CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: Hiding important information about yourself is unacceptable.
Situation: A few days before leaving on a road trip with her boyfriend, Daisy is diagnosed with Covid-19, but she doesn't have any serious symptoms.
Intention: Daisy wants to go on the road trip with her boyfriend.
Moral action: Daisy tells her boyfriend about the diagnosis and asks him to postpone the road trip until she tests negative.
Moral consequence: Daisy's boyfriend is thankful that she's been honest with him and readily agrees to postpone the trip.
Norm: Hiding important information about yourself is unacceptable.
Situation: A few days before leaving on a road trip with her boyfriend, Daisy is diagnosed with Covid-19, but she doesn't have any serious symptoms.
Intention: Daisy wants to go on the road trip with her boyfriend.
Immoral action: Daisy decides not to tell her boyfriend about the diagnosis and goes on a road trip with him as planned.
Immoral consequence: Daisy's boyfriend gets sick with the virus shortly after that.
Norm: It's rude to refuse a gift.
Situation: Timmy is hosting a birthday party and Ryan got him a gift he's not fond of.
Intention: Timmy wants to respond to Ryan regarding the gift.
Moral action: Timmy will tell Ryan thanks for the gift and accept it.
Moral consequence: Ryan will feel happy that Timmy thanked him.
Norm: It's rude to refuse a gift.
Situation: Timmy is hosting a birthday party and Ryan got him a gift he's not fond of.
Intention: Timmy wants to respond to Ryan regarding the gift.
Immoral action: Timmy tells Ryan he doesn't like the gift and won't accept it.
Immoral consequence: Ryan will feel hurt about Timmy not liking his gift.
Norm: You shouldn't avoid your parent's significant other.
Situation: Dan calls his father Mark to let him know he is coming over, but learns that only Mark's new wife Sarah is at the house.
Intention: Dan wants to pick up a lawn mower Mark has decided to give to him.
Moral action: Dan stops inside to say hi to Sarah and see how she is doing before inviting her to point him towards the lawn mower.
Moral consequence: Sarah feels included as part of Dan and Mark's family, improving her relationship with Dan and his relationship with Mark.
Norm: You shouldn't avoid your parent's significant other.
Situation: Dan calls his father Mark to let him know he is coming over, but learns that only Mark's new wife Sarah is at the house.
Intention: Dan wants to pick up a lawn mower Mark has decided to give to him.
Immoral action: Dan enters the house through the garage and picks up the lawn mower without saying anything to Sarah, then leaves abruptly.
Immoral consequence: Sarah will feel as if Dan's avoiding her, which will poison Dan's relationship with his father Mark.
Norm: Lying about a theft is irresponsible.
Situation: Jimmy stole a shared toy from his classroom the previous day, and now the teacher is asking everyone in the class if they know where it could be.
Intention: Jimmy wants to respond to the teacher's question.
Moral action: Jimmy tells the teacher that he took the toy and will bring it back tomorrow.
Moral consequence: The teacher thanks Jimmy for his honesty and tells him he will not be punished.
Norm: Lying about a theft is irresponsible.
Situation: Jimmy stole a shared toy from his classroom the previous day, and now the teacher is asking everyone in the class if they know where it could be.
Intention: Jimmy wants to respond to the teacher's question.
Immoral action: Jimmy tells the teacher that he thinks he saw someone from the neighboring classroom come in and grab the toy.
Immoral consequence: The teacher thanks Jimmy and plans to go to the other classroom after class to investigate further.
Norm: It's rude to disturb others in the classroom.
Situation: Cary is confused about something in his texbook.
Intention: Cary wants help from his teacher.
Moral action: Cary puts his hand up and waits until the teacher is free.
Moral consequence: The teacher comes over and answers Cary's question.
Norm: It's rude to disturb others in the classroom.
Situation: Cary is confused about something in his texbook.
Intention: Cary wants help from his teacher.
Immoral action: Cary sees the teacher helping another student so starts yelling for her to come help him instead.
Immoral consequence: The teacher is annoyed with Cary's outburst and sends him to the principal's office.
Norm: It's bad to cheat on assignments.
Situation: Emily is taking a test that she didn't prepare for.
Intention: Emily wants to do well.
Moral action: Emily does her best on the test, and knows to study in the future.
Moral consequence: Emily doesn't do well on this test, but she does well on future exams.
