NegativeFocus(Only seethe - andignore the +)They are madso I must havedone somethingto upset them(personalization)TriggerMemories (badthings beforewill mean badthings now)I have tobe perfectall thetime.Criticismmyself forminormistakesThingsalwaysneed tobe fairshouldsandmustsThings areeither ALLgood orALL bad.magnifyingBlowingsmall thingsout ofproportion(Magnifying)overgeneral-izationI feel acertain wayso it must betruejumping toconclusions(I assumethings willturn out bad)Notice +thingsabout othersbut - in myself(Comparisons)notconsideringotherexplanationsJustificationAlways expectingthe worst tohappen(Catastrophizing)I make negativepredictionsabout the future(Fortune Telling)I know whatothers arethinking(mindreading)I can controleverything(controlfallacy)I blame myselffor somethingIm notresponsible forLabeling("got a C sothat meansI'm dumb")When goodthingshappen, I dontrecognizethem as goodThings areeithergood/bad (allor nothingthinking)NegativeFocus(Only seethe - andignore the +)They are madso I must havedone somethingto upset them(personalization)TriggerMemories (badthings beforewill mean badthings now)I have tobe perfectall thetime.Criticismmyself forminormistakesThingsalwaysneed tobe fairshouldsandmustsThings areeither ALLgood orALL bad.magnifyingBlowingsmall thingsout ofproportion(Magnifying)overgeneral-izationI feel acertain wayso it must betruejumping toconclusions(I assumethings willturn out bad)Notice +thingsabout othersbut - in myself(Comparisons)notconsideringotherexplanationsJustificationAlways expectingthe worst tohappen(Catastrophizing)I make negativepredictionsabout the future(Fortune Telling)I know whatothers arethinking(mindreading)I can controleverything(controlfallacy)I blame myselffor somethingIm notresponsible forLabeling("got a C sothat meansI'm dumb")When goodthingshappen, I dontrecognizethem as goodThings areeithergood/bad (allor nothingthinking)

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