CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's disrespectful to make fun of your teacher's name.
Situation: Billy just moved and switched schools, so he is the new kid in class.
Intention: Billy wants to make the class laugh.
Moral action: Billy raises his hand and asks a ridiculous and funny question.
Moral consequence: The teacher is amused by the question Billy asked and has a good laugh.
Norm: It's disrespectful to make fun of your teacher's name.
Situation: Billy just moved and switched schools, so he is the new kid in class.
Intention: Billy wants to make the class laugh.
Immoral action: Billy intentionally says his teacher's name wrong making it sound funny.
Immoral consequence: The teacher writers Billy up and sends him to detention.
Norm: It's nice to volunteer to help others.
Situation: A worker at a local homeless shelter asks Jim to volunteer to serve food to the homeless people.
Intention: Jim wants to give the homeless shelter worker an answer.
Moral action: Jim responds to the homeless shelter worker that he'd be glad to help out.
Moral consequence: The homeless people at the shelter are served food that day which they are happy about.
Norm: It's nice to volunteer to help others.
Situation: A worker at a local homeless shelter asks Jim to volunteer to serve food to the homeless people.
Intention: Jim wants to give the homeless shelter worker an answer.
Immoral action: Jim says he's too busy to help out at the homeless shelter.
Immoral consequence: There aren't enough volunteers to serve food at the shelter and the homeless people go hungry that day.
Norm: It's rude to keep your boyfriend a secret.
Situation: Sara is at a luncheon with some colleagues from work when a male coworker starts flirting with her.
Intention: Sara wants to entertain herself.
Moral action: Sara immediately mentions that she has a boyfriend, but has fun trying to set the male coworker up with someone else.
Moral consequence: The male coworker appreciates Sara's efforts and ends up meeting a number of other women he is interested in.
Norm: It's rude to keep your boyfriend a secret.
Situation: Sara is at a luncheon with some colleagues from work when a male coworker starts flirting with her.
Intention: Sara wants to entertain herself.
Immoral action: To pass the time more quickly, Sara reciprocates the flirtatious attention that her male coworker is giving her without ever mentioning her boyfriend.
Immoral consequence: The male coworker thinks that Sara is interested in him and is shocked to later find out via social media that she isn't single.
Norm: It's good to purchase things that you enjoy
Situation: Allison has been bored lately and is interested in learning an instrument.
Intention: Allison wants to buy music equipment.
Moral action: Allison decides on a guitar, which is her favorite instrument, and places the order.
Moral consequence: Allison is in love with the sound and has motivation to practice daily.
Norm: It's good to purchase things that you enjoy
Situation: Allison has been bored lately and is interested in learning an instrument.
Intention: Allison wants to buy music equipment.
Immoral action: Allison see's a deal on a banjo, which isn't her favorite instrument, but she buys it regardless.
Immoral consequence: Allison hates the way it sounds and isn't motivated to learn.
Norm: You shouldn't deceive someone for your own benefit.
Situation: Jake has a friend, Shane, who is trying to choose between two video games to buy.
Intention: Jake wants Shane to get the game he also owns, so they can play together.
Moral action: Jake gets Shane a copy of the game that he has, so they can play together.
Moral consequence: Shane gets to own and enjoy both of the video games.
Norm: You shouldn't deceive someone for your own benefit.
Situation: Jake has a friend, Shane, who is trying to choose between two video games to buy.
Intention: Jake wants Shane to get the game he also owns, so they can play together.
Immoral action: Jake tells Shane that the other game is not well made despite not having played it.
Immoral consequence: Shane misses out on a quality game that he would have enjoyed.
Norm: It is good to be sanitary to prevent infections.
Situation: Mark is working a restaurant making salads.
Intention: Mark needs to go to the bathroom.
Moral action: Mark washes his hands after using the restroom and continues making salads.
Moral consequence: No one gets sick.
Norm: It is good to be sanitary to prevent infections.
Situation: Mark is working a restaurant making salads.
Intention: Mark needs to go to the bathroom.
Immoral action: Mark doesn't wash his hands after using the restroom but continues to make salads for customers.
Immoral consequence: Mark infects several customers through fecal contamination.
Norm: It's rude to intrude in other people's photographs.
Situation: Samantha is at her friend's wedding reception and the wedding party is taking photos while the guests celebrate.
