CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's conceited to think everybody is attracted to you
Situation: Jan has been receiving the cold shoulder from men at work and one of her other coworkers asks her why that is so.
Intention: Jan wants to explain what's happening to her coworker.
Moral action: Jan explains that the situation involves a problem on a work project.
Moral consequence: Jan gets advice on how to proceed from her coworker.
Norm: It's conceited to think everybody is attracted to you
Situation: Jan has been receiving the cold shoulder from men at work and one of her other coworkers asks her why that is so.
Intention: Jan wants to explain what's happening to her coworker.
Immoral action: Jan explains that all the men want her and are upset because she won't have any of them.
Immoral consequence: Jan gains a reputation for being conceited.
Norm: It's kind to offer help to those in need
Situation: Alex was walking down the sidewalk when Paul, a homeless person, asked him for money.
Intention: Alex wants to continue walking.
Moral action: Alex stops briefly and gives Paul a couple dollars, then goes on his way.
Moral consequence: Paul has enough money to buy some food and stave off hunger for a while.
Norm: It's kind to offer help to those in need
Situation: Alex was walking down the sidewalk when Paul, a homeless person, asked him for money.
Intention: Alex wants to continue walking.
Immoral action: Alex pretends he doesn't hear Paul and continues walking to his destination.
Immoral consequence: Paul does not have enough money for food and goes hungry.
Norm: It's good to introduce people to new things.
Situation: Jan's mom still uses a flip phone and doesn't use the internet.
Intention: Jan wants to decide whether to tell her mom about smart phones.
Moral action: Jan buys her mom a new phone and tells her how to use all of the different features.
Moral consequence: Jan's mom is amazed by the phone, and her life will become more convenient.
Norm: It's good to introduce people to new things.
Situation: Jan's mom still uses a flip phone and doesn't use the internet.
Intention: Jan wants to decide whether to tell her mom about smart phones.
Immoral action: Jan doesn't want her mom to think too hard, so she lets her continue using her flip phone.
Immoral consequence: Jan's mom is missing out on a better experience and others will judge her.
Norm: It's wrong not to talk to your roommate.
Situation: Chris lives in an apartment with his roommate and is getting home from an exhausting day at work.
Intention: Chris wants to be left alone and get to bed early.
Moral action: Chris greets his roommate and quickly notes that he's turning in early because of a rough day.
Moral consequence: Chris' roommate feels empathy for him and hopes that he feels better soon.
Norm: It's wrong not to talk to your roommate.
Situation: Chris lives in an apartment with his roommate and is getting home from an exhausting day at work.
Intention: Chris wants to be left alone and get to bed early.
Immoral action: Chris walks by his roommate without saying anything and goes straight to his room.
Immoral consequence: Chris' roommate feels ignored by him and thinks he is rude.
Norm: You shouldn't steal money from your partner.
Situation: David's wife Elena is shopping online when she comes across a pair of sunglasses she likes, but can't afford.
Intention: Elena wants to make a purchase.
Moral action: Elena asks David if he would put the sunglasses on his credit card and sje will pay him back from her next paycheck.
Moral consequence: David agrees and tells Elena not to worry about paying him back because it makes him feel good doing something kind.
Norm: You shouldn't steal money from your partner.
Situation: David's wife Elena is shopping online when she comes across a pair of sunglasses she likes, but can't afford.
Intention: Elena wants to make a purchase.
Immoral action: Elena realizing David isn't in the room, takes his credit card from his wallet and buys the sunglasses.
Immoral consequence: David isn't happy with Elena when he see's the charges on his statement.
Norm: It's wrong to steal food.
Situation: Peter is with his mother at the market when he notices a stand full of delicious desserts.
Intention: Peter wants to get some chocolate.
Moral action: Peter asks his mother if she would be willing to buy him a bar of chocolate.
Moral consequence: Peter's mother agrees to purchase the chocolate bar for Peter and puts it in her shopping cart.
Norm: It's wrong to steal food.
Situation: Peter is with his mother at the market when he notices a stand full of delicious desserts.
Intention: Peter wants to get some chocolate.
Immoral action: Peter walks over to the counter and takes a chocolate bar and puts it in his pocket without paying.
