CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's good to explore your sexuality to understand your preferences.
Situation: Alexis calls Jennifer and tells her that she is really attracted to her and wants to go out with her one night over the next weekend.
Intention: Jennifer needs to respond to Alexis.
Moral action: Jennifer tells Alexis that she has never dated another woman before but that she has no plans and would like to go out over the next weekend.
Moral consequence: Both Jennifer and Alexis have a lot of fun on their date, and they maintain a very open and honest relationship with one another throughout their lives.
Norm: It's good to explore your sexuality to understand your preferences.
Situation: Alexis calls Jennifer and tells her that she is really attracted to her and wants to go out with her one night over the next weekend.
Intention: Jennifer needs to respond to Alexis.
Immoral action: Jennifer tells Alexis that she has never gone on a date with another woman before, and she is just too uncomfortable to try something like that.
Immoral consequence: Alexis is disappointed and Jennifer always wonders what it would have been like to go on a date with another woman.
Norm: You shouldn't tell your friends that you hate them.
Situation: Robert's friends prank him as he walks home from school by pouring a bucket of water on him.
Intention: Robert wants his friends to know they hurt him.
Moral action: Robert tells his friends the prank bothered him as he's very sensitive and asks to go out with them tomorrow.
Moral consequence: Robert's friends respect him more and Robert is not lonely.
Norm: You shouldn't tell your friends that you hate them.
Situation: Robert's friends prank him as he walks home from school by pouring a bucket of water on him.
Intention: Robert wants his friends to know they hurt him.
Immoral action: Robert tells his friends he can't stand them anymore and never wants to see them again.
Immoral consequence: Robert's friends feel awful and Robert is lonely and miserable alone.
Norm: You should be welcoming of family members.
Situation: Greg just started a new job in a new city and his aunt and uncle want to visit him.
Intention: Greg wants to set up his new apartment.
Moral action: Greg tells his aunt and uncle that they can visit, but they'll likely need to help him set up his furniture.
Moral consequence: Greg's aunt and uncle visit Greg and help him get his apartment set up.
Norm: You should be welcoming of family members.
Situation: Greg just started a new job in a new city and his aunt and uncle want to visit him.
Intention: Greg wants to set up his new apartment.
Immoral action: Greg tells his aunt and uncle that he doesn't want them to visit because he's too busy.
Immoral consequence: Greg's aunt and uncle understand but are afraid to ask Greg about visiting another time.
Norm: You should help out customers if you work there.
Situation: Tommy was working at a bookstore when a customer asks him where a certain book was.
Intention: Tommy wants to answer the customer.
Moral action: Tommy tells the customer that he doesn't know, but he asks another worker, and they find out where the book is.
Moral consequence: The customer is grateful for Tommy's assistance and leaves him a small tip.
Norm: You should help out customers if you work there.
Situation: Tommy was working at a bookstore when a customer asks him where a certain book was.
Intention: Tommy wants to answer the customer.
Immoral action: Tommy truthfully tells the customer that he doesn't know but doesn't try to find out where it is.
Immoral consequence: The customer is upset and reports Tommy's lack of assistance to his boss.
Norm: It's polite to type "thank you" on work messages.
Situation: Ted is a manager and needs to send out a lot of instructional emails to his team about a new project.
Intention: Ted wants to get the emails sent.
Moral action: Ted sends his team instructions and thanks each of them for their hard work in this trying time.
Moral consequence: The team feels busy but grateful and believe that Ted appreciates them.
Norm: It's polite to type "thank you" on work messages.
Situation: Ted is a manager and needs to send out a lot of instructional emails to his team about a new project.
Intention: Ted wants to get the emails sent.
Immoral action: Ted goes through the list of his employees and writes a quick email about what they need to do, with no signature.
Immoral consequence: Ted's employees see nothing but orders and think that Ted is insensitive and ungrateful.
Norm: Parents are expected to show support for their children's interests.
Situation: Verlin is at his computer struggling to pay the bills when his son asks if he can take karate classes.
Intention: Verlin wants to save money.
Moral action: Verlin decides to cancel several streaming services they don't need in order to pay for karate classes.
Moral consequence: His son rises through the ranks eventually becoming a black belt.
Norm: Parents are expected to show support for their children's interests.
Situation: Verlin is at his computer struggling to pay the bills when his son asks if he can take karate classes.
Intention: Verlin wants to save money.
Immoral action: Verlin tells his son that martial arts is a complete waste of resources as he continues looking at his screen.
Immoral consequence: His son starts crying.
Norm: It is rude to issue an ultimatum in a relationship.