Intention: Samantha wants to have some pictures of herself taken to she can share them and remember this day.
Moral action: Samantha finds a spot away from the crowd and takes some selfies to post and share later.
Moral consequence: The bride and groom have many nice photos taken of them during the reception while the guests celebrate.
Norm: It's rude to intrude in other people's photographs.
Situation: Samantha is at her friend's wedding reception and the wedding party is taking photos while the guests celebrate.
Intention: Samantha wants to have some pictures of herself taken to she can share them and remember this day.
Immoral action: Samantha walks over to where the bride and groom are having their picture taken, and she gets in the photo with them.
Immoral consequence: The bride and groom are suprised Samantha has walked into their photos they have paid a lot to have taken.
Norm: It's understandable that not everyone wants to have children.
Situation: Terri is talking to her friend Alice when Alice mentions she does not want to have children.
Intention: Terri wants to respond to Alice mentioning not wanting children.
Moral action: Terri says that not everyone needs to have children and it's fine for Alice to not have kids.
Moral consequence: Alice will feel Terri is a supportive friend.
Norm: It's understandable that not everyone wants to have children.
Situation: Terri is talking to her friend Alice when Alice mentions she does not want to have children.
Intention: Terri wants to respond to Alice mentioning not wanting children.
Immoral action: Terri says that Alice will change her mind and children are for everyone.
Immoral consequence: Alice will feel Terri is annoying and pushy in her views.
Norm: You shouldn't break company rules.
Situation: Robert is at the office and is about to go on lunch break.
Intention: Robert wants to have something to eat.
Moral action: Robert clocks out for his lunch break and grabs some food.
Moral consequence: Robert feels good about himself for not violating company policy.
Norm: You shouldn't break company rules.
Situation: Robert is at the office and is about to go on lunch break.
Intention: Robert wants to have something to eat.
Immoral action: Robert knows that he's supposed to clock out for his break, but he ignores the rule and gets something to eat.
Immoral consequence: Robert's boss finds out and he gets fired.
Norm: It's good to stay hygienic.
Situation: Bobby has been sweating all day at work, but he is so tired that he doesn't feel like doing anything but going to bed.
Intention: Bobby has to decide whether he wants to take a shower before bed.
Moral action: Bobby decides that it is worth his last bit of energy to clean himself up before going to bed.
Moral consequence: He emerges from his shower feeling fresh and clean, and he sleeps very comfortably for the whole night.
Norm: It's good to stay hygienic.
Situation: Bobby has been sweating all day at work, but he is so tired that he doesn't feel like doing anything but going to bed.
Intention: Bobby has to decide whether he wants to take a shower before bed.
Immoral action: He decides that he's just too tired to take a shower tonight and slips into bed while he is still dirty and sweaty.
Immoral consequence: Bobby just can't get comfortable and sleep well, he doesn't feel clean and his skin is getting irritated by the bed linens against the dirt and sweat.
Norm: It is foolish to burn down your own house.
Situation: Tony is sitting in his living room when he realizes it is a bit cold.
Intention: Tony wants to make the room warmer.
Moral action: Tony gets up and adjusts the temperature on the thermostat on his heater.
Moral consequence: The heater kicks on and starts to warm up Tony's house.
Norm: It is foolish to burn down your own house.
Situation: Tony is sitting in his living room when he realizes it is a bit cold.
Intention: Tony wants to make the room warmer.
Immoral action: Tony starts a fire in the living room of his house.
Immoral consequence: The house burns down and Tony is taken to the police station for questioning.
Norm: You shouldn't date someone if you already have a partner.
Situation: Carl is very attracted to a woman he met during a business trip, but he is already married.
Intention: Carl needs to decide whether to pursue a relationship with the woman he met on the road.
Moral action: Carl decides to dispose of the woman's phone number and to not pursue a relationship outside of his marriage.
Moral consequence: He doesn't do any further harm to the woman that he met, and he can work on his marriage to find out if it can be salvaged.
Norm: You shouldn't date someone if you already have a partner.
Situation: Carl is very attracted to a woman he met during a business trip, but he is already married.
Intention: Carl needs to decide whether to pursue a relationship with the woman he met on the road.
Immoral action: Carl calls the woman he met, without mentioning that he is married, and asks to meet up with her on his next out of town trip.
