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

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