I feel acertain wayso it must betrueNotice +thingsabout othersbut - in myself(Comparisons)Labeling("got a C sothat meansI'm dumb")They are madso I must havedone somethingto upset them(personalization)I have tobe perfectall thetime.Thingsalwaysneed tobe fairmagnifyingBlowingsmall thingsout ofproportion(Magnifying)I blame myselffor somethingIm notresponsible forThings areeithergood/bad (allor nothingthinking)I make negativepredictionsabout the future(Fortune Telling)jumping toconclusions(I assumethings willturn out bad)NegativeFocus(Only seethe - andignore the +)Things areeither ALLgood orALL bad.JustificationCriticismmyself forminormistakesnotconsideringotherexplanationsovergeneral-izationWhen goodthingshappen, I dontrecognizethem as goodAlways expectingthe worst tohappen(Catastrophizing)shouldsandmustsI know whatothers arethinking(mindreading)TriggerMemories (badthings beforewill mean badthings now)I can controleverything(controlfallacy)I feel acertain wayso it must betrueNotice +thingsabout othersbut - in myself(Comparisons)Labeling("got a C sothat meansI'm dumb")They are madso I must havedone somethingto upset them(personalization)I have tobe perfectall thetime.Thingsalwaysneed tobe fairmagnifyingBlowingsmall thingsout ofproportion(Magnifying)I blame myselffor somethingIm notresponsible forThings areeithergood/bad (allor nothingthinking)I make negativepredictionsabout the future(Fortune Telling)jumping toconclusions(I assumethings willturn out bad)NegativeFocus(Only seethe - andignore the +)Things areeither ALLgood orALL bad.JustificationCriticismmyself forminormistakesnotconsideringotherexplanationsovergeneral-izationWhen goodthingshappen, I dontrecognizethem as goodAlways expectingthe worst tohappen(Catastrophizing)shouldsandmustsI know whatothers arethinking(mindreading)TriggerMemories (badthings beforewill mean badthings now)I can controleverything(controlfallacy)

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