CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's wrong to lie about finding something funny.
Situation: Joe's friend is showing him some memes.
Intention: Joe wants to have a good laugh.
Moral action: Joe tells his friend they have different types of humor.
Moral consequence: Joe's friend finds some memes they can both enjoy and laugh about.
Norm: It's wrong to lie about finding something funny.
Situation: Joe's friend is showing him some memes.
Intention: Joe wants to have a good laugh.
Immoral action: Joe pretends to laugh even though he doesn't find the memes funny.
Immoral consequence: Joe becomes bored and stops paying attention.
Norm: It is disgusting to poop in a saucepan.
Situation: Marcus is waiting for his date Susan to get out of the bathroom, but is having trouble holding it.
Intention: Marcus wants to evacuate his bowels.
Moral action: Marcus feels he can't wait and goes across the hall to ask a neighbor to use their restroom.
Moral consequence: Marcus uses the neighbor's restroom and returns to explain where he'd been to Susan.
Norm: It is disgusting to poop in a saucepan.
Situation: Marcus is waiting for his date Susan to get out of the bathroom, but is having trouble holding it.
Intention: Marcus wants to evacuate his bowels.
Immoral action: Marcus feels he can't wait any longer and grabs the nearest saucepan to void himself into.
Immoral consequence: Susan is disgusted by Marcus pooping in the saucepan and says she doesn't want to continue the date.
Norm: You shouldn't always be in a hurry.
Situation: Dave and his wife are at the mall and Dave is nervous about missing football on TV when Dave's wife asks him if he wants to leave.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to his wife's question.
Moral action: Dave tells his wife that he'd rather stay with her and enjoy the moment they're having together.
Moral consequence: Dave's wife is delighted that Dave can relax and take in his surroundings without being so focused on time.
Norm: You shouldn't always be in a hurry.
Situation: Dave and his wife are at the mall and Dave is nervous about missing football on TV when Dave's wife asks him if he wants to leave.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to his wife's question.
Immoral action: Dave tells his wife that he does want to leave as he doesn't want to miss the start of the game which is important to him.
Immoral consequence: Dave's wife is annoyed that Dave thinks the game is more important than spending time with her.
Norm: It's nice to walk someone home to ensure their safety.
Situation: John is walking towards his house when he sees a small boy on the street.
Intention: John wants to know about the boy.
Moral action: John learns that the boy lives near his house, so he walks the boy to his house.
Moral consequence: the boy is happy to be with his parents who are frantically searching for him.
Norm: It's nice to walk someone home to ensure their safety.
Situation: John is walking towards his house when he sees a small boy on the street.
Intention: John wants to know about the boy.
Immoral action: John learns that the boy is lost and can't get home by himself but John walks away after scolding the boy for being careless.
Immoral consequence: the boy cries because of John's scolding.
Norm: It's rude to not want your partner to call you.
Situation: John is leaving on a short one-day trip to attend a business meeting, and his wife, Jan, tells him that she'll call him after he lands.
Intention: John wants to respond to Jan's statement.
Moral action: John tells Jan that it's a great idea and that he can't wait to hear her voice, but that the call has to be quick since he has meetings.
Moral consequence: Jan is delighted that her husband is eager to talk to her as soon as possible, and she feels loved.
Norm: It's rude to not want your partner to call you.
Situation: John is leaving on a short one-day trip to attend a business meeting, and his wife, Jan, tells him that she'll call him after he lands.
Intention: John wants to respond to Jan's statement.
Immoral action: John tells Jan that he's going to have the meetings pretty much right away and not to bother calling since he'll be back the next day.
Immoral consequence: Jan is suspicious of what John might really be up to and is feeling insecure she also thinks her husband doesn't like talking to her.
Norm: It's good to follow food safety guidelines.
Situation: Janet sees that the steaks she has are expired and smell kind of odd.
Intention: Janet wants to prepare steaks for her family's dinner that evening.
Moral action: Janet makes a quick trip to the store to buy new steaks for the meal.
Moral consequence: Janet and her family have a nice steak dinner which they all enjoy very much.
Norm: It's good to follow food safety guidelines.
Situation: Janet sees that the steaks she has are expired and smell kind of odd.
Intention: Janet wants to prepare steaks for her family's dinner that evening.
