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

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