Situation: Harold is married to Denise, and has been been having to look at an ugly figurine on their dresser that belonged do Denise's grandmother.
Intention: Harold wants to stop seeing the ugly figurine.
Moral action: Harold asks if there is somewhere Denise could put the figurine that he can't see it as often, and she agrees to put it in her study room.
Moral consequence: Denise still has her figurine to remind her of her grandmother, and Harold doesn't have to see it as much.
Norm: It is rude to issue an ultimatum in a relationship.
Situation: Harold is married to Denise, and has been been having to look at an ugly figurine on their dresser that belonged do Denise's grandmother.
Intention: Harold wants to stop seeing the ugly figurine.
Immoral action: Harold says that either the ugly figurine goes, or he goes, and Denise gets rid of the figurine.
Immoral consequence: Denise resents Harold for trying to boss her around, and the two split up.
Norm: It's wrong to yell at a grandparent.
Situation: Sandra's grandmother usually sends a card with money for Sandra's birthday, but this year she has been feeling sick and forgot.
Intention: Sandra wants to call her grandmother.
Moral action: Sandra calls her grandmother to see if she is doing well since it is out of character for her to forget a birthday.
Moral consequence: Sandra learns that her grandmother is feeling sick, so she comes over to take her to the hospital.
Norm: It's wrong to yell at a grandparent.
Situation: Sandra's grandmother usually sends a card with money for Sandra's birthday, but this year she has been feeling sick and forgot.
Intention: Sandra wants to call her grandmother.
Immoral action: Sandra calls her grandmother and yells at her for forgetting her birthday, saying that she was counting on receiving the money.
Immoral consequence: Sandra's grandmother does not feel comfortable telling Sandra about her health, and she continues to get sicker.
Norm: It's bad to claim benefits that you do not deserve.
Situation: Jessica is on unemployment but finally found a new job today.
Intention: Jessica wants to make money.
Moral action: Jessica works as many hours as she can at her new job and is sure to report her employment changes to the state.
Moral consequence: Jessica's unemployment benefits come to an end since she is working and the service continues to work as it should for other people that need help.
Norm: It's bad to claim benefits that you do not deserve.
Situation: Jessica is on unemployment but finally found a new job today.
Intention: Jessica wants to make money.
Immoral action: Jessica convinces her new boss to pay her under the table for a few weeks to start so that she can remain on unemployment a little longer.
Immoral consequence: Jessica's abuse of the system leads to funding shortages and less benefits for people that could really use the help.
Norm: It's rude to make someone feel insecure about their weight.
Situation: Bella is spending time with her friend who has been depressed lately.
Intention: Bella wants to get her friend out of her funk.
Moral action: Bella has a nice long discussion with her friend and encourages her to talk through her current problems while listening.
Moral consequence: Bella's friend is able to vent a little by actually describing her problems aloud and makes the first small step to feeling better.
Norm: It's rude to make someone feel insecure about their weight.
Situation: Bella is spending time with her friend who has been depressed lately.
Intention: Bella wants to get her friend out of her funk.
Immoral action: Bella tries to motivate her friend by pointing out that she has put on weight from being so depressed and doesn’t look especially good.
Immoral consequence: Bella's friend is in no condition to hear the blunt truth and becomes even more depressed and self concious.
Norm: It's rude to yell.
Situation: Four year old Brian has just returned from his first day of school with lots to tell; his mother unfortunately has a headache.
Intention: Brian wants to share his day with his mother.
Moral action: Brian starts talking rapidly, but keeps his voice at an appropriate level for indoor conversation, telling his mother everything about his day.
Moral consequence: Brian's mother listens, smiling and nodding at Brian's enthusiasm.
Norm: It's rude to yell.
Situation: Four year old Brian has just returned from his first day of school with lots to tell; his mother unfortunately has a headache.
Intention: Brian wants to share his day with his mother.
Immoral action: Brian starts talking very loudly and rapidly, trying to tell his mother everything at once.
Immoral consequence: Brian's mother puts her hands over her ears because the yelling is hurting her headache, "Please use your indoor voice" she pleads.
Norm: It's admirable to remain loyal to one's romantic partner.
Situation: Curtis, an engaged man, is at a friend's party when a beautiful woman tells him that she's recently single and starts flirting with him.
Intention: Curtis wants to have a great time at the party.
Moral action: Curtis explains to the woman that he's engaged and spends some time introducing her to his good friend who, like her, is also newly single.
Moral consequence: Curtis leaves the party feeling happy that he was able to set up his friend with a beautiful woman.
Norm: It's admirable to remain loyal to one's romantic partner.
