CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's expected that friends will help each other.
Situation: John's friend is moving into a new home and asks for his help.
Intention: John wants to respond to his friend.
Moral action: John helps his friend move.
Moral consequence: John's friend moves into his new home without spending any money.
Norm: It's expected that friends will help each other.
Situation: John's friend is moving into a new home and asks for his help.
Intention: John wants to respond to his friend.
Immoral action: John tells his friend he is too busy to help.
Immoral consequence: John's friend has to spend $300 to hire a moving company.
Norm: You shouldn't rummage through your dad's things.
Situation: Joe is writing an essay for an assignment.
Intention: Joe needs paper to print his essay.
Moral action: Joe asks his father for the paper.
Moral consequence: Joe prints his essay.
Norm: You shouldn't rummage through your dad's things.
Situation: Joe is writing an essay for an assignment.
Intention: Joe needs paper to print his essay.
Immoral action: Joe searches his father's desk for paper instead of asking where the paper is.
Immoral consequence: Joe finds the paperwork for a family secret that he wished he didn't know about.
Norm: You shouldn't expect someone to share their money with you.
Situation: Jill asks Jim for some money for the down payment on a car, but Jim refuses.
Intention: Jill wants to buy a car.
Moral action: Jill accepts Jim's refusal and takes a side job to save up for the car.
Moral consequence: Jill is able to buy her car with her own money.
Norm: You shouldn't expect someone to share their money with you.
Situation: Jill asks Jim for some money for the down payment on a car, but Jim refuses.
Intention: Jill wants to buy a car.
Immoral action: Jill hounds Jim for the money and gets very angry and yells at him.
Immoral consequence: Jim cuts Jill out of her life, and Jill never gets her car.
Norm: Using profanity on people is rude.
Situation: John is taking a walk in the neighborhood and notices young people playing soccer on the street.
Intention: John wants youngsters not to play on the street.
Moral action: John approaches the youngsters calmly and advise them to play in the nearby park.
Moral consequence: John gets thanks and the players leave the street peacefully.
Norm: Using profanity on people is rude.
Situation: John is taking a walk in the neighborhood and notices young people playing soccer on the street.
Intention: John wants youngsters not to play on the street.
Immoral action: John screams and swears at the young people ordering them off the street.
Immoral consequence: The young people get offended and attack John causing serious harm before running away.
Norm: You should always park where it's appropriate.
Situation: Lynne is trying to find a parking spot at the mall.
Intention: Lynne doesn't want to have to park far from the door.
Moral action: Lynne waits until a parking spot closer to the door opens up and takes it.
Moral consequence: Lynne's shopping trip goes smoothly, and she gets all of the things she needs.
Norm: You should always park where it's appropriate.
Situation: Lynne is trying to find a parking spot at the mall.
Intention: Lynne doesn't want to have to park far from the door.
Immoral action: Lynne takes a handicapped parking spot near the door despite the fact that she isn't disabled.
Immoral consequence: Lynne is cited for illegally parking and has to pay a large fine.
Norm: It is bad to let family down.
Situation: John promised his children, Beth and Luke, to decorate the house with Christmas lights, which they want to do right when John’s team is playing a game on TV.
Intention: John needs to respond to Beth and Luke.
Moral action: John spends the afternoon decorating the house with Beth and Luke.
Moral consequence: Beth and Luke are happy, and they become closer to John.
Norm: It is bad to let family down.
Situation: John promised his children, Beth and Luke, to decorate the house with Christmas lights, which they want to do right when John’s team is playing a game on TV.
Intention: John needs to respond to Beth and Luke.
Immoral action: John decides to watch the game after telling his kids that they will decorate tomorrow.
Immoral consequence: Beth and Luke are heartbroken that John broke his promise.
Norm: It's wrong for a student to harass a teacher.
Situation: Marie is not doing well in class and may end up failing.
Intention: Marie would like to get better grades.
Moral action: Marie tells her teacher that she is having a hard time understanding the material.
Moral consequence: Marie's teacher offers her extra help after class, and Marie's grades improve.
Norm: It's wrong for a student to harass a teacher.
Situation: Marie is not doing well in class and may end up failing.
Intention: Marie would like to get better grades.