Immoral consequence: Peter's mother later on notices that he's eating chocolate she didn't pay for and gets very angry.
Norm: It's good to be grateful to friends who help you.
Situation: Ikira notices a friend who helped her with paperwork sitting outside in her yard after work.
Intention: Ikira wants to interact with her friend.
Moral action: Ikira invites her friend to hang out at the members only pool for her hard work.
Moral consequence: Ikira's friend has a fun afternoon hanging out at the pool.
Norm: It's good to be grateful to friends who help you.
Situation: Ikira notices a friend who helped her with paperwork sitting outside in her yard after work.
Intention: Ikira wants to interact with her friend.
Immoral action: Ikira demands that her friend continue helping her.
Immoral consequence: Ikira's friend ignores Ikira for the next couple of days.
Norm: You shouldn't kick people off their bike.
Situation: Timmy's friend is riding their new bike which Timmy would like to try riding.
Intention: Timmy wants to get his friend off of their bike so that he can ride it.
Moral action: Timmy asks his friend if they can get off the bike and give him a turn riding it, and they agree.
Moral consequence: Timmy enjoys riding his friend's bike, and they continue to let him use it from time to time.
Norm: You shouldn't kick people off their bike.
Situation: Timmy's friend is riding their new bike which Timmy would like to try riding.
Intention: Timmy wants to get his friend off of their bike so that he can ride it.
Immoral action: Timmy pushes his friend off their bike with a forceful push of his foot and starts riding it.
Immoral consequence: Timmy quickly gets into a lot of trouble for kicking his friend.
Norm: It's rude to swear at others.
Situation: Stephanie is ordering food at a fast food store and the employee is having a hard time getting her order correct.
Intention: Stephanie wants to get her meal.
Moral action: Stephanie takes her time explaining her order to the employee until they get it right.
Moral consequence: The employee thanks Stephanie for their patience and Stephanie is able to enjoy her meal.
Norm: It's rude to swear at others.
Situation: Stephanie is ordering food at a fast food store and the employee is having a hard time getting her order correct.
Intention: Stephanie wants to get her meal.
Immoral action: Stephanie begins to raise her voice while talking trying to get the employee to get the order right and eventually begins using profanity due to her impatience.
Immoral consequence: The employee has enough and walks away leaving Stephanie without a meal.
Norm: It's good to spend time with your friends online.
Situation: Jose recently got into gaming but his friends have been hounding him to spend time with them.
Intention: Jose wants to play video games.
Moral action: Jose tells his friends about his new game and invites them to buy a copy and play online with him.
Moral consequence: Jose and his friends end up playing the game online, and remain gamer friends for years and years to come.
Norm: It's good to spend time with your friends online.
Situation: Jose recently got into gaming but his friends have been hounding him to spend time with them.
Intention: Jose wants to play video games.
Immoral action: Jose ignores his friends and continues to play his new game.
Immoral consequence: Jose's friends eventually give up, and they drift away from each other.
Norm: It is good to discuss issues with your friends.
Situation: Sarah has been dealing with a breakup, but hasn't yet told anyone.
Intention: Sarah wants to feel better.
Moral action: Sarah tells her friends about the breakup.
Moral consequence: Sarah's friends are able to guide her through the breakup in a healthy manner.
Norm: It is good to discuss issues with your friends.
Situation: Sarah has been dealing with a breakup, but hasn't yet told anyone.
Intention: Sarah wants to feel better.
Immoral action: Sarah keeps the breakup a secret from her friends, and instead goes to the bar every night to deal with it alone.
Immoral consequence: Sarah develops a drinking problem that could have easily been prevented by talking to her friends.
Norm: It's wrong to lash out at people.
Situation: Scott's feelings are hurt when his friend George insults his new haircut.
Intention: Scott wants to let George know how he feels.
Moral action: Without raising his voice, Scott lets George know how his words were hurtful to him.
Moral consequence: George apologizes to Scott and the two of them make up and remain good friends.
Norm: It's wrong to lash out at people.
Situation: Scott's feelings are hurt when his friend George insults his new haircut.
Intention: Scott wants to let George know how he feels.
Immoral action: Scott raises his voice to a high level and tells George what he thinks of his words in an aggressive way.
Immoral consequence: George and Scott are both upset and decide to not be friends anymore.