Immoral consequence: Carl begins to feel guilty about the fact that he is betraying both his wife and the woman that he met on the road.
Norm: It's wrong to get too drunk to fulfill your obligations.
Situation: Halen is entertaining his boss' daughter Trisha for the night, and Trisha wants him to enter a drinking contest.
Intention: Halen wants to make Trisha happen.
Moral action: Halen suggests that they return home for a glass of wine and a fun movie on Netflix.
Moral consequence: Halen and Trisha become good friends.
Norm: It's wrong to get too drunk to fulfill your obligations.
Situation: Halen is entertaining his boss' daughter Trisha for the night, and Trisha wants him to enter a drinking contest.
Intention: Halen wants to make Trisha happen.
Immoral action: Halen drinks eight shots in a row to win the contest.
Immoral consequence: Halen has to be sent to the hospital for alcohol poisoning.
Norm: It's good to encourage your kids.
Situation: Mike, a doctor, is listening to his kid Joey talk about his dreams of becoming a fireman.
Intention: Mike wants his kid to admire him.
Moral action: Mike tells Joey he can be anything he wants to be, and he supports him.
Moral consequence: Joey pursues his dream, is happy and has high self-esteem.
Norm: It's good to encourage your kids.
Situation: Mike, a doctor, is listening to his kid Joey talk about his dreams of becoming a fireman.
Intention: Mike wants his kid to admire him.
Immoral action: Mike tells Joey that a doctor is a more respectable job.
Immoral consequence: Joey gives up his fireman dream and loses self-esteem.
Norm: It's not okay to go through peoples personal things.
Situation: Jane's phone has gone missing, and she suspects that Leo has it in his bag.
Intention: Jane wants to find her phone.
Moral action: Jane asks Leo if he has seen her phone lately.
Moral consequence: Leo mentions that he saw someone else using it five minutes ago.
Norm: It's not okay to go through peoples personal things.
Situation: Jane's phone has gone missing, and she suspects that Leo has it in his bag.
Intention: Jane wants to find her phone.
Immoral action: Jane looks in Leo's bag while his back is turned.
Immoral consequence: Leo catches Jane and quickly snatches the bag from her.
Norm: You shouldn't abandon your child's pet.
Situation: Deb has a son that she bought a dog for, and he can't take care of the dog because he's a toddler.
Intention: Deb wants to figure out what to do with the dog.
Moral action: Deb decides to take care of the dog and teach her toddler what to do, so he can care for it when he grows up.
Moral consequence: The dog will be cared for and have a home to live in.
Norm: You shouldn't abandon your child's pet.
Situation: Deb has a son that she bought a dog for, and he can't take care of the dog because he's a toddler.
Intention: Deb wants to figure out what to do with the dog.
Immoral action: Deb decides to leave the dog out on the street by itself.
Immoral consequence: The dog will not be able to take care of itself on the streets.
Norm: It's rude to comment negatively on people's clothing.
Situation: Jim's friend got a new pair of jeans, and they ask Jim how they look in them.
Intention: Jim wants to tell his friend what he thinks of their jeans.
Moral action: Jim says his friend's jeans look fine and adds that it's hard to go wrong with a pair of jeans.
Moral consequence: Jim's friend stops worrying about how they look in the new jeans.
Norm: It's rude to comment negatively on people's clothing.
Situation: Jim's friend got a new pair of jeans, and they ask Jim how they look in them.
Intention: Jim wants to tell his friend what he thinks of their jeans.
Immoral action: Jim tells his friend that the jeans are really dorky and that they have terrible fashion sense.
Immoral consequence: Jim's friend loses confidence in how they look in their new jeans.
Norm: You shouldn't not hire someone just because they smell.
Situation: Harry is conducting interviews for an open position at his company and the best candidate is a brilliant but unkempt and smelly young man.
Intention: Harry wants all his employees to be well groomed and look professional.
Moral action: Harry convinces the young man to change his grooming practices and clean up his act, then hires him.
Moral consequence: Harry just hired and excellent candidate who will greatly benefit the company.
Norm: You shouldn't not hire someone just because they smell.
Situation: Harry is conducting interviews for an open position at his company and the best candidate is a brilliant but unkempt and smelly young man.
Intention: Harry wants all his employees to be well groomed and look professional.