Immoral action: Marie threatens her teacher with violence if she is not given a good grade.
Immoral consequence: Marie is reported to the principal and expelled from school.
Norm: Neighbors are expected not to disturb each other.
Situation: Amanda invites Emily over after midnight.
Intention: Amanda wants to have fun.
Moral action: Amanda and Emily decide to put together a puzzle while drinking coffee.
Moral consequence: Derrick, Amanda's neighbor, sleeps through the night.
Norm: Neighbors are expected not to disturb each other.
Situation: Amanda invites Emily over after midnight.
Intention: Amanda wants to have fun.
Immoral action: Amanda and Emily decide to watch a horror movie at a high volume.
Immoral consequence: Derrick, Amanda's neighbor, can not sleep over the noise from the movie.
Norm: It's rude to not listen to a friends opinion.
Situation: George is in his car with his friend, and they decide to have a conversation.
Intention: George wants to tell about his friend about him winning a prize.
Moral action: George tells his story and listens eagerly to his friends response.
Moral consequence: His friend is happy to celebrate George winning, and they bond while his friend talks to George more.
Norm: It's rude to not listen to a friends opinion.
Situation: George is in his car with his friend, and they decide to have a conversation.
Intention: George wants to tell about his friend about him winning a prize.
Immoral action: George finishes his story to his friend and then ignores his friend congratulating him.
Immoral consequence: George's friend feels lonely and decides to turn on the radio.
Norm: It's good to get gifts for your parents.
Situation: It's the holidays and Andy is short on money.
Intention: Andy wants to save money.
Moral action: Andy makes a homemade gift to give his parents for the holidays.
Moral consequence: Andy's parents are happy that their son got them a thoughtful gift.
Norm: It's good to get gifts for your parents.
Situation: It's the holidays and Andy is short on money.
Intention: Andy wants to save money.
Immoral action: Andy decides to not get his parents a gift for the holidays.
Immoral consequence: Andy's parents are disappointed that he did not get them anything.
Norm: It's bad to treat people poorly for expressing themselves.
Situation: Jill decides to join a Buddhist temple and shaves her head as a indication of her faith.
Intention: Jill wants to show evidence of Buddhist faith by denying the vanity.
Moral action: Betty inquires on Jill's new faith and hair while listening intently.
Moral consequence: Jill hugs Betty and happily feels her faith increase.
Norm: It's bad to treat people poorly for expressing themselves.
Situation: Jill decides to join a Buddhist temple and shaves her head as a indication of her faith.
Intention: Jill wants to show evidence of Buddhist faith by denying the vanity.
Immoral action: Jill's friend Betty mocks her hair and her faith.
Immoral consequence: Jill spends the entire day crying.
Norm: It's hurtful to lead someone on in a relationship.
Situation: Mary  has been dating Fred since high school but lately she has also been interested in a guy she works with.
Intention: Mary wants to explore new relationships.
Moral action: Mary tells Fred she wants to take a break and see other people.
Moral consequence: Fred agrees and the two part on good terms.
Norm: It's hurtful to lead someone on in a relationship.
Situation: Mary  has been dating Fred since high school but lately she has also been interested in a guy she works with.
Intention: Mary wants to explore new relationships.
Immoral action: Mary asks her coworker out but wants to keep seeing Fred incase her new relationship doesn't work out.
Immoral consequence: Fred finds out about Mary's coworker and causes a scene at her job which gets her reprimanded by her boss.
Norm: It is good to support family.
Situation: Donnie finds out his daughter Madonna is pregnant with a child out of wedlock.
Intention: Donnie wants to help his daughter through her trying time.
Moral action: Donnie pays for all his daughter's medical bills and opens his heart to her.
Moral consequence: Madonna gets to keep her baby.
Norm: It is good to support family.
Situation: Donnie finds out his daughter Madonna is pregnant with a child out of wedlock.
Intention: Donnie wants to help his daughter through her trying time.
Immoral action: Donnie ignores his daughter's calls and changes his phone number.
Immoral consequence: Madonna has to have an abortion because she can't afford care for her baby.
Norm: It's wrong not to behave well at parties.
Situation: Marcus was invited to his cousin's graduation party and came drunk.
Intention: Marcus wants to drink and have fun.
Moral action: Marcus drinks in moderation and stays low key.