Immoral action: Janet makes the expired steaks for dinner even though they don't seem that fresh.
Immoral consequence: Janet and her family feel sick that night and during the following day.
Norm: You shouldn't betray your significant other.
Situation: John is at a party with his wife Nancy when another woman comes up to John and propositions him for sex.
Intention: John wants to respond to the woman.
Moral action: John tells the woman that he is happily married and that he has everything he needs in every way.
Moral consequence: Nancy is delighted that her husband is more attracted to her than anyone and only wants her and no one else.
Norm: You shouldn't betray your significant other.
Situation: John is at a party with his wife Nancy when another woman comes up to John and propositions him for sex.
Intention: John wants to respond to the woman.
Immoral action: John tells the woman that since she is very attractive that he will definitely sleep with her right away.
Immoral consequence: Nancy is devastated that John doesn't care about her or their relationship and is willing to betray his vows.
Norm: It's discouraged to act out for attention in public.
Situation: Jacob and Marcy are at the mall together looking for a new pair of shoes for Marcy.
Intention: Jacob wants Mary to be more interested in him.
Moral action: Jacob helps Marcy find the perfect shoes and asks if he can buy her lunch.
Moral consequence: Marcy and Jacob have a great dinner together and get to know each other more.
Norm: It's discouraged to act out for attention in public.
Situation: Jacob and Marcy are at the mall together looking for a new pair of shoes for Marcy.
Intention: Jacob wants Mary to be more interested in him.
Immoral action: Jacob gets up onto a display and begins singing to Marcy to catch her attention.
Immoral consequence: Marcy stares at Jacob, feels embarrassed and leaves the mall, asking Jacob not to call her anymore.
Norm: It's good to show your appreciation to people.
Situation: It's Sandra's birthday, and she gets a new toy from her father.
Intention: Sandra wants to play with her new toy.
Moral action: Sandra thanks her father for the present then enjoys playing with her new toy.
Moral consequence: Sandra's farther feels that his gift is appreciated and is happy.
Norm: It's good to show your appreciation to people.
Situation: It's Sandra's birthday, and she gets a new toy from her father.
Intention: Sandra wants to play with her new toy.
Immoral action: Sandra runs of to her room to play with her new toy without thanking her father for the birthday gift.
Immoral consequence: Sandra's father is offended that she didn't show any gratitude for his thoughtful gift.
Norm: It's rude to make jokes about Greta Thunberg.
Situation: Gerald is a middle aged man.
Intention: Gerald wants to point out Greta Thunberg to his teenaged daughter.
Moral action: Gerald says he hopes his daughter is as confident and outspoke as Greta Thunberg on things that are important to her.
Moral consequence: Gerald is a good father and his daughter is confident and feels heard by him.
Norm: It's rude to make jokes about Greta Thunberg.
Situation: Gerald is a middle aged man.
Intention: Gerald wants to point out Greta Thunberg to his teenaged daughter.
Immoral action: Gerald tells his teen daughter he hopes she won't be as loud and obnoxious as Greta Thunberg.
Immoral consequence: Gerald looks like a jerk bullying a kid and his daughter feels insecure.
Norm: It's wrong to encourage cheating
Situation: Henry is on a racing team and is in a meeting with the driver.
Intention: Henry wants the team to win.
Moral action: Henry offers to improve his pit crew time to help get the car out faster.
Moral consequence: The team appreciates Henry's initiative.
Norm: It's wrong to encourage cheating
Situation: Henry is on a racing team and is in a meeting with the driver.
Intention: Henry wants the team to win.
Immoral action: Henry advises putting some illegal fuel additive to make the car go faster.
Immoral consequence: The team fires Henry for breach of conduct.
Norm: it's wrong to judge a person by their past mistakes.
Situation: Connor is the boss at a tech company.
Intention: Connor needs to hire a new tech support person.
Moral action: Gerald gives the candidate a chance since he did his time and is fully qualified.
Moral consequence: Gerald's company gets better reviews due to the new hire's good work.
Norm: it's wrong to judge a person by their past mistakes.
Situation: Connor is the boss at a tech company.
Intention: Connor needs to hire a new tech support person.
Immoral action: Connor interviews a man who went to jail for possessing weed and refuses to hire him despite being a perfect candidate.
