CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It is bad to do thngs that would upset others.
Situation: Jim's friend, Jack, has become fat due to the side effect of the medicine he has been taking.
Intention: Jim wants to respond to Jack's appearance.
Moral action: Jim encourages Jack to talk to his doctor about the adverse side effect on his weight.
Moral consequence: Jack thanks Jim for his advice and feels supported.
Norm: It is bad to do thngs that would upset others.
Situation: Jim's friend, Jack, has become fat due to the side effect of the medicine he has been taking.
Intention: Jim wants to respond to Jack's appearance.
Immoral action: Jim laughs at Jack for getting fat and clumsy.
Immoral consequence: Jack feels hurt and refuses to talk to Jim.
Norm: You shouldn't slap people.
Situation: Betty runs into her sister at a party, when her sister had already said she was ill.
Intention: Betty wants them to know that she is upset.
Moral action: Betty sits her sister down and talk out their problems.
Moral consequence: They come to a resolve and hang out for the rest of the night.
Norm: You shouldn't slap people.
Situation: Betty runs into her sister at a party, when her sister had already said she was ill.
Intention: Betty wants them to know that she is upset.
Immoral action: Betty smacks her sister and tells her that she is betrayed .
Immoral consequence: Betty and her sister get into a fight at the party.
Norm: It's nice to accept advice.
Situation: Taylor's child violates a rule in the house and Taylor's wife suggests he doesn't punish his child too hard.
Intention: Taylor wants to discipline his child.
Moral action: Taylor gives his child a mild talking-to as a disciplinary measure.
Moral consequence: Taylor's child learns his lesson and his wife is happy.
Norm: It's nice to accept advice.
Situation: Taylor's child violates a rule in the house and Taylor's wife suggests he doesn't punish his child too hard.
Intention: Taylor wants to discipline his child.
Immoral action: Taylor ignores his wife's advice and grounds his child for 6 months.
Immoral consequence: Taylor cries the entire time and Taylor's wife considers Taylor a tyrant.
Norm: It's wrong to give someone else's contact info without permission.
Situation: Bob is talking to someone who is looking to contact his wife.
Intention: Bob wants to be kind to the person on the other end of the line.
Moral action: Bob asks his wife if she wants to give out her phone number.
Moral consequence: Bob's wife says "Yes" and accepts full responsibility for what happens.
Norm: It's wrong to give someone else's contact info without permission.
Situation: Bob is talking to someone who is looking to contact his wife.
Intention: Bob wants to be kind to the person on the other end of the line.
Immoral action: Bob gives his wife's phone number to the person.
Immoral consequence: The person calls Bob's wife and harasses her, making her angry.
Norm: It's wrong to lie to your friends and family
Situation: Mike didn't get offered the job he applied for and doesn't know what to tell his parents.
Intention: Mike doesn't want his parents to be disappointed with him.
Moral action: Mike tells his parents that he didn't get the job but that he is going to volunteer at a homeless shelter until he does find a job.
Moral consequence: Mike's parents are proud of their son for helping people who are less fortunate.
Norm: It's wrong to lie to your friends and family
Situation: Mike didn't get offered the job he applied for and doesn't know what to tell his parents.
Intention: Mike doesn't want his parents to be disappointed with him.
Immoral action: Mike tells his parents that he got the job and his first day of work is Monday.
Immoral consequence: Mike's parents spend all of the money they saved for a special family trip on work clothes for Mike to wear to the new job.
Norm: It's wrong not to help your classmates.
Situation: Cassandra and Richard, who is struggling in math, are studying for an exam the rest of their class.
Intention: Cassandra wants to adequately prepare of the exam.
Moral action: Cassandra invites Richard and their other classmates to go over the material as a group.
Moral consequence: Cassandra and Richard become friends, and they both do well on their test.
Norm: It's wrong not to help your classmates.
Situation: Cassandra and Richard, who is struggling in math, are studying for an exam the rest of their class.
Intention: Cassandra wants to adequately prepare of the exam.
Immoral action: Cassandra ignores Richard studying alone.
Immoral consequence: While Cassandra does well on the test, Richard fails the math test.
Norm: It's good to offer perks to your employees.
Situation: Joe is making the yearly budget and deciding whether he should offer employee perks.
Intention: Joe wants to save money on the budget.
