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

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