Norm: It's wrong to get upset with people who are disabled.
Situation: A disabled man using a cane stumbles and bumps into Gary outside of a grocery store after which he apologizes.
Intention: Gary wants to respond to the man's apology.
Moral action: Gary immediately accepts the man's apology and tells him not to worry about it.
Moral consequence: Gary and the man both feel better and quickly forget about the incident.
Norm: It's wrong to get upset with people who are disabled.
Situation: A disabled man using a cane stumbles and bumps into Gary outside of a grocery store after which he apologizes.
Intention: Gary wants to respond to the man's apology.
Immoral action: Gary refuses the man's apology and loudly tells him to watch where he's going.
Immoral consequence: Both Gary and the disabled man feel upset for a long time after the incident.
Norm: You shouldn't go behind your family's back.
Situation: Jonah and his family are in financial ruin and are at home discussing their options.
Intention: Jonah wants find a solution to the problem.
Moral action: Jonah coordinates with the entire family, and they set out a detailed plan to cover how they can recover.
Moral consequence: Jonah and his family work hard together and overcome their financial woes.
Norm: You shouldn't go behind your family's back.
Situation: Jonah and his family are in financial ruin and are at home discussing their options.
Intention: Jonah wants find a solution to the problem.
Immoral action: Jonah ignores the discussion because he figures he can solve the problem on his own and sets out to do so without telling anybody about his intentions.
Immoral consequence: Jonah doesn't solve the problem and fails miserably which only exacerbates the family's financial situation.
Norm: Letting people know that you never liked them is mean.
Situation: A person Kevin was never fond of, Paul, shows up at his door with a bottle of liquor and a movie, and says they are going to party.
Intention: Kevin has to decide what to say to Paul.
Moral action: The two talk for a while and decide to watch the movie together.
Moral consequence: They both have a nice night, and they appreciate one another's company.
Norm: Letting people know that you never liked them is mean.
Situation: A person Kevin was never fond of, Paul, shows up at his door with a bottle of liquor and a movie, and says they are going to party.
Intention: Kevin has to decide what to say to Paul.
Immoral action: Kevin tells Paul that he never really enjoyed his company, and he tells him to leave.
Immoral consequence: Paul feels embarrassed and hurt and Kevin feels guilty about being so harsh.
Norm: You shouldn't tell your boss what to do.
Situation: Jim's boss tells Jim that the boss will be giving a presentation to some clients.
Intention: Jim wants to react to his boss.
Moral action: Jim asks his boss let him know if there's anything Jim can so to help them.
Moral consequence: Jim's boss thanks Jim and sees Jim as a helpful employee.
Norm: You shouldn't tell your boss what to do.
Situation: Jim's boss tells Jim that the boss will be giving a presentation to some clients.
Intention: Jim wants to react to his boss.
Immoral action: Jim tells his boss not to give the presentation because it may not go well.
Immoral consequence: Jim's boss rebukes Jim for trying to give them orders and sees Jim more negatively after that.
Norm: You should not completely control employees.
Situation: Lenny's department has an evaulation coming up that Lenny needs to pass.
Intention: Lenny wants his department to perform well.
Moral action: Lenny let's his workers do their job, letting them know that they can reach him for support.
Moral consequence: Lenny's department passes the evaulation, and everyone is pleased.
Norm: You should not completely control employees.
Situation: Lenny's department has an evaulation coming up that Lenny needs to pass.
Intention: Lenny wants his department to perform well.
Immoral action: Lenny runs around correcting every action his employees make that he doesn't like.
Immoral consequence: Lenny's department passes the evaulation, but Lenny is burnt out and his department has low morale.
Norm: It's wrong to sleep with your boss.
Situation: Lauren knows that the CEO of her company likes her, and she wants to advance her career.
Intention: Lauren wants to get promoted.
Moral action: Lauren works harder and pursues a master degree, and her manager agrees to promote her to be the supervisor due to her good performance.
Moral consequence: Lauren's coworkers admire her diligence and respect her as their new supervisor.
Norm: It's wrong to sleep with your boss.
Situation: Lauren knows that the CEO of her company likes her, and she wants to advance her career.
Intention: Lauren wants to get promoted.
