CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's good to help your girlfriend.
Situation: John's girlfriend is moving into a new apartment and asks John to help her move some heavy furniture.
Intention: John wants to consider his girlfriend's request.
Moral action: John decides to spend time helping his girlfriend move the heavy furniture.
Moral consequence: John's girlfriend appreciates John's help and grows closer to him.
Norm: It's good to help your girlfriend.
Situation: John's girlfriend is moving into a new apartment and asks John to help her move some heavy furniture.
Intention: John wants to consider his girlfriend's request.
Immoral action: John refuses to help his girlfriend move some heavy furniture.
Immoral consequence: John's girlfriend starts viewing John as an uncaring person and eventually breaks up with him.
Norm: It's rude to hit other people.
Situation: Joy is a seven year old who likes playing with her best friend, Layla.
Intention: Joy wants to play Barbies with Layla.
Moral action: Joy waits patiently for Layla to finish playing with the doll she wants.
Moral consequence: Joy and Layla have a nice afternoon playing Barbies and do it again the following week.
Norm: It's rude to hit other people.
Situation: Joy is a seven year old who likes playing with her best friend, Layla.
Intention: Joy wants to play Barbies with Layla.
Immoral action: Layla takes the Barbie that Joy wanted to play with, so Joy hits her in the face.
Immoral consequence: Layla begins to cry and her mom forbids her from playing with Joy ever again.
Norm: It is rude to do things that make people mad
Situation: Bobby and his sister Tammy are watching TV but Tammy has the remote and is watching reality TV which Bobby doesn't enjoy.
Intention: Bobby wants to watch something else on TV.
Moral action: Bobby patiently waits until Tammy's show is over and then asks if he can watch something else.
Moral consequence: Bobby enjoys watching a TV program he enjoys.
Norm: It is rude to do things that make people mad
Situation: Bobby and his sister Tammy are watching TV but Tammy has the remote and is watching reality TV which Bobby doesn't enjoy.
Intention: Bobby wants to watch something else on TV.
Immoral action: Bobby pokes and pesters his sister to change the channel until she complies.
Immoral consequence: Tammy gets increasingly irritated and refuses to comply with Bobbyt.
Norm: You shouldn't steal someone's car.
Situation: John's bike has a flat and won't hold air.
Intention: John wants to get to work on time.
Moral action: John asks his neighbor to drive him to work.
Moral consequence: John and his neighbor strike up a conversation and become good friends.
Norm: You shouldn't steal someone's car.
Situation: John's bike has a flat and won't hold air.
Intention: John wants to get to work on time.
Immoral action: John takes his neighbor's unlocked car with the keys in it.
Immoral consequence: John is arrested at work after his neighbor reports the car stolen.
Norm: You shouldn't kick your friends out of important events.
Situation: Joe enters the ballroom with his wife after their wedding ceremony, and he spots his drunk friend Alex acting like a fool.
Intention: Joe wants to maintain an orderly enviornment.
Moral action: Joe seats Alex in a corner with some water urging him to stay put until he feels better.
Moral consequence: Alex is able to have fun with everyone in the party after he sobers up.
Norm: You shouldn't kick your friends out of important events.
Situation: Joe enters the ballroom with his wife after their wedding ceremony, and he spots his drunk friend Alex acting like a fool.
Intention: Joe wants to maintain an orderly enviornment.
Immoral action: Joe escorts Alex out of the building telling him that he needs to go home.
Immoral consequence: Alex gets into a traffic accident for drunk driving.
Norm: You shouldn't refuse to meet your friend's partner.
Situation: John and his lifelong best friend are having a conversation on the phone about his best friend's new girlfriend.
Intention: John wants to be clear with his friend.
Moral action: John explains to his best friend that even though he feels uncomfortable meeting his new girlfriend, that he will do it for him.
Moral consequence: John's friend thanks John for understanding and appreciates that John will step out of his comfort zone for a friend.
Norm: You shouldn't refuse to meet your friend's partner.
Situation: John and his lifelong best friend are having a conversation on the phone about his best friend's new girlfriend.
Intention: John wants to be clear with his friend.
Immoral action: John explains to his best friend his true feeling in that he has no desire to meet his new girlfriend.
Immoral consequence: John's friend his hurt that John doesn't want to meet somebody important to him.
