CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It is good to do work for others.
Situation: Willow has the evening off, and her mother needs help with the yard work.
Intention: Willow wants to do something fun.
Moral action: Willow asks her friend to help her out with her mother's yard.
Moral consequence: Willow and her friend bond over goofing off outdoors.
Norm: It is good to do work for others.
Situation: Willow has the evening off, and her mother needs help with the yard work.
Intention: Willow wants to do something fun.
Immoral action: Willow spends the evening shopping for new clothes.
Immoral consequence: Willow has to take her mother to the hospital that night after her mother injures herself in the yard.
Norm: It's wrong to shame people for being fat.
Situation: Teddy is at a party with a bunch of friends and is introduced to an overweight girl.
Intention: Teddy wants to feel good about himself.
Moral action: Teddy starts talking about how much he loves cooking and exchanges healthy recipes with the overweight girl.
Moral consequence: The overweight girl loves talking with Teddy and feels excited about trying new recipes.
Norm: It's wrong to shame people for being fat.
Situation: Teddy is at a party with a bunch of friends and is introduced to an overweight girl.
Intention: Teddy wants to feel good about himself.
Immoral action: Teddy starts talking about how he stays fit and directly tells the girl how great it feels to have good self control.
Immoral consequence: The overweight girl is ashamed at being called out as having low self control.
Norm: It's bad to ditch your significant other on a holiday.
Situation: Paul is invited to go on a camping trip with his friends, but it is on the same day as Valentine's day, which he normally spends with his girlfriend Laura.
Intention: Paul wants to respond to the invitiation.
Moral action: Paul turns down the camping invitation and spends Valentine's day with his girlfriend instead.
Moral consequence: Laura is glad to spend Valentine's day with Paul, and she gets him a nice gift.
Norm: It's bad to ditch your significant other on a holiday.
Situation: Paul is invited to go on a camping trip with his friends, but it is on the same day as Valentine's day, which he normally spends with his girlfriend Laura.
Intention: Paul wants to respond to the invitiation.
Immoral action: Paul decides to go on the camping trip and leaves his girlfriend alone on Valentine's day.
Immoral consequence: Laura is angry and upset, and she breaks up with Paul a week later.
Norm: It's not okay to lie to an SO.
Situation: Vlad is getting ready to go the casino to gamble some money with friends and is about to leave when his wife Yona asks him where he's going.
Intention: Vlad wants to answer Yona's question.
Moral action: Vlad tells Yona he's going to the casino with some friends and that he'll be back later.
Moral consequence: Yona tells Vlad to have a great time and to hopefully not lose too much money.
Norm: It's not okay to lie to an SO.
Situation: Vlad is getting ready to go the casino to gamble some money with friends and is about to leave when his wife Yona asks him where he's going.
Intention: Vlad wants to answer Yona's question.
Immoral action: Vlad tells Yona that he's going to a baseball game with some friends and that he'll be back later.
Immoral consequence: Yona later finds out that Vlad was lying and it breaks her trust in him and causes her to feel used and vulnerable.
Norm: You should support someone who is working for their dreams.
Situation: John is talking to his friend Kim who tells John that he's going to try to make it to the NBA.
Intention: John wants to respond to Kim's statement.
Moral action: John tells Kim that it will be really difficult, but he believes in Kim and if he can help somehow he will.
Moral consequence: Kim is really happy that John believes in him and his confidence in himself is increased.
Norm: You should support someone who is working for their dreams.
Situation: John is talking to his friend Kim who tells John that he's going to try to make it to the NBA.
Intention: John wants to respond to Kim's statement.
Immoral action: John tells Kim that he's being ridiculous and that he would never make it so it'll just be a huge waste of time.
Immoral consequence: Kim is insulted that John has no belief in him and at the same time discouraged from continuing on with his dream.
Norm: You can't expect everyone to find something funny.
Situation: Matt just started a new job and is at a happy hour with some of his new coworkers.
Intention: Matt wants to impress one of his female coworkers.
Moral action: Matt approaches the female coworker he is interested in gets to know her personality before making a joke tailored to how he perceived her to be.
Moral consequence: The female coworker loves Matt's joke, and they spend the rest of the night flirting.
Norm: You can't expect everyone to find something funny.
Situation: Matt just started a new job and is at a happy hour with some of his new coworkers.