Situation: Curtis, an engaged man, is at a friend's party when a beautiful woman tells him that she's recently single and starts flirting with him.
Intention: Curtis wants to have a great time at the party.
Immoral action: Curtis chats with the woman and spends the evening flirting back and forth with her.
Immoral consequence: Curtis ends up questioning the quality of his relationship with his fiancee since he had such a great time with another woman.
Norm: It's wrong not to console people that you care about.
Situation: Max comes home from work to see his wife, Robin, crying on the couch.
Intention: Max wants to let Robin cry out her feelings.
Moral action: Max gives Robin a hug and tells her it is okay to cry.
Moral consequence: Max and Robin talk through what is bothering her, and she stops crying.
Norm: It's wrong not to console people that you care about.
Situation: Max comes home from work to see his wife, Robin, crying on the couch.
Intention: Max wants to let Robin cry out her feelings.
Immoral action: Max walks right past Robin and goes upstairs without saying a word.
Immoral consequence: Robin continues to cry for hours.
Norm: It's good to help out your buddies.
Situation: Larry is listening to music when Russell calls him for help with a flat tire on his car.
Intention: Larry wants to continue listening to music.
Moral action: Larry listens to music in the car while driving to Russell's location.
Moral consequence: Russell is able to tackle the flat tire problem with Larry's help.
Norm: It's good to help out your buddies.
Situation: Larry is listening to music when Russell calls him for help with a flat tire on his car.
Intention: Larry wants to continue listening to music.
Immoral action: Larry tells Russell that he can't come and goes back to his music.
Immoral consequence: Russell is stranded for hours until someone else helps him with the tire.
Norm: It's wrong to not believe your friends.
Situation: Noah tells Gary that Noah will lose his job because he saw some emails at work and the company is about to go bankrupt.
Intention: Gary wants to comfort Noah.
Moral action: Gary tells Noah that it sounds pretty bad but that he'll bounce back and find another job since he's a good worker.
Moral consequence: Noah is happy and relieved to hear that Gary thinks he's a good employee and that his reputation should land him another job.
Norm: It's wrong to not believe your friends.
Situation: Noah tells Gary that Noah will lose his job because he saw some emails at work and the company is about to go bankrupt.
Intention: Gary wants to comfort Noah.
Immoral action: Gary tells Noah that he's making up nonsense and that some emails don't mean anything and that he'll be fine.
Immoral consequence: Noah is annoyed that Gary is dismissing the evidence and that Gary's not seeing the gravity of the situation.
Norm: It is good to earn income to support your family
Situation: Phil was trying to find ways to help his family finances.
Intention: Phil wants to help the bottom line.
Moral action: Phil decides that he and his family need to earn more money.
Moral consequence: Phil signs up for Mturk tasks and starts working on HITs all day to earn money.
Norm: It is good to earn income to support your family
Situation: Phil was trying to find ways to help his family finances.
Intention: Phil wants to help the bottom line.
Immoral action: Phil decides he and his family need to spend less money.
Immoral consequence: Phil manages to cut the water bill in half before his family complains about the shower time limits.
Norm: You should always celebrate someone's retirement.
Situation: Perry has a co-worker named Bart who is on his last day at work.
Intention: Perry wants to tell Bart something.
Moral action: Perry tells Bart that he'll take him out to dinner for his retirement.
Moral consequence: Bart will feel appreciated by Perry.
Norm: You should always celebrate someone's retirement.
Situation: Perry has a co-worker named Bart who is on his last day at work.
Intention: Perry wants to tell Bart something.
Immoral action: Perry tells Bart that it's good he's retiring because he's old and can't keep up.
Immoral consequence: Bart will feel insulted by Perry.
Norm: It's good to tell the truth instead of keeping secrets.
Situation: James knew that his boss at McDonald's sometimes served hamburgers well past their expiration date.
Intention: James wants to avoid unemployment.
Moral action: James applies for new jobs until he finds a better position, then calls the local food safety inspector.
Moral consequence: The McDonald's is shut down temporarily and the manger is fired, but James is content at his new position.
Norm: It's good to tell the truth instead of keeping secrets.
Situation: James knew that his boss at McDonald's sometimes served hamburgers well past their expiration date.
Intention: James wants to avoid unemployment.
Immoral action: James doesn't mention the expired meat to anyone, so he can keep his job.
Immoral consequence: Eventually some customers get sick and sue the McDonald's where James works.
Norm: It's good to play sports with others.
Situation: Miranda just arrived at her neighborhood park when some neighbors invite her to join their soccer game.
Intention: Miranda wants to get some exercise.
