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