Moral consequence: Marcus respects others and is socially accepted.
Norm: It's wrong not to behave well at parties.
Situation: Marcus was invited to his cousin's graduation party and came drunk.
Intention: Marcus wants to drink and have fun.
Immoral action: Marcus drinks excessively and turns loud and obnoxious.
Immoral consequence: Marcus disrupts the party and is asked to leave.
Norm: It's wrong to ask a friend to pay for something.
Situation: Marie goes shopping at the mall with her friends.
Intention: Marie wants to get some new clothing.
Moral action: Marie sees a coat she likes and pays for it with her debit card.
Moral consequence: Maria gets many compliments from her friends about her nice new coat.
Norm: It's wrong to ask a friend to pay for something.
Situation: Marie goes shopping at the mall with her friends.
Intention: Marie wants to get some new clothing.
Immoral action: Marie finds the perfect outfit and asks her friend Ivanka to pay for it since she's rich.
Immoral consequence: Marie loses Ivanka as a friend over her very rude request.
Norm: You should help your parents.
Situation: Johns parents are getting older and lately need more help around the house on the weekends.
Intention: John wants to spend the weekends with his girlfriend.
Moral action: John schedules his weekends effectively so that he can help his parents and see his girlfriend.
Moral consequence: John feels a sense of accomplishment and peace of mind that his parents are safe.
Norm: You should help your parents.
Situation: Johns parents are getting older and lately need more help around the house on the weekends.
Intention: John wants to spend the weekends with his girlfriend.
Immoral action: Johns father gets injured after falling off a ladder after John ignored his fathers request for help fixing the roof.
Immoral consequence: John feels bad for his dad and has to help around the house more since his father is immobilised.
Norm: It's bad to be too arrogant.
Situation: Susan has been assigned an important and difficult project at work.
Intention: Susan needs to complete a difficult project for her work.
Moral action: Susan asks for help from her coworkers.
Moral consequence: The project is completed on time and successfully.
Norm: It's bad to be too arrogant.
Situation: Susan has been assigned an important and difficult project at work.
Intention: Susan needs to complete a difficult project for her work.
Immoral action: Susan does not ask for help from her coworkers because she is convinced she does not need help.
Immoral consequence: Susan fails to complete the project successfully.
Norm: It's wrong to murder people.
Situation: A man rudely confronts John at a bar for accidentally bumping into him.
Intention: John wants to respond to the man.
Moral action: John apologizes to the man.
Moral consequence: John enjoys the rest of his evening.
Norm: It's wrong to murder people.
Situation: A man rudely confronts John at a bar for accidentally bumping into him.
Intention: John wants to respond to the man.
Immoral action: John stabs the man to death with a knife.
Immoral consequence: John is arrested for murder.
Norm: You shouldn't forbid your children from talking to you.
Situation: Art establishes a rule  with children.
Intention: Art wants to raise and be the leader of his family.
Moral action: Art sets an open door policy with his kids telling him that he is always there to talk even if he will be disappointed in what they do.
Moral consequence: Art develops a strong bond with all of his kids and now spends his days with his grandchildren.
Norm: You shouldn't forbid your children from talking to you.
Situation: Art establishes a rule  with children.
Intention: Art wants to raise and be the leader of his family.
Immoral action: Art set a "do not speak unless spoken to" policy with his kids and punishes them strictly when they violate it.
Immoral consequence: The kidsrefuse to stay in touch with him as soon as they move out, and he is lonely when he gets old.
Norm: It's wrong to eat other people's food.
Situation: Jack and Diane are at a restaurant and both have a plate of French fries in front of them.
Intention: Jack wants to eat a french fry.
Moral action: Jack grabs a fry off his own plate and eats it.
Moral consequence: Diane watches Jack eat happily and continues to eat her own food.
Norm: It's wrong to eat other people's food.
Situation: Jack and Diane are at a restaurant and both have a plate of French fries in front of them.
Intention: Jack wants to eat a french fry.
Immoral action: Jack reaches over to Diane's plate and grabs a french fry off her plate before eating it.
Immoral consequence: Diane is angry that Jack is stealing her food and spreading his germs all over her plate.
Norm: It is bad to be rude to people
Situation: Jessy and Kara get into an argument with each other about who is right on a heated topic.