Moral action: Joe decides to give his employees perks and makes a cut to his own paycheck for the budget.
Moral consequence: Joe's employees are happy to receive perks.
Norm: It's good to offer perks to your employees.
Situation: Joe is making the yearly budget and deciding whether he should offer employee perks.
Intention: Joe wants to save money on the budget.
Immoral action: Joe decides to not offer his employees any perks as part of the budget.
Immoral consequence: Joe's employees are sad that t hey don't receive perks.
Norm: It's rude not to help with housework
Situation: John and his wife are spending the weekend at home, which needs some tidying both inside and outdoors.
Intention: John wants to get some exercise.
Moral action: John gets out the manual lawnmower and mows the entire yard, getting some exercise in the process.
Moral consequence: John's wife thanks him for helping out, and they have a nice picnic outside on the freshly mowed lawn.
Norm: It's rude not to help with housework
Situation: John and his wife are spending the weekend at home, which needs some tidying both inside and outdoors.
Intention: John wants to get some exercise.
Immoral action: John goes to the gym to work out, leaving his wife to finish the chores.
Immoral consequence: John's wife gets very upset at him and this causes a big argument when he gets home.
Norm: You shouldn't commit fraud.
Situation: Amy just started a new business and wanted to attract more investors.
Intention: Amy wanted more money to help run her business.
Moral action: Amy persuades new investors to invest in her new business by being truthful.
Moral consequence: Amy gets a few new investors that are willing to support her through the thick and thin.
Norm: You shouldn't commit fraud.
Situation: Amy just started a new business and wanted to attract more investors.
Intention: Amy wanted more money to help run her business.
Immoral action: Amy misrepresents her company's financials to persuade investors to give her their money.
Immoral consequence: She loses the business after the new investors sue her.
Norm: You shouldn't become an alcoholic.
Situation: John is a newly hired wine taster.
Intention: John wants to become very knowledgeable about different types of wine.
Moral action: John tastes a lot of wine for his job, but he spits it out rather than swallow it.
Moral consequence: John expands his knowledge of wine considerably and gets offered a better job at a fancier restaurant.
Norm: You shouldn't become an alcoholic.
Situation: John is a newly hired wine taster.
Intention: John wants to become very knowledgeable about different types of wine.
Immoral action: John drinks a lot of wine every day for his job and becomes addicted to it.
Immoral consequence: John sleeps frequently because he's hungover and gets fired from his job.
Norm: It is good to put your phone down when driving.
Situation: Ed is driving his car.
Intention: Ed wants to go to a new restaurant for dinner.
Moral action: Ed pulls into a gas station and asks a person for directions to the restaurant.
Moral consequence: Ed finds the restaurant and has a delicious dinner.
Norm: It is good to put your phone down when driving.
Situation: Ed is driving his car.
Intention: Ed wants to go to a new restaurant for dinner.
Immoral action: Ed looks at his phone to use his GPS app to get directions to the restaurant.
Immoral consequence: Ed smashes into the car in front of him and totals his car.
Norm: It's bad to be attracted to someone else's husband.
Situation: Mary is at a barbecue at a friend's house.
Intention: Mary wants to socialize with the other party goers.
Moral action: Mary avoids having one-on-one conversations with married men at the gathering and joins in on the conversation a group of women are having.
Moral consequence: Mary has a nice evening at the social gathering and makes some new friends.
Norm: It's bad to be attracted to someone else's husband.
Situation: Mary is at a barbecue at a friend's house.
Intention: Mary wants to socialize with the other party goers.
Immoral action: Mary flirts with her friend's husband.
Immoral consequence: Mary's friend notices Mary's behavior and asks her to leave immediately.
Norm: It's not okay to make people feel out of place.
Situation: Chris is hanging out with his best friend Chad and Chad's new girlfriend Anna.
Intention: Chris wants to entertain Chad and Anna.
Moral action: Chris suggests that Chad and Anna join Chris in a three person board game.
Moral consequence: Anna becomes closer friends with Chris.
Norm: It's not okay to make people feel out of place.
Situation: Chris is hanging out with his best friend Chad and Chad's new girlfriend Anna.
Intention: Chris wants to entertain Chad and Anna.
Immoral action: Chris makes inside jokes that only Chris and Chad understand.