Intention: Matt wants to impress one of his female coworkers.
Immoral action: Matt makes a crude joke in front of the entire group that he thinks everyone will find funny.
Immoral consequence: The joke offends the best friend of the female coworker that Matt wants to impress, ruining his chances with her.
Norm: You should accept others as they are.
Situation: Lenny is a coach for a baseball team.
Intention: Lenny wants to look at recruits.
Moral action: Lenny bases his recruiting on player's skills.
Moral consequence: Lenny develops a team that can win games.
Norm: You should accept others as they are.
Situation: Lenny is a coach for a baseball team.
Intention: Lenny wants to look at recruits.
Immoral action: Lenny says a recruit won't be brought on because of their hair style.
Immoral consequence: Lenny misses out on a good hitter.
Norm: You shouldn't strangle your son.
Situation: Kendrick is at home when his son Billy comes home and tells him he got in a fight at school.
Intention: Kendrick wants to respond to his son's story about the fight.
Moral action: Kendrick tells his son that it's really not the right thing to do to be getting into fights and asks him to explain what happened.
Moral consequence: Billy is glad to explain what happened so that his dad can hear his side of the story.
Norm: You shouldn't strangle your son.
Situation: Kendrick is at home when his son Billy comes home and tells him he got in a fight at school.
Intention: Kendrick wants to respond to his son's story about the fight.
Immoral action: Kendrick grabs his son by the throat and squeezes as hard as he can while reminding him that it's wrong to fight.
Immoral consequence: Billy is stunned and begins to cry as the pain overwhelms him and so does fear.
Norm: It is not okay to hit on family members
Situation: Dave is at a family reunion with cousins he has not seen in a long time.
Intention: Dave wants to talk to an attractive female cousin.
Moral action: Dave tells his female cousin she looks like she is doing well in life and asks what her hobbies are.
Moral consequence: Dave's cousin will feel flattered and enjoy Dave's company.
Norm: It is not okay to hit on family members
Situation: Dave is at a family reunion with cousins he has not seen in a long time.
Intention: Dave wants to talk to an attractive female cousin.
Immoral action: Dave tells his female cousin that he would be okay with hooking up with her.
Immoral consequence: Dave's cousin will feel disgusted and repulsed by Dave.
Norm: It is rude to make light of someone's mourning.
Situation: Manuel's girlfriend just told him that her cat passed away.
Intention: Manuel wants to help her feel better.
Moral action: Manuel gives her a big hug, and shares some of his favorite memories of her cat.
Moral consequence: Manuel's girlfriend thanks him and shares some of her favorite memories as well, and they end up laughing over a couple of them.
Norm: It is rude to make light of someone's mourning.
Situation: Manuel's girlfriend just told him that her cat passed away.
Intention: Manuel wants to help her feel better.
Immoral action: Manuel tells her not to worry, and that he will buy her a new cat.
Immoral consequence: Manuel's girlfriend starts to cry, and storms off.
Norm: It's bad to intentionally disrupt others.
Situation: Kevin is at a science talk and is curious about something the scientist said.
Intention: Kevin wants to ask the scientist a question.
Moral action: Kevin waits until the scientist is done with the talk to ask his question at the Q&A section.
Moral consequence: The scientist will listen to Kevin's question and Kevin will get an answer.
Norm: It's bad to intentionally disrupt others.
Situation: Kevin is at a science talk and is curious about something the scientist said.
Intention: Kevin wants to ask the scientist a question.
Immoral action: Kevin asks the question in the middle of the scientist's talk while the scientist is speaking.
Immoral consequence: The scientist will become annoyed and Kevin will be asked to leave the talk.
Norm: It's rude to assume a cashier short-changed you on purpose.
Situation: Biff bought something at the store, and he realized he was 78 cents short.
Intention: Biff wants his money back.
Moral action: Biff asks the cashier about the missing money.
Moral consequence: The cashier notices the mistake and gives Biff the missing money.
Norm: It's rude to assume a cashier short-changed you on purpose.
Situation: Biff bought something at the store, and he realized he was 78 cents short.
Intention: Biff wants his money back.
Immoral action: Biff runs up to the cashier and says "way to short change me, butthead!".
Immoral consequence: Biff does get his money back but not before arguing with the cashier and many other employees.