Norm: It's bad to cheat on assignments.
Situation: Emily is taking a test that she didn't prepare for.
Intention: Emily wants to do well.
Immoral action: Emily looks at the person next to her and copies their answers.
Immoral consequence: Emily's teacher realizes Emily cheated, and she fails the class.
Norm: You should pay back your friends.
Situation: Sarah receives extra money that she wasn't expecting, and she knows that she should pay back Rachel for a recent loan.
Intention: Sarah needs to decide what to do with her extra money.
Moral action: Sarah pays Rachel back for the loan and thanks her for being a good friend.
Moral consequence: Rachel values Sarah's friendship and her feelings of trust and intimacy are strengthened.
Norm: You should pay back your friends.
Situation: Sarah receives extra money that she wasn't expecting, and she knows that she should pay back Rachel for a recent loan.
Intention: Sarah needs to decide what to do with her extra money.
Immoral action: Sarah purchases a new stereo system with her extra money, and has a dance party at her house.
Immoral consequence: When Rachel realizes what Sarah has done, she is hurt and feels resentful toward Sarah's decision.
Norm: You should appreciate it when someone gives you something.
Situation: It's Hal's birthday and his friend gives him a present.
Intention: Hal wants to accept the gift.
Moral action: Hal accepts the gift and thanks his friend and give him a hug.
Moral consequence: Hal's friend will think Hal really enjoys receiving the gift.
Norm: You should appreciate it when someone gives you something.
Situation: It's Hal's birthday and his friend gives him a present.
Intention: Hal wants to accept the gift.
Immoral action: Hal takes the gift without saying anything in return.
Immoral consequence: Hal's friend will think Hal doesn't care about the gift.
Norm: You should thank someone for inviting you to an event.
Situation: Eric is at a big sporting event with his boss that his boss gave him the ticket to.
Intention: Eric wants to enjoy the game.
Moral action: Eric makes sure to thanks his boss for the ticket and offers to buy him some concessions.
Moral consequence: Eric's boss enjoys the time with Eric at the game and shows him more favors in the future.
Norm: You should thank someone for inviting you to an event.
Situation: Eric is at a big sporting event with his boss that his boss gave him the ticket to.
Intention: Eric wants to enjoy the game.
Immoral action: Eric is so enthralled in the atmosphere and the game that he hardly pays any attention to his boss at all.
Immoral consequence: Eric's boss thinks that Eric is ungrateful for the gesture and never does him any special favors again.
Norm: It's reasonable to be happy when classes are cancelled.
Situation: Kyle is on his way to class when his friend calls him to let him know that classes have been cancelled for the day.
Intention: Kyle wants to stay busy.
Moral action: Kyle asks his friend if they would like to hang out since there are no classes.
Moral consequence: Kyle enjoys a fun filled afternoon with his friend.
Norm: It's reasonable to be happy when classes are cancelled.
Situation: Kyle is on his way to class when his friend calls him to let him know that classes have been cancelled for the day.
Intention: Kyle wants to stay busy.
Immoral action: Kyle is upset about the cancellation because he was hoping to do a lot of class work, so he immediately starts studying on his own.
Immoral consequence: Kyle misses out on some free time that could have been spent with friends.
Norm: Shunning people close to you is hurtful.
Situation: Sally is a very religious person, and has found out that her friend Jack is gay.
Intention: Sally wants to follow her religion.
Moral action: Sally disagrees with Jack's homosexuality, but agrees to still be his friend.
Moral consequence: Sally and Jack come to understand each other better and become better friends.
Norm: Shunning people close to you is hurtful.
Situation: Sally is a very religious person, and has found out that her friend Jack is gay.
Intention: Sally wants to follow her religion.
Immoral action: Sally says she can't abide by Jack's orientation and cuts him from her life.
Immoral consequence: Jack becomes depressed, and Sally's other mutual friends cut her off, as well.
Norm: It's good to help people out when they're physically weak.
Situation: Frank works as a cashier at a busy grocery store and is coming off break, and sees an old lady struggling to lift a case of water into her cart.
Intention: Frank needs to get to the register he works at.
Moral action: Frank stops and quickly lifts the case into the woman's cart, before continuing on to the register.
Moral consequence: The woman thanks him and gives him a tip when she pays for her stuff.