Immoral consequence: Gerald hires an inferior candidate who doesn't maintain the computers well.
Norm: It's bad to have no food.
Situation: John is at the store shopping for tonight's date with Nancy which will be over at his house, and he's doing so because he has 0 consumables at home.
Intention: John wants to buy something for them to consume.
Moral action: John decides to buy wine and a chacuterie board with cheese and meats because he thinks those pair well together.
Moral consequence: Nancy is delighted that John has served her both food and drink and thinks much more highly of him as a potential suitor.
Norm: It's bad to have no food.
Situation: John is at the store shopping for tonight's date with Nancy which will be over at his house, and he's doing so because he has 0 consumables at home.
Intention: John wants to buy something for them to consume.
Immoral action: John decides to buy wine and beer as he figures that Nancy will enjoy drinking with him.
Immoral consequence: Nancy is shocked when she sees that there is nothing to eat and refuses to drink on an empty stomach ruining her evening.
Norm: It's not okay to be so lazy it effects others.
Situation: Nick was recently laid off from his job, and his girlfriend is currently the sole provider for their household.
Intention: Nick wants to live a good life.
Moral action: Nick takes this time to submit applications to jobs he takes interest in, while doing the housework when his girlfriend is at work.
Moral consequence: Nick's girlfriend is extremely grateful and Nick eventually lands his dream job.
Norm: It's not okay to be so lazy it effects others.
Situation: Nick was recently laid off from his job, and his girlfriend is currently the sole provider for their household.
Intention: Nick wants to live a good life.
Immoral action: Nick enjoys himself by eating junk food and playing video games all day, and doesn't cook, clean, or look for a job while his girlfriend is at work.
Immoral consequence: Nick's girlfriend gets sick of having to do everything around the house and leaves him.
Norm: It is unlawful to commit several crimes.
Situation: Steve is at a convenient mart when he notices the only employee on duty is in the restroom.
Intention: Steve wants something cheap to eat.
Moral action: Steve waits for the store's attendant to return from the restroom then lawfully purchases a sandwich and chips.
Moral consequence: The attendant thanks Steve for waiting and gives him a discount on the purchase.
Norm: It is unlawful to commit several crimes.
Situation: Steve is at a convenient mart when he notices the only employee on duty is in the restroom.
Intention: Steve wants something cheap to eat.
Immoral action: Steve takes a sandwich and drink from the store without paying and then decides to take a ride in a car that is idling nearby.
Immoral consequence: Steve is caught by the police and is sentenced to a serve a year in prison.
Norm: It's wrong to become addictive to an unhealthy substance.
Situation: Chris is a middle school student.
Intention: Chris wants to look cool.
Moral action: Chris learns how to skateboard and shows off tricks to classmates.
Moral consequence: Chris makes friends teaching others how to do his tricks and gets exercise.
Norm: It's wrong to become addictive to an unhealthy substance.
Situation: Chris is a middle school student.
Intention: Chris wants to look cool.
Immoral action: Chris starts vaping to look cool in front of the other kids.
Immoral consequence: Chris has lung problems and is addicted and has to get medical attention.
Norm: It's good to give advance notice.
Situation: Janelle is invited to a wedding for her niece.
Intention: Janelle wants to go on a float trip with her friends the same day.
Moral action: Janelle promptly tells her niece that she can't make it to the wedding, sends a nice gift, and goes on the float trip.
Moral consequence: Janelle's niece is thankful for the gift.
Norm: It's good to give advance notice.
Situation: Janelle is invited to a wedding for her niece.
Intention: Janelle wants to go on a float trip with her friends the same day.
Immoral action: Janelle goes on the float trip and sends her niece a text message saying that she won't be able to make the wedding that day.
Immoral consequence: Janelle's niece is offended that she hadn't told her earlier.
Norm: It's bad to freeload off your friends.
Situation: Jack is a college student.
Intention: Jack wants to go out with friends.
Moral action: Jack goes to a concert with friends and brings everyone a beer.
Moral consequence: Jack's friends appreciate it and pay him back, and they all have friend at the concert and agree to see that band again.
Norm: It's bad to freeload off your friends.
Situation: Jack is a college student.
Intention: Jack wants to go out with friends.
Immoral action: Jack goes to a bar with friends, drinks a lot, and says he forgot his wallet again.