Immoral action: Harry chooses not to hire the unkempt young man because he smells.
Immoral consequence: Harry deprives his company of the best candidate for the position.
Norm: It's kind to buy a gift for someone you love.
Situation: John's wife Mindy wants a diamond ring for her birthday.
Intention: John wants to grow his savings account.
Moral action: John puts some of his paycheck in savings and uses some to buy Mindy a cheaper diamond ring.
Moral consequence: Mindy is very happy and loves John a lot.
Norm: It's kind to buy a gift for someone you love.
Situation: John's wife Mindy wants a diamond ring for her birthday.
Intention: John wants to grow his savings account.
Immoral action: John puts all his paycheck in his savings account and doesn't buy Mindy a gift.
Immoral consequence: Mindy feels sad and unloved.
Norm: It's wrong to make fun of your partner's eating habits.
Situation: Tony is eating hamburgers with his girlfriend when he notices she dips the hamburgers in soda.
Intention: Tony wants to talk about the hamburger in soda.
Moral action: Tony asks his girlfriend why she dips her hamburger in soda.
Moral consequence: Tony's girlfriend will answer Tony's questions about how she eats.
Norm: It's wrong to make fun of your partner's eating habits.
Situation: Tony is eating hamburgers with his girlfriend when he notices she dips the hamburgers in soda.
Intention: Tony wants to talk about the hamburger in soda.
Immoral action: Tony tells his girlfriend that it's weird for her to dip the burger in soda.
Immoral consequence: Tony's girlfriend will feel self conscious about what she's doing.
Norm: It's wrong to post someone's conversation online without their permission.
Situation: Tom has a long and important business conversation with his friend during lunch.
Intention: Tom wants to let her friend know what he thought about their conversation.
Moral action: Tom posts in a private message to his friend what he thought about the lunch conversation.
Moral consequence: Tom's friend thanks Tom for respecting his privacy, and they exchange further details.
Norm: It's wrong to post someone's conversation online without their permission.
Situation: Tom has a long and important business conversation with his friend during lunch.
Intention: Tom wants to let her friend know what he thought about their conversation.
Immoral action: Tom posts publicly on Facebook to his friend what he thought about their conversation.
Immoral consequence: Tom's friend gets mad at Tom for revealing private info in public and Tom feels sorry.
Norm: You should not argue in public
Situation: Katie is at the grocery store with her partner who says something that really bothers her.
Intention: Katie wants to confront her partner about what he said.
Moral action: Katie waits until they get back home to bring up the issue.
Moral consequence: Katie's and her partner are able to talk in private about the issue and resolve it.
Norm: You should not argue in public
Situation: Katie is at the grocery store with her partner who says something that really bothers her.
Intention: Katie wants to confront her partner about what he said.
Immoral action: Katie gets into it with her partner, and they argue while at the store.
Immoral consequence: Katie's partner brushes her off and focuses on how she made a scene in public.
Norm: It's not good to put others lives at risk.
Situation: Tyler is going to the grocery store where there is a mask requirement policy, but he has lost his mask.
Intention: Tyler wants to buy something for dinner.
Moral action: Tyler fashions a t-shirt into a makeshift mask and wears it while he shops.
Moral consequence: The customers feel more secure seeing that his face is covered.
Norm: It's not good to put others lives at risk.
Situation: Tyler is going to the grocery store where there is a mask requirement policy, but he has lost his mask.
Intention: Tyler wants to buy something for dinner.
Immoral action: Tyler goes to the store without a mask on and picks up ingredients for dinner.
Immoral consequence: The customers feel unsafe around Tyler because he isn't wearing a mask.
Norm: It is right to warn others about bad people.
Situation: Jenny recognizes her roommates new boyfriend as a guy who was rumored to hit his girlfriend when they were in high school.
Intention: Jenny wants to tell her roommate that she knew the guy in high school.
Moral action: Jenny admits having known of the guy in high school and shares all she heard about him back then.
Moral consequence: Jenny is able to give her roommate information to guide her decisions about her relationship.
Norm: It is right to warn others about bad people.
Situation: Jenny recognizes her roommates new boyfriend as a guy who was rumored to hit his girlfriend when they were in high school.
Intention: Jenny wants to tell her roommate that she knew the guy in high school.