Norm: It's good to help people out when they're physically weak.
Situation: Frank works as a cashier at a busy grocery store and is coming off break, and sees an old lady struggling to lift a case of water into her cart.
Intention: Frank needs to get to the register he works at.
Immoral action: Frank ignores the woman and continues up to the register, starting to ring up customers.
Immoral consequence: The old woman collapses under the weight of the case of water.
Norm: It's wrong to take advantage of your grandparents.
Situation: Larry's grandmother, who can be forgetful, gave him some money, but forgot and offered to give him some more money.
Intention: Larry wants to decide whether to take the money or not.
Moral action: Larry reminds his grandmother that she already gave him money and thanks her again.
Moral consequence: Larry's grandmother is very thankful that he reminded her and decided to give him the extra money anyway.
Norm: It's wrong to take advantage of your grandparents.
Situation: Larry's grandmother, who can be forgetful, gave him some money, but forgot and offered to give him some more money.
Intention: Larry wants to decide whether to take the money or not.
Immoral action: Larry takes the second bit of money from his grandmother and thanks her for it without mentioning the first payment.
Immoral consequence: Larry's grandmother realizes she paid him twice when she checks her bank account and angrily demands the money back.
Norm: It's wrong to want to live in violent neighborhood.
Situation: Bo currently lives in the hood and wants to buy a new house, but the house he wants is in a white neighborhood.
Intention: Bo wants to decide where his family should live.
Moral action: Bo decides to move his family to the white neighborhood.
Moral consequence: Bo's family is not at risk of being harmed anymore and are better off.
Norm: It's wrong to want to live in violent neighborhood.
Situation: Bo currently lives in the hood and wants to buy a new house, but the house he wants is in a white neighborhood.
Intention: Bo wants to decide where his family should live.
Immoral action: Bo decides to keep his family in the hood so that his kids can see people who look like them.
Immoral consequence: Bo's family is at risk of being victims of crimes the more they stay there.
Norm: It's dishonest to cheat on a test
Situation: Scott has his final test in a week and feels he might flunk it.
Intention: Scott wants to make his parents proud.
Moral action: Scott asks a friend to help him study for the test, he studies day and night for a week.
Moral consequence: Scott aces the test and is prouder than he's ever been.
Norm: It's dishonest to cheat on a test
Situation: Scott has his final test in a week and feels he might flunk it.
Intention: Scott wants to make his parents proud.
Immoral action: Scott writes helpful notes on a tiny piece of paper that he hides in his sock and checks during the test.
Immoral consequence: Scott aces the test but feels like a fraud.
Norm: It's hurtful to cost someone their job.
Situation: Jeff is out for lunch with some coworkers when a waiter accidentally drops a salad on his jacket.
Intention: Jeff wants to respond to the incident.
Moral action: Jeff accepts the waiters apology and asks for help cleaning off his jacket.
Moral consequence: The waiter is able to smooth over the incident with Jeff's help.
Norm: It's hurtful to cost someone their job.
Situation: Jeff is out for lunch with some coworkers when a waiter accidentally drops a salad on his jacket.
Intention: Jeff wants to respond to the incident.
Immoral action: Jeff is livid and demands that the waiter be fired on the spot.
Immoral consequence: The waiter loses his job and is unable to support himself.
Norm: You shouldn't take someone's tip money because that's stealing.
Situation: Marty is a busboy, and he and the waitress Ann are the last ones in the cafe when it's time to close.
Intention: Marty needs to clear the last table before they leave.
Moral action: Marty sees Ann's tip money is still on the table when he's clearing it, and he brings it to her.
Moral consequence: Ann thanks Marty and tells him she forgot all about her tip.
Norm: You shouldn't take someone's tip money because that's stealing.
Situation: Marty is a busboy, and he and the waitress Ann are the last ones in the cafe when it's time to close.
Intention: Marty needs to clear the last table before they leave.
Immoral action: When Marty goes to clear the table he sees a customer left Ann a tip, and he pockets the money for himself.
Immoral consequence: Ann sees Marty put the tip money in his pocket and asks him what he's doing taking her tip money.
Norm: It is wrong to take away someone's income without notice.
Situation: Harold owns a store that has been losing money for a long time.
Intention: Harold wants to shut down the store.
Moral action: Harold gives his employees a month's notice that he is shutting down.