Intention: Jessy wants to prove Kara wrong.
Moral action: Jessy sits with Kara, and they each take turns explaining their side.
Moral consequence: Jessy and Kara are able to come to a conclusion and remain friends.
Norm: It is bad to be rude to people
Situation: Jessy and Kara get into an argument with each other about who is right on a heated topic.
Intention: Jessy wants to prove Kara wrong.
Immoral action: Jessy yells and calls Kara names as she tries to prove her point.
Immoral consequence: Nothing is accomplished and Jessy ends up becoming irate.
Norm: You shouldn't take someone else's medication without permission
Situation: Christina is feeling a lot of pain in her head.
Intention: Christina wants the pain to stop.
Moral action: Christina goes to a doctor and gets a prescription.
Moral consequence: Christina's headache feels much better.
Norm: You shouldn't take someone else's medication without permission
Situation: Christina is feeling a lot of pain in her head.
Intention: Christina wants the pain to stop.
Immoral action: Christina sneaks into her mom's room and takes her Valium.
Immoral consequence: Christina gets yelled at by her mom.
Norm: It's good to go for a walk with your dog.
Situation: Julia is trying to lose weight after having a baby.
Intention: Julia wants to get some exercise.
Moral action: Julia straps a leash on her dog and takes him for a walk.
Moral consequence: Julia feels refreshed and happy that she got to spend time with her dog.
Norm: It's good to go for a walk with your dog.
Situation: Julia is trying to lose weight after having a baby.
Intention: Julia wants to get some exercise.
Immoral action: Julia goes for a walk by herself around her neighborhood.
Immoral consequence: Julia feels refreshed but lonely, wishing she had brought a companion.
Norm: It's good to report illegal acts.
Situation: Jack witnesses someone rob a jewelry store late at night and run away.
Intention: Jack wants to tell someone what he saw.
Moral action: Jack tells the police what he saw and reports the crime.
Moral consequence: The thief is apprehended and another crime is solved.
Norm: It's good to report illegal acts.
Situation: Jack witnesses someone rob a jewelry store late at night and run away.
Intention: Jack wants to tell someone what he saw.
Immoral action: Jack tells his friend what happened and tells them not to report it.
Immoral consequence: The thief gets away with his crime.
Norm: It is wrong to sell drugs
Situation: Moe is trying to make ends meet and doesn't want to lose his home, but he has very little cash.
Intention: Moe wants to make some money fast.
Moral action: Moe gets himself a job and tries to rise up the ladder.
Moral consequence: Moe makes money while staying out of jail.
Norm: It is wrong to sell drugs
Situation: Moe is trying to make ends meet and doesn't want to lose his home, but he has very little cash.
Intention: Moe wants to make some money fast.
Immoral action: Moe decides to sell drugs with his friend to get some money.
Immoral consequence: Moe is caught by the police, and he gets jail time.
Norm: You can't expect your friends will like what you like.
Situation: Bill and his friends are hanging out when they all decide Bill should call and order a pizza.
Intention: Bill wants to respond to the operator's question of which toppings to put on the pizza.
Moral action: Bill tells the operator to hold on and asks his friends what they want, before relaying their consensus to the operator.
Moral consequence: The group is happy that a delicious pizza is on the way and begin to collectively salivate as men tend to do.
Norm: You can't expect your friends will like what you like.
Situation: Bill and his friends are hanging out when they all decide Bill should call and order a pizza.
Intention: Bill wants to respond to the operator's question of which toppings to put on the pizza.
Immoral action: Bill tells the operator that the pizza should have chocolate, mayonnaise, mustard, vinegar, cherries and walnuts on it.
Immoral consequence: Bill's friends begin to gag at the idea of that flavor combination and yell at Bill to hang up the phone.
Norm: It's important to fight harmful urges.
Situation: Carrie has a job interview coming up.
Intention: Carrie wants to get the job.
Moral action: Carrie spends the evening reviewing information about the company.
Moral consequence: Carrie aces the interview and gets a job offer.
Norm: It's important to fight harmful urges.
Situation: Carrie has a job interview coming up.
Intention: Carrie wants to get the job.
Immoral action: Carrie is nervous about the interviews, so she copes by going out to a bar and drinking too much.