Immoral action: Jenny decides to acknowledge their past acquaintance but decides not share rumors that she had heard about him.
Immoral consequence: Jenny is dismayed when her roommate starts showing signs of physical abuse.
Norm: It's wrong to have sexual thoughts about one's family.
Situation: At a family reunion, George is asked by his cousin Gloria how she looks in her new dress.
Intention: George wants to give Gloria a compliment.
Moral action: George tells Gloria that she looks elegant in the dress.
Moral consequence: Gloria thanks George for the kinds words about her appearance.
Norm: It's wrong to have sexual thoughts about one's family.
Situation: At a family reunion, George is asked by his cousin Gloria how she looks in her new dress.
Intention: George wants to give Gloria a compliment.
Immoral action: George tells Gloria that she looks good enough to shag.
Immoral consequence: Gloria walks away from George with a disgusted look on her face.
Norm: It's bad to deny your partner when they want affection.
Situation: Zack is watching the football game in the living room during a tense moment when his wife Paula asks him for a hug.
Intention: Zack wants to respond to Paula's request for a hug.
Moral action: Zack tells his wife to come give him a great big hug, and he pulls her in tight, so he can watch the game behind her.
Moral consequence: Paula happily squeezes Zack, not knowing that he's still watching the game the entire time.
Norm: It's bad to deny your partner when they want affection.
Situation: Zack is watching the football game in the living room during a tense moment when his wife Paula asks him for a hug.
Intention: Zack wants to respond to Paula's request for a hug.
Immoral action: Zack tells Paula that she's being ridiculous, clearly the game in it's climax moments, and he's busy.
Immoral consequence: Paula is sad that she can't get affection from the man she loves most and that he cares more about sports.
Norm: It's good to sleep when you are tired.
Situation: Eric has an exam in a few days and hasn't studied at all.
Intention: Eric wants to study hard the night before the exam.
Moral action: Eric studies intensely the night before and then gets some sleep too.
Moral consequence: Eric stays awake during the exam and does better.
Norm: It's good to sleep when you are tired.
Situation: Eric has an exam in a few days and hasn't studied at all.
Intention: Eric wants to study hard the night before the exam.
Immoral action: Eric pops caffeine pills all night long studying.
Immoral consequence: Eric falls asleep during the exam.
Norm: It is weak to give in to your addictions.
Situation: Cindy is a recovering alcoholic, and is at a party where alcohol is being served.
Intention: Cindy wants to have fun at the party.
Moral action: Cindy sticks to non-alcoholic drinks and dances with people a lot.
Moral consequence: Cindy has fun at the party and is bright and alert the next day.
Norm: It is weak to give in to your addictions.
Situation: Cindy is a recovering alcoholic, and is at a party where alcohol is being served.
Intention: Cindy wants to have fun at the party.
Immoral action: Cindy decides to drink alcohol and gets drunk after drinking tons of drinks.
Immoral consequence: Cindy falls back into her addiction and loses her job.
Norm: You shouldn't eat all of your family's food.
Situation: After school Paul finds a meatloaf his mom left in the refrigerator for her family's dinner.
Intention: Paul wants an after school snack.
Moral action: Paul figures the meat must be for dinner and pours himself a bowl of cereal.
Moral consequence: When the whole family is home they enjoy eating dinner together.
Norm: You shouldn't eat all of your family's food.
Situation: After school Paul finds a meatloaf his mom left in the refrigerator for her family's dinner.
Intention: Paul wants an after school snack.
Immoral action: Paul tastes the meat and keeps going back for more until it's completely gone.
Immoral consequence: The rest of the family comes home to find there is nothing to eat for dinner.
Norm: It's wrong to hide the paternity of your child.
Situation: Cindy has just had a baby that belongs to her ex boyfriend Tom.
Intention: Cindy wants to take care of her baby.
Moral action: Cindy tells Tom that he is the father of her baby.
Moral consequence: Tom helps Cindy to pay for the things that the baby needs.
Norm: It's wrong to hide the paternity of your child.
Situation: Cindy has just had a baby that belongs to her ex boyfriend Tom.
Intention: Cindy wants to take care of her baby.
Immoral action: Cindy tries to take care of the baby by herself and doesn't tell Tom he is the father.
Immoral consequence: Cindy doesn't have enough money to pay for everything the baby needs.