Moral consequence: Harold's employees are able to find new jobs and keep getting paid.
Norm: It is wrong to take away someone's income without notice.
Situation: Harold owns a store that has been losing money for a long time.
Intention: Harold wants to shut down the store.
Immoral action: Harold shuts down the store without telling his employees, leaving a note on the door.
Immoral consequence: Harold's former employees are out of work and can't pay their bills.
Norm: You should wave at someone who is waving at you.
Situation: Tom is walking down the street when he sees a guy he knows waving at him from across the street.
Intention: Tom wants to react to the guy waving at him.
Moral action: Tom waves back at the guy waving at him in a friendly way before going on his way.
Moral consequence: The guy is happy to have seen Tom and thinks Tom is friendly.
Norm: You should wave at someone who is waving at you.
Situation: Tom is walking down the street when he sees a guy he knows waving at him from across the street.
Intention: Tom wants to react to the guy waving at him.
Immoral action: Tom just looks at the guy for a few seconds then looks away and keeps walking down the street.
Immoral consequence: The guy who was waving at Tom is hurt and confused by Tom's reaction and figures Tom might have forgotten who the guy is.
Norm: It's wrong to bully your classmates.
Situation: Riley is the most popular girl in her school and there has been another student who she has been finding annoying lately.
Intention: Riley wants to address her issues with the annoying student.
Moral action: Riley has a private conversation with the student, and they talk out their issues.
Moral consequence: Riley is able to become friends with the student and continues to enjoy her popularity thanks to this type of behavior.
Norm: It's wrong to bully your classmates.
Situation: Riley is the most popular girl in her school and there has been another student who she has been finding annoying lately.
Intention: Riley wants to address her issues with the annoying student.
Immoral action: Riley uses her popularity to start rumors about the other student and make them feel small in front of others.
Immoral consequence: Riley soon gets in trouble for her bullying behavior and is expelled from school.
Norm: You shouldn't try to get out of going to school.
Situation: Barbara told her mom about a mild stomach ache and Barbara's mom asks her if she wants to go to school.
Intention: Barbara wants to tell her mom what she will do.
Moral action: Barbara tells her mom she can go to school because the stomach ache isn't bad.
Moral consequence: Barbara will be able to learn the lessons of the day.
Norm: You shouldn't try to get out of going to school.
Situation: Barbara told her mom about a mild stomach ache and Barbara's mom asks her if she wants to go to school.
Intention: Barbara wants to tell her mom what she will do.
Immoral action: Barbara tells her mom she won't be going to school because of the stomach ache.
Immoral consequence: Barbara will miss out on the lessons for the day and fall behind.
Norm: It's wrong to drive recklessly.
Situation: Antonio is driving on his commute home from a day at work.
Intention: Antonio wants to get home.
Moral action: Antonio sets his car on cruise control at the posted speed limit and only uses the left lane when passing.
Moral consequence: Antonio gets to his house safely after experiencing a normal commute.
Norm: It's wrong to drive recklessly.
Situation: Antonio is driving on his commute home from a day at work.
Intention: Antonio wants to get home.
Immoral action: Antonio drives above the speed limit and swerves past cars on the left or right in a hope to get home faster.
Immoral consequence: While passing a car on the right the car merges into Antonio's car causing an accident and Antonio doesn't get home until very late.
Norm: It's wise to watch others' reactions when you are uncertain.
Situation: Callix's coffee machine broke down, and he wants to buy a certain new model on Amazon.
Intention: Callix wants to buy a coffee machine.
Moral action: Callix asks her experienced friends about their opinion on the best coffee machine.
Moral consequence: Callix follows their advice buying a cheaper model that lasts for several years.
Norm: It's wise to watch others' reactions when you are uncertain.
Situation: Callix's coffee machine broke down, and he wants to buy a certain new model on Amazon.
Intention: Callix wants to buy a coffee machine.
Immoral action: Callix buys the coffee machine without looking at reviews.
Immoral consequence: The coffee machine Callix bought has cheap parts that break after one use.
Norm: It's morally unacceptable to manipulate another person.
Situation: Alan's girlfriend Jessica has a best friend, Kary, who Alan finds very annoying.
Intention: Alan wants to deal with Kary's annoying tendencies.
Moral action: Alan tries to limit his time with Kary and encourages Jessica and Kary to hang out together without him.
