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

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