fair
  8. shoulds and musts
  9. not considering other explanations
  10. Things are either good/bad (all or nothing thinking)
  11. Always expecting the worst to happen (Catastrophizing)
  12. Notice +things about others but - in myself (Comparisons)
  13. When good things happen, I dont recognize them as good
  14. Criticism myself for minor mistakes
  15. overgeneral-ization
  16. I have to be perfect all the time.
  17. I blame myself for something Im not responsible for
  18. I make negative predictions about the future (Fortune Telling)
  19. Labeling ("got a C so that means I'm dumb")
  20. Justification
  21. jumping to conclusions (I assume things will turn out bad)
  22. I feel a certain way so it must be true
  23. magnifying
  24. Trigger Memories (bad things before will mean bad things now)