Immoral consequence: Jack's friends stop inviting him along knowing he won't pay for himself, and he's left alone.
Norm: You should not disturb someone when they are at work.
Situation: James often has friends over for beers while his wife Samantha works from home.
Intention: James wants to include Samantha in the fun.
Moral action: James makes sure to wait until Samantha is finished with work to tell her about all the fun he had.
Moral consequence: Samantha is able to do her work in peace and without disruptions.
Norm: You should not disturb someone when they are at work.
Situation: James often has friends over for beers while his wife Samantha works from home.
Intention: James wants to include Samantha in the fun.
Immoral action: James runs into Samantha's office anytime something funny happens to tell her about it.
Immoral consequence: James walks in drunk and belligerent during one of Samantha's video conferences, leaving her thoroughly embarrassed in front of her colleagues.
Norm: It's bad to be a hypocrite.
Situation: Jake is the CEO of a company.
Intention: Jake wants to have a great public reputation.
Moral action: Jake sets up a support group for victims of child abuse and says he wants to help others who were abused like him.
Moral consequence: Jake's company's reputation improves as he's seen as doing good for others with his great success.
Norm: It's bad to be a hypocrite.
Situation: Jake is the CEO of a company.
Intention: Jake wants to have a great public reputation.
Immoral action: Jake sets up a charity for children even though he was accused of molesting children years ago.
Immoral consequence: Jake is seen as just trying to make money off his victims and his company's stock goes down.
Norm: It's wrong not to see your friends.
Situation: John is at home when his friend Phil calls him on the phone and invites John to come over.
Intention: John wants to respond to Phil's invitation.
Moral action: John tells Phil he'll be right over and tells Phil he appreciates the invitation and can't wait to see him.
Moral consequence: Phil feels appreciated and happy that his friend is going to come over and spend some fun time with him.
Norm: It's wrong not to see your friends.
Situation: John is at home when his friend Phil calls him on the phone and invites John to come over.
Intention: John wants to respond to Phil's invitation.
Immoral action: John tells Phil he can't be bothered to come over today as he doesn't feel like it and wants to be alone.
Immoral consequence: Phil feels sad and thinks that perhaps John doesn't like him as a friend, beginning to feel insecure.
Norm: It's impolite to criticize your friend's dating choices.
Situation: Dave and Mark are talking when Mark tells Dave that he asked out Krista, and she said yes.
Intention: Dave wants to react to Mark's story.
Moral action: Dave tells Mark that he's happy for him, and he wishes the two of them a happy time together.
Moral consequence: Mark feels supported by his friend and is glad to have someone to share his joy with.
Norm: It's impolite to criticize your friend's dating choices.
Situation: Dave and Mark are talking when Mark tells Dave that he asked out Krista, and she said yes.
Intention: Dave wants to react to Mark's story.
Immoral action: Dave tells Mark that Krista slept around before and that he doesn't think Krista is really the right kind of girl for him.
Immoral consequence: Mark feels disturbed that Dave knows Krista's sexual past and feels angry that Dave is judging her without knowing her.
Norm: It's nice to communicate with family.
Situation: Joe sees that he has an incoming call from his mother.
Intention: Joe wants to work on his car.
Moral action: Joe answers the phone and talks to his mother using a headset while working on his car.
Moral consequence: Joe's mother is happy that her son takes some time to talk to her.
Norm: It's nice to communicate with family.
Situation: Joe sees that he has an incoming call from his mother.
Intention: Joe wants to work on his car.
Immoral action: Joe doesn't answer his mother's call and starts working on his car.
Immoral consequence: Joe's mother feels abandoned by her son when he doesn't answer to her call.
Norm: You shouldn't laugh at people's misfortune.
Situation: Paul is sitting in a hospital waiting room when he sees a man on crutches slip and fall.
Intention: Paul wants to react to the man falling.
Moral action: Paul winces in pain and offers to help the man get up.
Moral consequence: The man is grateful for the help and the staff appreciate Paul's help.
Norm: You shouldn't laugh at people's misfortune.
Situation: Paul is sitting in a hospital waiting room when he sees a man on crutches slip and fall.
Intention: Paul wants to react to the man falling.
Immoral action: Paul laughs out loud at the man.
Immoral consequence: The hospital staff look at Paul in disgust and tell him to leave.
