They are madso I must havedone somethingto upset them(personalization)I feel acertain wayso it must betrueI make negativepredictionsabout the future(Fortune Telling)overgeneral-izationLabeling("got a C sothat meansI'm dumb")shouldsandmustsI blame myselffor somethingIm notresponsible forThings areeithergood/bad (allor nothingthinking)Blowingsmall thingsout ofproportion(Magnifying)Things areeither ALLgood orALL bad.I have tobe perfectall thetime.Criticismmyself forminormistakesjumping toconclusions(I assumethings willturn out bad)magnifyingI know whatothers arethinking(mindreading)NegativeFocus(Only seethe - andignore the +)Thingsalwaysneed tobe fairI can controleverything(controlfallacy)TriggerMemories (badthings beforewill mean badthings now)Always expectingthe worst tohappen(Catastrophizing)notconsideringotherexplanationsNotice +thingsabout othersbut - in myself(Comparisons)JustificationWhen goodthingshappen, I dontrecognizethem as goodThey are madso I must havedone somethingto upset them(personalization)I feel acertain wayso it must betrueI make negativepredictionsabout the future(Fortune Telling)overgeneral-izationLabeling("got a C sothat meansI'm dumb")shouldsandmustsI blame myselffor somethingIm notresponsible forThings areeithergood/bad (allor nothingthinking)Blowingsmall thingsout ofproportion(Magnifying)Things areeither ALLgood orALL bad.I have tobe perfectall thetime.Criticismmyself forminormistakesjumping toconclusions(I assumethings willturn out bad)magnifyingI know whatothers arethinking(mindreading)NegativeFocus(Only seethe - andignore the +)Thingsalwaysneed tobe fairI can controleverything(controlfallacy)TriggerMemories (badthings beforewill mean badthings now)Always expectingthe worst tohappen(Catastrophizing)notconsideringotherexplanationsNotice +thingsabout othersbut - in myself(Comparisons)JustificationWhen goodthingshappen, I dontrecognizethem as good

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