Thingsalwaysneed tobe fairAlways expectingthe worst tohappen(Catastrophizing)JustificationI can controleverything(controlfallacy)I blame myselffor somethingIm notresponsible forI feel acertain wayso it must betrueThey are madso I must havedone somethingto upset them(personalization)TriggerMemories (badthings beforewill mean badthings now)Criticismmyself forminormistakesI make negativepredictionsabout the future(Fortune Telling)I know whatothers arethinking(mindreading)overgeneral-izationNegativeFocus(Only seethe - andignore the +)Notice +thingsabout othersbut - in myself(Comparisons)jumping toconclusions(I assumethings willturn out bad)Labeling("got a C sothat meansI'm dumb")magnifyingBlowingsmall thingsout ofproportion(Magnifying)Things areeither ALLgood orALL bad.When goodthingshappen, I dontrecognizethem as goodI have tobe perfectall thetime.shouldsandmustsThings areeithergood/bad (allor nothingthinking)notconsideringotherexplanationsThingsalwaysneed tobe fairAlways expectingthe worst tohappen(Catastrophizing)JustificationI can controleverything(controlfallacy)I blame myselffor somethingIm notresponsible forI feel acertain wayso it must betrueThey are madso I must havedone somethingto upset them(personalization)TriggerMemories (badthings beforewill mean badthings now)Criticismmyself forminormistakesI make negativepredictionsabout the future(Fortune Telling)I know whatothers arethinking(mindreading)overgeneral-izationNegativeFocus(Only seethe - andignore the +)Notice +thingsabout othersbut - in myself(Comparisons)jumping toconclusions(I assumethings willturn out bad)Labeling("got a C sothat meansI'm dumb")magnifyingBlowingsmall thingsout ofproportion(Magnifying)Things areeither ALLgood orALL bad.When goodthingshappen, I dontrecognizethem as goodI have tobe perfectall thetime.shouldsandmustsThings areeithergood/bad (allor nothingthinking)notconsideringotherexplanations

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