Norm: It's not okay to be creepy to others.
Situation: Theo just met a girl in one of his college classes.
Intention: Theo wants to know more about the girl he just met.
Moral action: Theo has easygoing, nice conversations with the girl, and they naturally become friends.
Moral consequence: The girl likes Theo and feels wonderful when he is around.
Norm: It's not okay to be creepy to others.
Situation: Theo just met a girl in one of his college classes.
Intention: Theo wants to know more about the girl he just met.
Immoral action: Theo starts asking questions about the girl to other students, and follows her home to know where she lives.
Immoral consequence: The girl thinks Theo is weird and scary and avoids him.
Norm: You should be patient with children.
Situation: Remy is teaching a course on self defense for children in a kindergarten class.
Intention: Remy wants the children to pay attention to him.
Moral action: Remy creates a reward system for students in the course who are especially quiet and attentive.
Moral consequence: Most of the students participate actively in trying to earn rewards, ensuring class attention.
Norm: You should be patient with children.
Situation: Remy is teaching a course on self defense for children in a kindergarten class.
Intention: Remy wants the children to pay attention to him.
Immoral action: Remy whistles loudly and tells the children he will cancel the class entirely if they don't listen to him.
Immoral consequence: The children's parents are displeased with Remy's discipline method and withdraw their children from his course.
Norm: You shouldn't call someone nanny if they don't like it.
Situation: Joan hired a nanny to watch her kids for her during the day.
Intention: Joan wants to talk to the nanny.
Moral action: Joan talks with her employees and learns who they all are.
Moral consequence: The employees including the nanny appreciate this in the long run.
Norm: You shouldn't call someone nanny if they don't like it.
Situation: Joan hired a nanny to watch her kids for her during the day.
Intention: Joan wants to talk to the nanny.
Immoral action: Joan kept calling her "nanny" rather than learning her name.
Immoral consequence: The employee eventually became fed up and quit working for Joan.
Norm: It's good to give people space to process a tragedy.
Situation: Noor has just lost his father in a tragic accident and is currently sitting in a tutoring session with Jade.
Intention: Jade wants to help Noor feel better.
Moral action: Jade asks Noor if he'd rather sit alone for some time, and lets him decide what feels best.
Moral consequence: Noor takes Jade up on the offer and spends the rest of his tutoring time reminiscing about his dad, feeling a little better.
Norm: It's good to give people space to process a tragedy.
Situation: Noor has just lost his father in a tragic accident and is currently sitting in a tutoring session with Jade.
Intention: Jade wants to help Noor feel better.
Immoral action: Jade offers to take Noor out on the town to party and forget his sadness.
Immoral consequence: Noor has a great night out but suffers from alcohol poisoning, as he drank too much in an attempt to forget losing his dad.
Norm: It is sad to disappoint grandparents.
Situation: Jill is being watched by her grandparents.
Intention: Jill wants to tell her grandparents about school.
Moral action: Jill tells her grandparents that she studies a lot and raises her hand to answer questions.
Moral consequence: Jill's grandparents will think Jill is a hard worker and has potential.
Norm: It is sad to disappoint grandparents.
Situation: Jill is being watched by her grandparents.
Intention: Jill wants to tell her grandparents about school.
Immoral action: Jill tells her grandparents that she skips classes and sleeps in class.
Immoral consequence: Jill's grandparents will think Jill is irresponsible and lazy.
Norm: It's considerate to compliment someone's hairdo.
Situation: Sam is walking into work and notices his coworker has also just arrived with a completely new hairstyle.
Intention: Sam wants to greet his coworker.
Moral action: Sam greets her and compliments on the way she has done her hair.
Moral consequence: Sam's coworker feels encouraged because someone likes her new hairstyle.
Norm: It's considerate to compliment someone's hairdo.
Situation: Sam is walking into work and notices his coworker has also just arrived with a completely new hairstyle.
Intention: Sam wants to greet his coworker.
Immoral action: Sam doesn't acknowledge the change in appearance and simply says hello to her.
Immoral consequence: Sam's coworker is disappointed thinking that he didn't notice the new hairstyle.
Norm: It's wrong to date others when you're already dating someone.
Situation: Ryan is dating a girl but has lost his feelings for her when he meets a new girl that peaks his interest.