Norm: It is bad to call 911 and hang up.
Situation: John is a young child that was just taught about emergency services at school.
Intention: John wants to call 911.
Moral action: John remembers the lesson and only calls 911 later when he witnesses an actual emergency.
Moral consequence: The people in an emergency that John witnessed are saved by emergency workers that John called.
Norm: It is bad to call 911 and hang up.
Situation: John is a young child that was just taught about emergency services at school.
Intention: John wants to call 911.
Immoral action: John sneaks away a cell phone and practice calling 911 and hang up when the phone begins to ring.
Immoral consequence: John keeps the emergency lines busy and somebody in a real emergency is unable to get through to 911.
Norm: It's not okay to lie to someone in a relationship.
Situation: George does not have to work this weekend.
Intention: George wants to go to the football game but knows that his girlfriend wants to go to the Oktoberfest.
Moral action: George tells his girlfriend how much it means for him to go to the football game with his buddies.
Moral consequence: George's girlfriend understands and agrees that they can do something together the next time George has off for the weekend.
Norm: It's not okay to lie to someone in a relationship.
Situation: George does not have to work this weekend.
Intention: George wants to go to the football game but knows that his girlfriend wants to go to the Oktoberfest.
Immoral action: George tells his girlfriend that he has to work and instead goes to the football game with his buddies.
Immoral consequence: George's girlfriend ends the relationship when she learns that George did not have to work and actually went to a game.
Norm: You shouldn't do sexual things to underaged people.
Situation: Amanda is hanging out at her friends house when her friend's underage son Brent flirts with her.
Intention: Amanda doesn't want to hurt Brent's feelings.
Moral action: Amanda compliments Brent, and she offers to introduce him to some other women his age.
Moral consequence: Amanda receives a platonic hug from Brent later for setting him up with his new girlfriend.
Norm: You shouldn't do sexual things to underaged people.
Situation: Amanda is hanging out at her friends house when her friend's underage son Brent flirts with her.
Intention: Amanda doesn't want to hurt Brent's feelings.
Immoral action: Amanda goes along with Brent's flirtations which leads to them making love in the bedroom.
Immoral consequence: Amanda's best friend discovers them, and she reports Amanda to the police.
Norm: It's wrong to say mean things about poor people.
Situation: Jenna is an affluent student whose parents just bought her a new iPhone.
Intention: Jenna wants to cal attention to her new iPhone.
Moral action: Jenna taks about how lucky she is that her family can afford new technology.
Moral consequence: People find Jenna slightly less annoying when she acknowledges her economic privilege.
Norm: It's wrong to say mean things about poor people.
Situation: Jenna is an affluent student whose parents just bought her a new iPhone.
Intention: Jenna wants to cal attention to her new iPhone.
Immoral action: Jenna points out another classmate who stills uses a flip phone, holds up her new iPhone for comparison, and says, "It's like being in a time warp".
Immoral consequence: The classmate overhears Jenna and says that she's the shallowest person in the school.
Norm: You shouldn't steal things that don't belong to you.
Situation: Ash notices that her sister has a really cute top when looking through the closet.
Intention: Ash wants to wear the top when she goes out.
Moral action: Ash offers to trade a top that her sister likes for this one.
Moral consequence: Ash's sister is happy to trade the top as she likes the other one better.
Norm: You shouldn't steal things that don't belong to you.
Situation: Ash notices that her sister has a really cute top when looking through the closet.
Intention: Ash wants to wear the top when she goes out.
Immoral action: Ash takes the top without asking and keeps it in her closet.
Immoral consequence: Ash's sister finds out and is furious with her as she was looking for it.
Norm: You should never cancel on plans without giving advance notice
Situation: Josh meets up with Penelope daily to drive her to the office they work at but his car broke down that morning.
Intention: Josh needs to get his car fixed.
Moral action: Josh places a call to Penelope to let her know he can't pick her up today, and then calls a tow truck.
Moral consequence: Penelope ends up calling an Uber and gets to work on time.
Norm: You should never cancel on plans without giving advance notice
Situation: Josh meets up with Penelope daily to drive her to the office they work at but his car broke down that morning.
Intention: Josh needs to get his car fixed.
Immoral action: Josh places a call to the mechanic and gets his car taken to the shop without calling Penelope.