Immoral consequence: Carrie has an accident on the way home and never makes it to the job interview.
Norm: It is rude to intentionally hurt people emotionally
Situation: Jim is a judge in a singing competition and the last singer performed poorly.
Intention: Jim wants to motivate the singer to do better.
Moral action: Jim offers constructive criticism to the singer.
Moral consequence: The singer feels motivated to work harder to become a better singer.
Norm: It is rude to intentionally hurt people emotionally
Situation: Jim is a judge in a singing competition and the last singer performed poorly.
Intention: Jim wants to motivate the singer to do better.
Immoral action: Jim tells the singer that they wasted his time with their performance.
Immoral consequence: The singer becomes severely depressed and becomes addicted to drugs.
Norm: Is wrong to make children feel unwelcome
Situation: Mary Beth is giving a birthday party for her daughter.
Intention: Mary Beth wants to make the day memorable.
Moral action: Mary Beth negotiates a bigger boat with the rental agent to accommodate everyone.
Moral consequence: All of the children have a wonderful cruise around the lake.
Norm: Is wrong to make children feel unwelcome
Situation: Mary Beth is giving a birthday party for her daughter.
Intention: Mary Beth wants to make the day memorable.
Immoral action: She tells some of the children that there's not enough room for everyone on the sailboat, so they have to wait at the harbor.
Immoral consequence: A child cries as the sailboat pulls out and calls their mother to pick them up.
Norm: It's bad to intentionally waste time at work.
Situation: John is overloaded with his assigned tasks at work, which makes him stressed.
Intention: John wants to decrease his stress.
Moral action: John listens to relaxing music on his phone while he continues working.
Moral consequence: John is able to concentrate better with the music, and John manages to finish all his tasks for the day.
Norm: It's bad to intentionally waste time at work.
Situation: John is overloaded with his assigned tasks at work, which makes him stressed.
Intention: John wants to decrease his stress.
Immoral action: John plays several games of solitaire to make himself feel better.
Immoral consequence: John does not get his work done leaving him with more tasks to do the following day.
Norm: Partners are not expected to be mean to each other.
Situation: Leah comes home in a new outfit she just bought and is excited to show Kevin.
Intention: Kevin wants to share his opinion about the outfit.
Moral action: Kevin tells Leah that the outfit looks amazing on her and that he can't wait to take her out so everyone can see.
Moral consequence: Leah feels sexy and supported and excitedly runs to get ready to go out.
Norm: Partners are not expected to be mean to each other.
Situation: Leah comes home in a new outfit she just bought and is excited to show Kevin.
Intention: Kevin wants to share his opinion about the outfit.
Immoral action: Kevin tells Leah that the outfit is hideous and only accentuates how fat she really is.
Immoral consequence: Leah begins to cry and her confidence gets instantly shattered to pieces.
Norm: It's wrong to bring weapons into your school.
Situation: John is parking his car in the school parking lot when he remembers that he forgot to take his handgun out of his school bag.
Intention: John wants to find a place to store the handgun.
Moral action: John decides to put the handgun in his car's trunk since that would be locked all day.
Moral consequence: John gets through the school day as normal and takes the gun back home at the end of the day with no consequence.
Norm: It's wrong to bring weapons into your school.
Situation: John is parking his car in the school parking lot when he remembers that he forgot to take his handgun out of his school bag.
Intention: John wants to find a place to store the handgun.
Immoral action: John decides to bring the handgun into the school and store it in his locker until the day is done.
Immoral consequence: The school's metal detector goes off and John is caught and expelled from school.
Norm: It's rude to raise your voice.
Situation: The parishioner is attending a sermon in a crowded church.
Intention: The parishioner wants to be a good member of the church.
Moral action: The parishioner preserves his quiet demeanour and attempts silently to assist the man in the pew.
Moral consequence: The parishioner is gratified that he could preserve the composure of the church service.
Norm: It's rude to raise your voice.
Situation: The parishioner is attending a sermon in a crowded church.
Intention: The parishioner wants to be a good member of the church.
Immoral action: The parishioner yells during the service when they see a man sliding off the pew.
Immoral consequence: The parishioner feels guilty for disturbing the service, but also glad he could assist the man.