Immoral consequence: Anna feels left out of the group.
Norm: You should show extra compassion towards people who have cancer.
Situation: Dick is working at a fast food restaurant and sees a cancer patient standing in a long line.
Intention: Dick wants to help all of the customers.
Moral action: Dick invites the cancer patient to get helped first.
Moral consequence: The cancer patient saves his energy and gets his food quickly.
Norm: You should show extra compassion towards people who have cancer.
Situation: Dick is working at a fast food restaurant and sees a cancer patient standing in a long line.
Intention: Dick wants to help all of the customers.
Immoral action: Dick helps each customer in the order that they arrived.
Immoral consequence: The cancer patient gets weak from standing in line for a long time.
Norm: It's bad to impose rigid rules on how to live.
Situation: Jim is concerned that his daughter is spending too much time playing video games.
Intention: Jim wants to reduce his daughter's gaming habit.
Moral action: Jim discusses his daughter's gaming habits and together they create reasonable limits on her gaming.
Moral consequence: Jim's daughter feels respected by her father.
Norm: It's bad to impose rigid rules on how to live.
Situation: Jim is concerned that his daughter is spending too much time playing video games.
Intention: Jim wants to reduce his daughter's gaming habit.
Immoral action: Jim tells his daughter video games are bad for her and forbids her from ever playing another game.
Immoral consequence: Jim's daughter is angry and runs away from home.
Norm: Trying to get revenge is frowned upon.
Situation: Erica finds out that her boyfriend has been cheating on her and breaks up with him.
Intention: Erica wants to feel better about the break up.
Moral action: Erica decides to focus on developing her personal interests to try to move on from her ex-boyfriend.
Moral consequence: Erica's boyfriend is impressed by her maturity and regrets cheating on her.
Norm: Trying to get revenge is frowned upon.
Situation: Erica finds out that her boyfriend has been cheating on her and breaks up with him.
Intention: Erica wants to feel better about the break up.
Immoral action: Erica decides to key her ex-boyfriends car to punish him for his infidelity.
Immoral consequence: Erica's ex-boyfriend is furious about the damage to his car.
Norm: You shouldn't let people tell you how to eat.
Situation: John's friend tells John not to eat the french fries, as they are fattening.
Intention: John doesn't want to offend his friend.
Moral action: John tells his friend that it's his cheat day for his diet and it's a one-time treat.
Moral consequence: John's friend agrees and leaves John alone.
Norm: You shouldn't let people tell you how to eat.
Situation: John's friend tells John not to eat the french fries, as they are fattening.
Intention: John doesn't want to offend his friend.
Immoral action: John agrees with his friend and doesn't eat the french fries.
Immoral consequence: John wastes his money that he spent on the fries and goes hungry.
Norm: You shouldn't do illegal things.
Situation: John, a postal worker who is very passionate about his political party, is sorting through some mail and notices a bag of ballots for the opposing party.
Intention: John wants his political party to win the next election, which is forecast to be a very close race.
Moral action: John now realizes the opposing political party has a lot of support, so he organizes a rally to gather more support for his own party.
Moral consequence: John's party wins due to John's actions and John is praised for his efforts.
Norm: You shouldn't do illegal things.
Situation: John, a postal worker who is very passionate about his political party, is sorting through some mail and notices a bag of ballots for the opposing party.
Intention: John wants his political party to win the next election, which is forecast to be a very close race.
Immoral action: John throws the bag of ballots in the trash.
Immoral consequence: John's party wins but John's actions are discovered following an investigation and John is fired and arrested.
Norm: It's wrong to have a crush on your friend's partner.
Situation: Justin has noticed that his friend Nick's new girlfriend is very kind and pretty.
Intention: Justin wants to get to know Nick's girlfriend better.
Moral action: Justin knows that he can't act on his feelings, and decides to just treat Nick's girlfriend as one of the guys.
Moral consequence: They all become best friends and Nick and Justin's friendship is stronger than ever.
Norm: It's wrong to have a crush on your friend's partner.
Situation: Justin has noticed that his friend Nick's new girlfriend is very kind and pretty.
Intention: Justin wants to get to know Nick's girlfriend better.
Immoral action: Justin goes behind Nick's back and tries to kiss Nick's girlfriend.