Immoral consequence: Penelope is stuck wondering where Josh is and is late for work.
Norm: It's good to report bad behavior in school.
Situation: Norbert saw Dirk destroying textbooks in the library the other day and now a teacher has asked him if he knows anything about it.
Intention: Norbert wants to answer the teacher's question.
Moral action: Norbert tells the teacher that he knows that Dirk did it because he saw him.
Moral consequence: The teacher is delighted and relieved to know who did the deed, so she can have them dealt with.
Norm: It's good to report bad behavior in school.
Situation: Norbert saw Dirk destroying textbooks in the library the other day and now a teacher has asked him if he knows anything about it.
Intention: Norbert wants to answer the teacher's question.
Immoral action: Norbert tells the teacher that he didn't see anything and has no idea what happened.
Immoral consequence: The teacher is stressed out because she can't figure out who did the bad deed.
Norm: You shouldn't access an online account that isn't yours.
Situation: Tom's roommate Jim has an Amazon Prime account but Tom does not.
Intention: Tom wants to watch a movie that's on Amazon Prime Video.
Moral action: Tom starts a trial Amazon Prime membership so that he can watch the movie.
Moral consequence: Tom really enjoys watching the film.
Norm: You shouldn't access an online account that isn't yours.
Situation: Tom's roommate Jim has an Amazon Prime account but Tom does not.
Intention: Tom wants to watch a movie that's on Amazon Prime Video.
Immoral action: Without asking Tom goes into Jim's room, finds his password, and logs into his Prime account to watch the movie.
Immoral consequence: Jim comes home and gets angry at Tom for violating his trust and using his account without permission.
Norm: it is good to be faithful
Situation: Tommy has been working at his current job for twelve years.
Intention: Tommy wants to work more hours.
Moral action: Tommy asks his boss if he can pick up more hours at work.
Moral consequence: Tommy gets a raise when his boss sees how much initiative he is taking.
Norm: it is good to be faithful
Situation: Tommy has been working at his current job for twelve years.
Intention: Tommy wants to work more hours.
Immoral action: Tommy leaves his job and works more hours at a new job.
Immoral consequence: The new job pays less and Tommy ends up making less money than before.
Norm: You shouldn't question your boss.
Situation: Bruce is hard at work but his boss keeps telling him to use a much more complex method.
Intention: Bruce wants to get his work done.
Moral action: Bruce listens to his boss and does things the new way.
Moral consequence: Once he gets used to it, Bruce is actually faster with the new method.
Norm: You shouldn't question your boss.
Situation: Bruce is hard at work but his boss keeps telling him to use a much more complex method.
Intention: Bruce wants to get his work done.
Immoral action: Bruce keeps doing things the way he already understands.
Immoral consequence: The project is a failure because Bruce kept doing things wrong.
Norm: It is expected that you pay people for their work
Situation: Greg plans to sell his home, and is good friends with a professional painter named Nick.
Intention: Greg wants to hire Nick to paint his home, so he can sell it.
Moral action: Greg pays Nick a fair price for each day that he works.
Moral consequence: Nick is happy to have been able to help Greg, and their friendship remains in tact.
Norm: It is expected that you pay people for their work
Situation: Greg plans to sell his home, and is good friends with a professional painter named Nick.
Intention: Greg wants to hire Nick to paint his home, so he can sell it.
Immoral action: Greg has Nick painting for an entire week but never compensates him for his time.
Immoral consequence: Nick feels that he was used by Greg and never speaks to him again.
Norm: It's wrong to force your opinions on other people.
Situation: Elsa, a socialist, listens to her capitalist father make a joke about the economy during lunch.
Intention: Elsa wants to comment on the joke.
Moral action: Elsa asks her father to explain his joke.
Moral consequence: Elsa gains a deeper understand of her father's views.
Norm: It's wrong to force your opinions on other people.
Situation: Elsa, a socialist, listens to her capitalist father make a joke about the economy during lunch.
Intention: Elsa wants to comment on the joke.
Immoral action: Elsa spends the next thirty minutes pointing out the issues with the joke and talking about socialism.
Immoral consequence: Elsa's mother calls her out for ruining their family time.
Norm: You shouldn't make money off your friends.
