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

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