Norm: It is bad to cause a scene in public
Situation: Dora is trying to enter the shopping center, but is turned away because she doesn't have a mask on.
Intention: Dora wants to buy groceries for the week.
Moral action: Dora asks if the store can sell her a mask and is provided one free of charge for her understanding.
Moral consequence: Dora enters the store and is able to get her groceries for the week there.
Norm: It is bad to cause a scene in public
Situation: Dora is trying to enter the shopping center, but is turned away because she doesn't have a mask on.
Intention: Dora wants to buy groceries for the week.
Immoral action: Dora raises her voice at the employee turning her away and begins fake coughing to try and make her point about being healthy.
Immoral consequence: Police are called and Dora is sent home with a citation and must buy her groceries online.
Norm: It's rude to not do something you promised to do.
Situation: Jeff's friend Josh is having his twenty-first birthday party and Jeff volunteers to be the designated driver.
Intention: Jeff wants to have a good time.
Moral action: Jeff spends the night in lively conversation with Josh, and drives Josh home after closing time.
Moral consequence: Jeff and Josh's friendship grows stronger in light of Jeff being a reliable friend.
Norm: It's rude to not do something you promised to do.
Situation: Jeff's friend Josh is having his twenty-first birthday party and Jeff volunteers to be the designated driver.
Intention: Jeff wants to have a good time.
Immoral action: Jeff decides to have a few drinks during the birthday celebrations and ends up getting too drunk to drive.
Immoral consequence: Jeff and Josh are forced to walk several miles home from the bar at the end of the night.
Norm: It's bad to leave work before your tasks are done.
Situation: Maggie is tired and stressed at work; however, Maggie has to finish her paperwork.
Intention: Maggie wants to relieve some of her stress.
Moral action: Maggie asks her coworkers to help her out with her paperwork, and she tells them amusing stories while she works.
Moral consequence: Maggie ends up becoming good friends with her coworkers.
Norm: It's bad to leave work before your tasks are done.
Situation: Maggie is tired and stressed at work; however, Maggie has to finish her paperwork.
Intention: Maggie wants to relieve some of her stress.
Immoral action: Maggie goes home twenty minutes early leaving her paperwork for tomorrow.
Immoral consequence: Maggie has to do more work over the next couple of days to make up for lost time.
Norm: It's good to provide empathy to people who are struggling.
Situation: John is talking with Susan when Susan tells John that she is feeling depressed.
Intention: John wants to respond to Susan's statement about depression.
Moral action: John tells Susan that he's sure it's tough and that he's there for her if she needs him.
Moral consequence: Susan feels supported and is glad John is understanding, so she feels a tiny bit better as hard as it is.
Norm: It's good to provide empathy to people who are struggling.
Situation: John is talking with Susan when Susan tells John that she is feeling depressed.
Intention: John wants to respond to Susan's statement about depression.
Immoral action: John tells Susan to just suck it up and cheer up already, that it can't really be that bad.
Immoral consequence: Susan feels isolated and lonely because John doesn't understand what she's going through.
Norm: You shouldn't smoke just to prove a point.
Situation: Chris and Amy are eating lunch at school near the fieldhouse, Amy is flirting with Chris.
Intention: Amy wants to impress Chris.
Moral action: Amy declines Chris's offer, saying she's never done it before and doesn't think now is the right time.
Moral consequence: Chris respects Amy's choice and is impressed by her honesty, asking if she wants to hang out later.
Norm: You shouldn't smoke just to prove a point.
Situation: Chris and Amy are eating lunch at school near the fieldhouse, Amy is flirting with Chris.
Intention: Amy wants to impress Chris.
Immoral action: Chris offers Amy a puff on his joint, Amy smokes it even though she hasn't ever smoked weed before.
Immoral consequence: Chris is impressed by Amy's casual attitude, but she goes on to be more forthright about her feelings than she meant to be and feels awkward.
Norm: You shouldn't get mad at your family.
Situation: John's son comes home from school and tells him that he's gotten a bad grade on a test.
Intention: John wants to react to the bad news.
Moral action: John tells his son that these things happen and that he'll help him study those topics, so he can grasp them better.
Moral consequence: John's son feels supported and is really glad someone will help him unravel the mystery of what he's trying to learn.