Immoral action: Lauren, in return for a promotion, agrees to go to the CEO's house one night when the CEO's wife is not home, and they act inappropriately on the bed.
Immoral consequence: Lauren's coworkers learn of the affair and isolate her for acting inappropriately.
Norm: You should never yell at anyone.
Situation: Michael's son Joe is washing dishes, but there's still food left on the dishes.
Intention: Michael wants to get the dishes cleaned.
Moral action: Michael shows Joe how to properly clean a dish and let's him finish the rest.
Moral consequence: Joe washes all of the food from the dirty dishes.
Norm: You should never yell at anyone.
Situation: Michael's son Joe is washing dishes, but there's still food left on the dishes.
Intention: Michael wants to get the dishes cleaned.
Immoral action: Michael raises his voice at Joe to tell him to wash the food from the dishes.
Immoral consequence: Joe looks sad and tears enter his eyes while he washes the dishes.
Norm: It's frustrating when someone cancels dinner at the last minute.
Situation: Samantha is planning a huge dinner celebration for her recent retirement, and she invited Rudy to it.
Intention: Rudy needs to cancel showing up because of a work engagement that same day.
Moral action: Rudy tells Sam the moment he receives the invitation that he has a work obligation and HAS to go.
Moral consequence: Samantha understands, she's hurt but doesn't think less of Rudy for it.
Norm: It's frustrating when someone cancels dinner at the last minute.
Situation: Samantha is planning a huge dinner celebration for her recent retirement, and she invited Rudy to it.
Intention: Rudy needs to cancel showing up because of a work engagement that same day.
Immoral action: Rudy calls Samantha the day of and fake coughs into the phone saying he's ill and can't make it, because he's afraid to tell her the truth.
Immoral consequence: Samantha doesn't believe Rudy and is hurt that her friend would lie to her.
Norm: It is rude to interrupt someone's dinner.
Situation: Bob has a question to ask his friend, but he knows that they are sitting down to dinner at this time.
Intention: Bob wants to ask their friend the question.
Moral action: Bob waits an hour then calls his friend and asks him a question.
Moral consequence: Bob's friend doesn't mind giving Bob an answer since they aren't doing anything else.
Norm: It is rude to interrupt someone's dinner.
Situation: Bob has a question to ask his friend, but he knows that they are sitting down to dinner at this time.
Intention: Bob wants to ask their friend the question.
Immoral action: Bob calls his friend and asks them the question he has even though he knows that they're probably eating dinner.
Immoral consequence: Bob's friend is annoyed to be called up and queried by Bob while they are eating dinner.
Norm: It's good to realize when you're bothering others.
Situation: Bob is talking with a coworker but it seems like they are trying to get work done and that Bob might be annoying them.
Intention: Bob wants to decide whether to keep talking to his coworker.
Moral action: Bob decides it's best to leave the coworker alone to do their work and see if they instigate further conversation.
Moral consequence: Bob's coworker is relieved that Bob realized that he was annoying them and feels that now they can get back to work.
Norm: It's good to realize when you're bothering others.
Situation: Bob is talking with a coworker but it seems like they are trying to get work done and that Bob might be annoying them.
Intention: Bob wants to decide whether to keep talking to his coworker.
Immoral action: Bob keeps talking to the coworker figuring that they would tell him to stop if they wanted him to.
Immoral consequence: Bob's coworker is very annoyed by Bob, and they don't know why he won't get the hint to leave them alone.
Norm: It's wrong not to include your partner.
Situation: Neal just got invited to go to a football tailgate by one of his friends and Neal is debating whether to invite his girlfriend.
Intention: Neal wants to have fun at the tailgate.
Moral action: Neal asks his girlfriend if she wants to go to the tailgate, and she agrees to join.
Moral consequence: Neal has fun at the tailgate and his girlfriend becomes friends with some of the other girls that were there.
Norm: It's wrong not to include your partner.
Situation: Neal just got invited to go to a football tailgate by one of his friends and Neal is debating whether to invite his girlfriend.
Intention: Neal wants to have fun at the tailgate.
Immoral action: Neal doesn't invite his girlfriend and goes to the tailgate alone.
Immoral consequence: Neal has fun at the tailgate but his girlfriend gets suspicious of him and their relationship deteriorates.