Situation: Jenna has lots of student loans and credit card debt and makes slightly above minimum wage at her day job.
Intention: Jenna wants to pay off her debt faster.
Moral action: Jenna takes a second job bartending on the weekends and learns to make lots of cool cocktails.
Moral consequence: Jenna becomes extremely popular at parties because she can make such tasty drinks.
Norm: You shouldn't make money off your friends.
Situation: Jenna has lots of student loans and credit card debt and makes slightly above minimum wage at her day job.
Intention: Jenna wants to pay off her debt faster.
Immoral action: Jenna joins a multilevel marketing scheme and starts pushing acai berry juice on all her friends.
Immoral consequence: Jenna's friends slowly start spending less time with her to get away from the sales pitches.
Norm: You should not help people to cheat.
Situation: Frances's son is not too good at math and has an important math test in a few days.
Intention: Frances wants her son to succeed on the math test.
Moral action: Frances helps her son study hard for the test.
Moral consequence: Frances's son aces the test and is really proud.
Norm: You should not help people to cheat.
Situation: Frances's son is not too good at math and has an important math test in a few days.
Intention: Frances wants her son to succeed on the math test.
Immoral action: Frances suggests that her son should try to copy the answers from the smarter kids.
Immoral consequence: Her son feels like a loser because he passed the test by cheating.
Norm: Sometimes it is better to mind your own business.
Situation: Lauren hears people shouting and sounding increasingly violent outside.
Intention: Lauren wants to feel safe about what's happening.
Moral action: Lauren calls the non emergency police line to report the talking outside and gives a description from her window.
Moral consequence: The people outside are told to disperse by local police and leave the area quickly, letting Lauren relax.
Norm: Sometimes it is better to mind your own business.
Situation: Lauren hears people shouting and sounding increasingly violent outside.
Intention: Lauren wants to feel safe about what's happening.
Immoral action: Lauren goes outside to get in the middle of the argument and gets slapped by one of the people.
Immoral consequence: Lauren calls the police and the person who struck her is apprehended, but her face hurts quite badly.
Norm: It's bad to scream at others.
Situation: Adam and his boyfriend Ethan are having an argument about their relationship.
Intention: Adam wants to tell Ethan how he feels.
Moral action: Adam sits down with Ethan so that he can calmly explain his point of view about their issues.
Moral consequence: Ethan is understanding and wants to work out his problems with Adam.
Norm: It's bad to scream at others.
Situation: Adam and his boyfriend Ethan are having an argument about their relationship.
Intention: Adam wants to tell Ethan how he feels.
Immoral action: Adam repeatedly screams and shouts at Ethan about their relationship problems.
Immoral consequence: Ethan becomes more upset than he already was and ends up leaving Adam.
Norm: You shouldn't force someone to do something they don't want.
Situation: Eleanor has a daughter.
Intention: Eleanor wants her daughter to do an extracurricular activity.
Moral action: Eleanor asks her daughter what activity she wants to do and signs her up for that.
Moral consequence: Eleanor's daughter is able to do something that makes her happy.
Norm: You shouldn't force someone to do something they don't want.
Situation: Eleanor has a daughter.
Intention: Eleanor wants her daughter to do an extracurricular activity.
Immoral action: Eleanor signs her daughter up for dance classes even though her daughter dislikes dance.
Immoral consequence: Eleanor's daughter is upset with Eleanor and does not participate fully during the classes.
Norm: You shouldn't deny others and their medical diagnosis's.
Situation: Erin has been diagnosed with a shellfish allergy.
Intention: Grant wants to throw a nice dinner party which Erin is invited to.
Moral action: Grant serves nice steaks.
Moral consequence: Erin and all the other guests have a nice time at the dinner party.
Norm: You shouldn't deny others and their medical diagnosis's.
Situation: Erin has been diagnosed with a shellfish allergy.
Intention: Grant wants to throw a nice dinner party which Erin is invited to.
Immoral action: Grant serves lobsters even though he knows about Erin's allergy.
Immoral consequence: Erin is unable to eat anything at the party and feels left out.
Norm: It is wrong for free load off your significant other
Situation: Joe, who recently lost his job, can no longer help pay bills with his girlfriend he lives with.
Intention: Joe wants to start a new job.
Moral action: Joe starts a job that is hard but pays very well, so he can comfortably cover his rent and beyond.
