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