Immoral consequence: Nick's girlfriend tells him about Justin's behavior, and both decide never to speak to him again.
Norm: You shouldn't spread rumors about others.
Situation: Sarah hears a rumor that her friend is secretly gay and afraid to come out.
Intention: Sarah wants to know her friend's sexuality.
Moral action: Sarah approaches her friend and tells him directly that she is an ally and open to talking without judgment.
Moral consequence: Sarah's friend feels validated and safe to come out to Sarah.
Norm: You shouldn't spread rumors about others.
Situation: Sarah hears a rumor that her friend is secretly gay and afraid to come out.
Intention: Sarah wants to know her friend's sexuality.
Immoral action: Sarah approaches her friend's sister and tells her about the rumor and asks if it might be true.
Immoral consequence: Sarah's friend overhears the conversation and feels betrayed by Sarah.
Norm: You should respect events of others.
Situation: Travis and Maria are celebrating their anniversary, and Chris, Travis coworker, is confused about their work project.
Intention: Chris wants to contact Travis.
Moral action: Chris sends Travis an email, and Chris asks for help online from other professionals.
Moral consequence: Travis and Maria are able to have a wonderful evening.
Norm: You should respect events of others.
Situation: Travis and Maria are celebrating their anniversary, and Chris, Travis coworker, is confused about their work project.
Intention: Chris wants to contact Travis.
Immoral action: Chris calls Travis multiple times with questions about their work project.
Immoral consequence: Travis is unable to enjoy time with Maria.
Norm: It's nice to offer support.
Situation: Bobby is listening to his friend Jack talk about his recent financial troubles and thoughts of suicide.
Intention: Bobby wants to offer his perspective and give advice relative to the situation.
Moral action: Bobby helps Jack to better his perspective and to help Jack understand that the problems are temporary and that he will be OK.
Moral consequence: Jack is able to get counselling for his troubles and feel better about life which helps him to turn his life around.
Norm: It's nice to offer support.
Situation: Bobby is listening to his friend Jack talk about his recent financial troubles and thoughts of suicide.
Intention: Bobby wants to offer his perspective and give advice relative to the situation.
Immoral action: Bobby tells Jack that the way he sees it, the problems are his fault, and he needs to work to make his life better.
Immoral consequence: Jack takes the advice bad and commits suicide.
Norm: You shouldn't play loud music at night.
Situation: Billy wants to start working out some nights.
Intention: Billy wants to play some music while he works out.
Moral action: Billy puts his headphones in and blasts the music in his ear.
Moral consequence: Billy gets a great, fun workout without disturbing anyone.
Norm: You shouldn't play loud music at night.
Situation: Billy wants to start working out some nights.
Intention: Billy wants to play some music while he works out.
Immoral action: Billy puts the music up pretty loud while he is working out at night.
Immoral consequence: Billy's neighbors file a noise complaint, and the police come and tell him to tone it down.
Norm: It's wrong to smoke pot when you're a kid.
Situation: Jimmy found a joint on the sidewalk when he was walking to school in the morning.
Intention: Jimmy wants to know what it's like to smoke pot.
Moral action: Jimmy doesn't pick up the joint but that night he asks his mom what it feels like to smoke pot.
Moral consequence: Jimmy's mom is happy that Jimmy didn't smoke the pot, and they have fun watching the movie Pineapple Express together that evening.
Norm: It's wrong to smoke pot when you're a kid.
Situation: Jimmy found a joint on the sidewalk when he was walking to school in the morning.
Intention: Jimmy wants to know what it's like to smoke pot.
Immoral action: Jimmy lights up the joint and gets super high before going to class.
Immoral consequence: The school calls Jimmy's mom, and she has to leave an important meeting at work to go to the school after Jimmy is suspended.
Norm: You shouldn't let your child's animal suffer.
Situation: Mary's daughter's cat is getting older and often suffers from untreated arthritis pain.
Intention: Mary wants to care for her daughter's pet.
Moral action: Mary brings her daughter's cat into see a vet and learns how to care for the animal's arthritis.
Moral consequence: Mary's daughter's cat is healthier and feels happier.
Norm: You shouldn't let your child's animal suffer.
Situation: Mary's daughter's cat is getting older and often suffers from untreated arthritis pain.
Intention: Mary wants to care for her daughter's pet.