Norm: You shouldn't sleep with people if you have an STD.
Situation: Jim is getting ready to spend the night with his girlfriend for the first time when his doctor calls to tell him he has an STD.
Intention: Jim wants to sleep with his girlfriend.
Moral action: Jim cancels their plans to sleep together and waits till he receives treatment for his STD.
Moral consequence: Jim is able to safely have sex with his girlfriend at a later date.
Norm: You shouldn't sleep with people if you have an STD.
Situation: Jim is getting ready to spend the night with his girlfriend for the first time when his doctor calls to tell him he has an STD.
Intention: Jim wants to sleep with his girlfriend.
Immoral action: Jim goes ahead and spends the night with his girlfriend.
Immoral consequence: Jim gets dumped when his girlfriend gets an STD from him.
Norm: It's not okay to not want to help others.
Situation: Bobby is playing a video game when Jennifer calls and asks for help because her car broke down.
Intention: Bobby wants to play his video game.
Moral action: Bobby drives out to help Jennifer and then goes back to his video game afterward.
Moral consequence: Jennifer is grateful and helps Bobby out when he needs it.
Norm: It's not okay to not want to help others.
Situation: Bobby is playing a video game when Jennifer calls and asks for help because her car broke down.
Intention: Bobby wants to play his video game.
Immoral action: Bobby tells Jennifer he can't and goes back to playing his video game.
Immoral consequence: Jennifer resents Bobby for not helping and doesn't talk to him anymore.
Norm: It is bad to abandon friends.
Situation: Jake drives his friend to a party where Jake meets a girl that invites him to her place.
Intention: Jake wants to go to the girl's place.
Moral action: Jake asks the girl if his friend can come to her place too, and she says yes, so they all go together.
Moral consequence: Jake's friend is happy that Jake didn't just leave him at the party when he went to the girl's place.
Norm: It is bad to abandon friends.
Situation: Jake drives his friend to a party where Jake meets a girl that invites him to her place.
Intention: Jake wants to go to the girl's place.
Immoral action: Jake goes to the girl's place with her leaving his friend at the party without a way to get back home.
Immoral consequence: Jake's friend is angry at Jake for just leaving them at the party.
Norm: You shouldn't go through someone else's bag.
Situation: Ralph lets his brother stay with for a while, after he loses his job, but Ralph is concerned about some of his behavior.
Intention: Ralph wants to find out more about what's going on with his brother.
Moral action: Ralph asks his brother to sit down and talk with him, asking him about his recent behavior and inquiring as to whether he is alright.
Moral consequence: His brother acknowledges that his behavior has been off lately, and he explains that it's due to stress, but he appreciates the chance to talk about what's going on.
Norm: You shouldn't go through someone else's bag.
Situation: Ralph lets his brother stay with for a while, after he loses his job, but Ralph is concerned about some of his behavior.
Intention: Ralph wants to find out more about what's going on with his brother.
Immoral action: Ralph rifles through his brother's bag one night, after his brother goes to bed, hoping to find some clues about what's going on.
Immoral consequence: His brother notices, the following day, that his things had been gone through and confronts Ralph, asking Ralph to be more respectful.
Norm: It's good to get to know y our spouse's feelings.
Situation: Fred is confused by his wife Meg's sudden changes in mood.
Intention: Fred wants to avoid disagreements with Meg.
Moral action: Fred makes sure he and Meg spend time talking and asking each other about everything and anything.
Moral consequence: Fred gains insight into what drives Meg.
Norm: It's good to get to know y our spouse's feelings.
Situation: Fred is confused by his wife Meg's sudden changes in mood.
Intention: Fred wants to avoid disagreements with Meg.
Immoral action: Fred starts buying Meg expensive gifts to cheer her up.
Immoral consequence: Fred fails to get to the root of Meg's dissatisfaction.
Norm: You shouldn't lose belongings that don't belong to you.
Situation: Karen is at May's house, and they decide to go dancing, but she didn't bring the right evening attire.
Intention: Karen wants to borrow some jewelry from May.
Moral action: Karen asks May if she can wear a necklace and May lets her pick out the one Karen likes the most to use.
Moral consequence: May gets her necklace back in the same condition from Karen the next day, and she continues to loan her items.