Intention: Ryan wants to date the new girl.
Moral action: Ryan breaks up with his current girlfriend before dating the new girl.
Moral consequence: The new girl appreciates having a new man in her life.
Norm: It's wrong to date others when you're already dating someone.
Situation: Ryan is dating a girl but has lost his feelings for her when he meets a new girl that peaks his interest.
Intention: Ryan wants to date the new girl.
Immoral action: Ryan starts going out with the new girl while he's still in a relationship.
Immoral consequence: The new girl finds out and no longer wishes to see him.
Norm: It's rude to dominate a conversation
Situation: Casey and Tom are friends who have not seen each other in awhile.
Intention: Casey wants to have a conversation with Tom in order to catch up on things.
Moral action: Casey asks Tom open ended questions about how he has been doing and actively listens at his responses.
Moral consequence: They talk for hours and have a very pleasant overall conversation.
Norm: It's rude to dominate a conversation
Situation: Casey and Tom are friends who have not seen each other in awhile.
Intention: Casey wants to have a conversation with Tom in order to catch up on things.
Immoral action: Casey talks without a break and makes it challenging for Tom to get a word in.
Immoral consequence: Tom gets frustrated and excuses himself in order to talk to others at the party.
Norm: It's wrong for a roommate to not pay rent.
Situation: Justin and Harry are roommates who share the rent, and Harry almost has enough money for a car.
Intention: Harry wants to buy a car.
Moral action: Harry pays his part of the rent and saves up one more month for the car.
Moral consequence: Justin and Harry continue living together, and Harry can drive to work.
Norm: It's wrong for a roommate to not pay rent.
Situation: Justin and Harry are roommates who share the rent, and Harry almost has enough money for a car.
Intention: Harry wants to buy a car.
Immoral action: Harry uses his share of the rent money to buy a car.
Immoral consequence: Justin is angry and kicks Harry out of the apartment.
Norm: You shouldn't cheat on your wife with a mistress.
Situation: Earl is in a relationship which has lost a lot of it's initial passion.
Intention: Earl wants an exciting and intimate experience.
Moral action: Earl thinks of something new he can try with his wife in the bedroom.
Moral consequence: Earl's wife enjoys the new experience and her passion is also renewed.
Norm: You shouldn't cheat on your wife with a mistress.
Situation: Earl is in a relationship which has lost a lot of it's initial passion.
Intention: Earl wants an exciting and intimate experience.
Immoral action: Earl begins to engage with a new woman physically outside his marriage.
Immoral consequence: Earl's wife finds out about the other woman and wants a divorce.
Norm: It's hurtful to go behind someone's back.
Situation: Terry is married and has an old car that is breaking down.
Intention: Terry wants to buy a new vehicle.
Moral action: Terry talks with his wife about what to buy, and they decide on a truck.
Moral consequence: Terry's wife will feel appreciated in the marriage.
Norm: It's hurtful to go behind someone's back.
Situation: Terry is married and has an old car that is breaking down.
Intention: Terry wants to buy a new vehicle.
Immoral action: Terry buys a truck without consulting with his wife.
Immoral consequence: Terry's wife will not feel like an equal partner in the marriage.
Norm: It's bad to ignore your friends.
Situation: Terra is busy using her phone for work and her friend keeps texting her.
Intention: Terra wants to focus her work assignment.
Moral action: Terra quickly shoots her friend a text back saying she will get back to her after work.
Moral consequence: Terra's friend waits for her to get off of work and stops texting.
Norm: It's bad to ignore your friends.
Situation: Terra is busy using her phone for work and her friend keeps texting her.
Intention: Terra wants to focus her work assignment.
Immoral action: Terra ignores her friend's messages and continues working on the assignment.
Immoral consequence: Terra's friend continues to text wondering why she is not responding.
Norm: It's bad to remain silent about an assault.
Situation: Brad was assaulted and robbed in the alley near his home.
Intention: Brad wants to move on after the assault.
Moral action: Brad calls the police to make a report about the incident.
Moral consequence: The police catch the person who assaulted Brad, and he is unable to attack anyone else.
Norm: It's bad to remain silent about an assault.
Situation: Brad was assaulted and robbed in the alley near his home.
Intention: Brad wants to move on after the assault.
Immoral action: Brad goes home after the attack too embarrassed to tell anyone about the incident.