Immoral action: Mary feeds the cat some human medication for arthritis rather than see a vet.
Immoral consequence: The cat overdoses on the unprescribed medication.
Norm: It's inconsiderate to make other people cover your work shift
Situation: Erin was given tickets to see her favorite band live, but she has to work at the restaurant that night.
Intention: Erin wants to see the concert.
Moral action: Erin talks with her coworker a few days before the concert to get her shift covered, so she can see the concert.
Moral consequence: Erin's coworker who needed the extra money can work the shift and no one has to change their plans at the last minute.
Norm: It's inconsiderate to make other people cover your work shift
Situation: Erin was given tickets to see her favorite band live, but she has to work at the restaurant that night.
Intention: Erin wants to see the concert.
Immoral action: Erin calls in sick at the last moment before her shift to be able to go to the concert.
Immoral consequence: Erin's coworker has to stay to cover her shift and then her coworker has to cancel her dinner plans with friends who are moving out of town.
Norm: Neighbors are expected not to spy on one another.
Situation: Abigail has noticed her neighbors have been fighting a lot more lately, and is worried that there might be domestic abuse happening.
Intention: Abigail wants to make sure her neighbors are safe from harm.
Moral action: Abigail approaches on her neighbors and expresses her concern directly and offers to help.
Moral consequence: Abigail's neighbor is grateful for her concern and feels safe to confide in Abigail.
Norm: Neighbors are expected not to spy on one another.
Situation: Abigail has noticed her neighbors have been fighting a lot more lately, and is worried that there might be domestic abuse happening.
Intention: Abigail wants to make sure her neighbors are safe from harm.
Immoral action: Abigail sets up a telescope at the window to watch for violence between her neighbors.
Immoral consequence: Abigail's neighbors notice her watching them and feel their privacy has been violated.
Norm: It's good to celebrate someone's life when they die.
Situation: Kim's mother has passed away and Kim's father Larry has come to ask Kim whether she is coming to her mother's wake.
Intention: Kim wants to respond to her father.
Moral action: Kim tells her father that of course she will be at the wake as her mother is the most important thing to her.
Moral consequence: Larry is in mourning but feels a sense of strength from his family and is happy that Kim will be there.
Norm: It's good to celebrate someone's life when they die.
Situation: Kim's mother has passed away and Kim's father Larry has come to ask Kim whether she is coming to her mother's wake.
Intention: Kim wants to respond to her father.
Immoral action: Kim tells her father that she will not be going to the wake as she is too tired and it'll be too boring for her to be there.
Immoral consequence: Larry is devastated and begins to question whether Kim is capable of loving anyone.
Norm: It is not good to disturb others with loud noise.
Situation: Dan is in his apartment while cleaning his house.
Intention: Dan wants to listen to music to keep him motivated.
Moral action: Dan listens to music loudly while wearing headphones.
Moral consequence: Dan enjoys his music and doesn't irritate anyone else with his loud music.
Norm: It is not good to disturb others with loud noise.
Situation: Dan is in his apartment while cleaning his house.
Intention: Dan wants to listen to music to keep him motivated.
Immoral action: Dan plays his music really loudly over his big speakers.
Immoral consequence: Dan will upset his neighbors with the noise.
Norm: It is rude to not tip in certain situations.
Situation: Sarah is eating dinner at a local Italian restaurant before going to a movie.
Intention: Sarah wants to pay the bill so she can leave.
Moral action: Sarah leaves an extra ten dollars with her payment.
Moral consequence: Sarah's server is happy to receive a generous tip.
Norm: It is rude to not tip in certain situations.
Situation: Sarah is eating dinner at a local Italian restaurant before going to a movie.
Intention: Sarah wants to pay the bill so she can leave.
Immoral action: Sarah pays the bill with exact change and leaves no tip.
Immoral consequence: Sarah's server loses money from waiting on Sarah.
Norm: It's expected that you'll spend time with your girlfriend.
Situation: Stan and Pam have been together for a year and their anniversary is tonight, but Stan has a chance to meet with a high end client.
Intention: Stan wants to meet with the client.
Moral action: Stan explains how important the meeting is to Pam, and they reschedule their dinner for the following night.
Moral consequence: Stan closes a big deal with the client and is still able to celebrate his anniversary.