Things areeither ALLgood orALL bad.Blowingsmall thingsout ofproportion(Magnifying)NegativeFocus(Only seethe - andignore the +)I know whatothers arethinking(mindreading)Always expectingthe worst tohappen(Catastrophizing)They are madso I must havedone somethingto upset them(personalization)I make negativepredictionsabout the future(Fortune Telling)I can controleverything(controlfallacy)notconsideringotherexplanationsovergeneral-izationI feel acertain wayso it must betrueTriggerMemories (badthings beforewill mean badthings now)Things areeithergood/bad (allor nothingthinking)Notice +thingsabout othersbut - in myself(Comparisons)When goodthingshappen, I dontrecognizethem as goodmagnifyingCriticismmyself forminormistakesshouldsandmustsJustificationLabeling("got a C sothat meansI'm dumb")I have tobe perfectall thetime.Thingsalwaysneed tobe fairI blame myselffor somethingIm notresponsible forjumping toconclusions(I assumethings willturn out bad)Things areeither ALLgood orALL bad.Blowingsmall thingsout ofproportion(Magnifying)NegativeFocus(Only seethe - andignore the +)I know whatothers arethinking(mindreading)Always expectingthe worst tohappen(Catastrophizing)They are madso I must havedone somethingto upset them(personalization)I make negativepredictionsabout the future(Fortune Telling)I can controleverything(controlfallacy)notconsideringotherexplanationsovergeneral-izationI feel acertain wayso it must betrueTriggerMemories (badthings beforewill mean badthings now)Things areeithergood/bad (allor nothingthinking)Notice +thingsabout othersbut - in myself(Comparisons)When goodthingshappen, I dontrecognizethem as goodmagnifyingCriticismmyself forminormistakesshouldsandmustsJustificationLabeling("got a C sothat meansI'm dumb")I have tobe perfectall thetime.Thingsalwaysneed tobe fairI blame myselffor somethingIm notresponsible forjumping toconclusions(I assumethings willturn out 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. Things are either ALL good or ALL bad.
  2. Blowing small things out of proportion (Magnifying)
  3. Negative Focus (Only see the - and ignore the +)
  4. I know what others are thinking (mindreading)
  5. Always expecting the worst to happen (Catastrophizing)
  6. They are mad so I must have done something to upset them (personalization)
  7. I make negative predictions about the future (Fortune Telling)
  8. I can control everything (control fallacy)
  9. not considering other explanations
  10. overgeneral-ization
  11. I feel a certain way so it must be true
  12. Trigger Memories (bad things before will mean bad things now)
  13. Things are either good/bad (all or nothing thinking)
  14. Notice +things about others but - in myself (Comparisons)
  15. When good things happen, I dont recognize them as good
  16. magnifying
  17. Criticism myself for minor mistakes
  18. shoulds and musts
  19. Justification
  20. Labeling ("got a C so that means I'm dumb")
  21. I have to be perfect all the time.
  22. Things always need to be fair
  23. I blame myself for something Im not responsible for
  24. jumping to conclusions (I assume things will turn out bad)