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

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