Immoral consequence: The person who attacked Brad continues to attack and rob other people in the neighborhood.
Norm: It's good to let your friends borrow things.
Situation: Mark's friend asked to borrow Mark's car in order to get to a job interview.
Intention: Mark wants to help his friend.
Moral action: Mark lets his friend borrow his car for the day.
Moral consequence: Mark's friend is able to get to his job interview on time.
Norm: It's good to let your friends borrow things.
Situation: Mark's friend asked to borrow Mark's car in order to get to a job interview.
Intention: Mark wants to help his friend.
Immoral action: Mark tells his friend to order an Uber instead of taking his car.
Immoral consequence: Mark's friend's Uber comes by 15 minutes late, and his friend arrives late to his job interview.
Norm: You shouldn't expect people to wait for you.
Situation: Jonny is late meeting up with his friends who are at the movie theater.
Intention: Jonny wants to watch a new movie with friends.
Moral action: Jonny tells his friends to start the movie without him and save him a seat.
Moral consequence: Jonny's friends enjoy good seats and are able to save one for him as well.
Norm: You shouldn't expect people to wait for you.
Situation: Jonny is late meeting up with his friends who are at the movie theater.
Intention: Jonny wants to watch a new movie with friends.
Immoral action: Jonny tells his friends to wait even though he is significantly late.
Immoral consequence: Jonny's friends are disappointed that they miss the beginning of the movie.
Norm: It's wrong to take something that belongs to someone else.
Situation: Stacey always brings lunch to work, but today she forgot her lunch.
Intention: Stacey wants to wants to get something to eat.
Moral action: Stacey decides to go to the cafeteria to see if she can get something for lunch.
Moral consequence: Stacey enjoys her lunch and thinks that she will eat in the cafeteria more often.
Norm: It's wrong to take something that belongs to someone else.
Situation: Stacey always brings lunch to work, but today she forgot her lunch.
Intention: Stacey wants to wants to get something to eat.
Immoral action: Stacey looks in the fridge in the break room and takes a coworker's sandwich to eat.
Immoral consequence: Another coworker sees Stacey take the sandwich and tells her she shouldn't take someone else's lunch.
Norm: You should have trust in a relationship.
Situation: Bradley feels like his girlfriend Anna has been acting strangely lately and is afraid she might be having an affair.
Intention: Bradley wants to find out what's going on with Anna.
Moral action: Bradley asks Anna if there is anything wrong and explains his feelings to her.
Moral consequence: Anna feels she can trust Bradley and confides in him.
Norm: You should have trust in a relationship.
Situation: Bradley feels like his girlfriend Anna has been acting strangely lately and is afraid she might be having an affair.
Intention: Bradley wants to find out what's going on with Anna.
Immoral action: Bradley checks Anna's messages on her phone and social media while she's out of the room.
Immoral consequence: Anna feels violated when she finds out and is unsure if she wants to continue their relationship.
Norm: It is bad to judge races.
Situation: Claire is white and her daughter has made a new friend who is black.
Intention: Claire wants to keep her daughter safe.
Moral action: Claire asks to meet her daughter's new friend's parents, so they can all feel more comfortable with each other.
Moral consequence: Claire feels reassured and her daughter can keep seeing her new friend.
Norm: It is bad to judge races.
Situation: Claire is white and her daughter has made a new friend who is black.
Intention: Claire wants to keep her daughter safe.
Immoral action: Claire tells her daughter she is not allowed to play with her new friend anymore because of her skin color.
Immoral consequence: Claire's daughter is upset and is influenced by her mother's bigotry.
Norm: You shouldn't drink and drive.
Situation: Mark is at the bar with friends, having some beers and watching the game on the big TV.
Intention: Once the game is over, Mark wants to go home.
Moral action: Mark decides to call a cab instead of trying to drive home.
Moral consequence: Mark arrives home safely, and picks up his car the next morning.
Norm: You shouldn't drink and drive.
Situation: Mark is at the bar with friends, having some beers and watching the game on the big TV.
Intention: Once the game is over, Mark wants to go home.
Immoral action: Mark decides to drive himself home, because he's only had a few of beers and doesn't feel drunk.
Immoral consequence: Mark's reaction time is affected by the alcohol he's had, and he loses control of the car crashes into his house.