Moral consequence: Joe's girlfriend is happy that Joe is so responsible and showers him with praise.
Norm: It is wrong for free load off your significant other
Situation: Joe, who recently lost his job, can no longer help pay bills with his girlfriend he lives with.
Intention: Joe wants to start a new job.
Immoral action: Joe picks a fun job that pays little and does not allow him to contribute to bills.
Immoral consequence: Joe's girlfriend feels Joe is being selfish and decides to dump him and kick him out the house.
Norm: It's good to applaud someone's great performance.
Situation: Sally's mom, Stacy, is watching Sally play at her flute recital.
Intention: Stacy wants to see Sally play well.
Moral action: Stacy gives Sally a standing ovation at the end of her recital.
Moral consequence: Sally feels very accomplished and practices her flute playing even more.
Norm: It's good to applaud someone's great performance.
Situation: Sally's mom, Stacy, is watching Sally play at her flute recital.
Intention: Stacy wants to see Sally play well.
Immoral action: Stacy thinks Sally played well, but didn't clap for her at the end of the performance.
Immoral consequence: Sally thinks she didn't do so well and begins to lose interest in the flute.
Norm: It's wrong to beat your kids.
Situation: Martin is at the store with his crying five year old son Jackson.
Intention: Martin wants to calm down his son.
Moral action: Martin hugs his son offering to buy him a cool toy.
Moral consequence: Jackson makes new friends after he brings his toy to school.
Norm: It's wrong to beat your kids.
Situation: Martin is at the store with his crying five year old son Jackson.
Intention: Martin wants to calm down his son.
Immoral action: Martin wacks his son's arm and threatens to do more if he doesn't stop crying.
Immoral consequence: Jackson locks himself in his room in fear once he returns home.
Norm: It is mean to taunt your sibling
Situation: Brad and his sister Lucy are playing in the backyard when she falls and bangs her knee.
Intention: Brad wants to react to Lucy's fall.
Moral action: Brad kneels down beside Lucy and tells her she's going to be okay before helping her up.
Moral consequence: Lucy feels comforted and appreciates her brother's care and support.
Norm: It is mean to taunt your sibling
Situation: Brad and his sister Lucy are playing in the backyard when she falls and bangs her knee.
Intention: Brad wants to react to Lucy's fall.
Immoral action: Brad points at his sister on the ground and begins laughing at her.
Immoral consequence: Lucy feels pain and embarrassment and calls for her mother.
Norm: Friends don't steal things from other friends.
Situation: Maria and her friend Jessica are at a makeup store, and Jessica grabs the last shade of Maria's favorite lipstick.
Intention: Maria wants to obtain the lipstick.
Moral action: Maria asks one of the employees to check the backroom for the lipstick.
Moral consequence: Maria and Jessica come up with fun twin makeup looks after they return home with the lipsticks.
Norm: Friends don't steal things from other friends.
Situation: Maria and her friend Jessica are at a makeup store, and Jessica grabs the last shade of Maria's favorite lipstick.
Intention: Maria wants to obtain the lipstick.
Immoral action: Maria takes the lipstick out of Jessica's shopping cart as they continue looking through the store.
Immoral consequence: Maria loses Jessica's trust after Jessica discovers the lipstick in Maria's shopping bag.
Norm: It's wrong to avoid having important conversations with friends.
Situation: Will has a friend who has come to him for help with an urgent problem regarding a mental health issue.
Intention: Will wants to make sure the friend gets help.
Moral action: Will takes a good amount of time to talk about the issue and provides personal feedback.
Moral consequence: Will's friend appreciates him taking the time for them.
Norm: It's wrong to avoid having important conversations with friends.
Situation: Will has a friend who has come to him for help with an urgent problem regarding a mental health issue.
Intention: Will wants to make sure the friend gets help.
Immoral action: Will recommends a good therapist that he knows of.
Immoral consequence: Will's friend feels like they are not important to him.
Norm: Discussions about intimate details should not take place in public.
Situation: Ellie is at a party with some friends and with new people she has not met.
Intention: Ellie wants to make new friends.
Moral action: Ellie asks another couple what kind of work they do during the week.
Moral consequence: The couple and Ellie have a long conversation and end up becoming lifelong friends.