Moral consequence: Jessica and Kary continue to be best friends, and Alan doesn't have to deal with Kary so much.
Norm: It's morally unacceptable to manipulate another person.
Situation: Alan's girlfriend Jessica has a best friend, Kary, who Alan finds very annoying.
Intention: Alan wants to deal with Kary's annoying tendencies.
Immoral action: Alan convinces Jessica that Kary doesn’t value her as a friend and is only using her to get free food and drinks, for which Alan has no evidence.
Immoral consequence: Jessica cuts Kary out of her life and stops trusting anyone but Alan.
Norm: It's rude to not thank someone for serving you.
Situation: Bill was at a restaurant and Jane served him his food, Bill thought Jane did a poor job.
Intention: Bill wants to react to Jane's service.
Moral action: Despite the poor service Bill still said thank you to Jane.
Moral consequence: Jane thanked Bill for the politeness but felt she should apologize for being late to Bill's table.
Norm: It's rude to not thank someone for serving you.
Situation: Bill was at a restaurant and Jane served him his food, Bill thought Jane did a poor job.
Intention: Bill wants to react to Jane's service.
Immoral action: Bill gave no response beliving in "if you can't say something nice...".
Immoral consequence: Jane thought Bill's silence was rude for not saying thank you.
Norm: You shouldn't treat your family terribly.
Situation: Mike is at home when his wife Lisa comes in from shopping and shows him a new dress she bought.
Intention: Mike wants to react to Lisa buying a dress.
Moral action: Mike tells Lisa that he bets she looks gorgeous in it and asks her to go put it on.
Moral consequence: Lisa is delighted that Mike wants to see her in the dress and runs off to change.
Norm: You shouldn't treat your family terribly.
Situation: Mike is at home when his wife Lisa comes in from shopping and shows him a new dress she bought.
Intention: Mike wants to react to Lisa buying a dress.
Immoral action: Mike tells Lisa that she's a moron for spending their money on her stupid dress, and she should get out and return it.
Immoral consequence: Lisa is shocked that Mike is being so harsh and scared that he might get violent with her.
Norm: It's bad to steal from your parents.
Situation: James has a signature on his mom's bank account and needs some extra money for a night ot.
Intention: James wants to get some money.
Moral action: James asks one of his friends to float him a loan for the night, to be repaid when he gets his paycheck.
Moral consequence: James and his friends have a good time out that night and James pays the money back.
Norm: It's bad to steal from your parents.
Situation: James has a signature on his mom's bank account and needs some extra money for a night ot.
Intention: James wants to get some money.
Immoral action: James withdraws some money from his mom's bank account and goes out for the night.
Immoral consequence: James's mom notices the theft and is distraught that her son would take her money without asking.
Norm: You are expected to be polite to service workers.
Situation: Larry is having dinner at a restaurant when he notices that the meal he received is not what he ordered.
Intention: Larry wants to get the correct meal.
Moral action: Larry calls over the waitress and asks her to please switch out his meal for what he originally ordered.
Moral consequence: The restaurant manager comes over to the table after the meal and apologizes profusely, giving Larry a coupon for his next visit.
Norm: You are expected to be polite to service workers.
Situation: Larry is having dinner at a restaurant when he notices that the meal he received is not what he ordered.
Intention: Larry wants to get the correct meal.
Immoral action: Larry calls over the waitress and yells at her loudly while demanding she bring him what he ordered.
Immoral consequence: The restaurant manager notices Larry's behavior and asks him to leave the restaurant because he's bothering the other patrons.
Norm: It's wrong to punch someone else in the face.
Situation: Brad is at home when he notices the neighbor, Bill roaming through his garage.
Intention: Brad wants to confront Bill.
Moral action: Brad runs into the garage and demands to know why Bill is in there and what he wants.
Moral consequence: Bill tells Brad that he just came over to see if he's home and saw his garage was open, so he thought he was in there.
Norm: It's wrong to punch someone else in the face.
Situation: Brad is at home when he notices the neighbor, Bill roaming through his garage.
Intention: Brad wants to confront Bill.
Immoral action: Brad runs into the garage and grabs Bill and wrestles with him before swinging one of his fists into Bill's face.
Immoral consequence: Bill is stunned that he's being attacked and tries to defend himself while trying to contain his fear.