Moral action: Miranda agrees to join her neighbors and spends the afternoon playing soccer with them.
Moral consequence: Miranda bonds with her neighbors and ends up enjoying their company quite a bit.
Norm: It's good to play sports with others.
Situation: Miranda just arrived at her neighborhood park when some neighbors invite her to join their soccer game.
Intention: Miranda wants to get some exercise.
Immoral action: Miranda declines the invitation and decides to go on a solitary jog around the park instead.
Immoral consequence: Miranda's neighbors think she's being antisocial and avoid inviting her to participate in the future.
Norm: It's polite to be thankful for the kindness of strangers.
Situation: Fred, a stranger, helps Tina load some very heavy bags of dog food into the back of her car.
Intention: Tina wants to tell Fred that she doesn't need anymore help from him.
Moral action: Tina thanks Fred for his help and tells him that if he hadn't been there for her, she couldn't have done it herself.
Moral consequence: Fred feels valued and useful and stops to help a person with a flat tire on the way home.
Norm: It's polite to be thankful for the kindness of strangers.
Situation: Fred, a stranger, helps Tina load some very heavy bags of dog food into the back of her car.
Intention: Tina wants to tell Fred that she doesn't need anymore help from him.
Immoral action: Tina tells Fred that she wishes he'd loaded the dog food into her car faster, but that he can go now.
Immoral consequence: Fred feels unappreciated and vows not to help anymore strangers because they don't deserve it.
Norm: It's good to be sensitive to other cultures.
Situation: Hank is over at his Jewish friend's house for dinner and is told there won't be pork chops.
Intention: Hank wants to comment about the lack of pork chops.
Moral action: Hank asks his friend why they don't eat pork chops.
Moral consequence: Hank's friend will explain to Hank about their dietary restrictions.
Norm: It's good to be sensitive to other cultures.
Situation: Hank is over at his Jewish friend's house for dinner and is told there won't be pork chops.
Intention: Hank wants to comment about the lack of pork chops.
Immoral action: Hank tells his friend that their religion is lousy if they can't eat pork chops.
Immoral consequence: Hank's friend will not want Hank around at their house.
Norm: It's good to get something for a parent.
Situation: Ben is an only child, and Father's Day is coming up.
Intention: Ben has to decide whether to buy his dad a gift.
Moral action: Ben knows exactly what to buy his dad, so he decides to splurge on his gift.
Moral consequence: Ben's dad feels appreciative of Ben and is grateful for the gift.
Norm: It's good to get something for a parent.
Situation: Ben is an only child, and Father's Day is coming up.
Intention: Ben has to decide whether to buy his dad a gift.
Immoral action: Ben can't think of what to get his dad, so he doesn't bother buying anything.
Immoral consequence: Ben's dad feels hurt that his only child didn't get him anything for Father's Day.
Norm: It's wrong to commit crimes.
Situation: Molly recently lost her job and is worried about her ability to meet her financial obligations.
Intention: Molly wants to acquire more money to pay her monthly bills.
Moral action: Molly works hard to find a new job as quickly as possible.
Moral consequence: Molly gets a job at an accounting firm and is able to get the money needed to pay her bills.
Norm: It's wrong to commit crimes.
Situation: Molly recently lost her job and is worried about her ability to meet her financial obligations.
Intention: Molly wants to acquire more money to pay her monthly bills.
Immoral action: Molly uses a firearm to hold up a convenience store and demands cash from the register.
Immoral consequence: Molly is tracked down by police and arrested for armed robbery.
Norm: You shouldn't refuse your coworker's requests.
Situation: Oliver asks his coworker Sam to help him print some copies of the report because Oliver has too much on his hands.
Intention: Sam wants to respond to Oliver.
Moral action: Sam asks Oliver how many copies he needs printed and if he could help with anything else.
Moral consequence: Oliver is grateful for Sam's help and treats him to lunch.
Norm: You shouldn't refuse your coworker's requests.
Situation: Oliver asks his coworker Sam to help him print some copies of the report because Oliver has too much on his hands.
Intention: Sam wants to respond to Oliver.
Immoral action: Sam tells Oliver that he can do it himself because Sam was about to go on break in 30 minutes.
Immoral consequence: Oliver looks irritated with Sam and two have a strained working relationship.
Norm: It's kind to honor your mother.
Situation: James' friend invited him to go out camping on Mother's Day.
Intention: James wants to go camping with his friend.
Moral action: James makes his mother breakfast in bed and gives her a Mother's Day present before leaving around 11 AM.
Moral consequence: James and his friend still arrive at the campsite with plenty of time to set up their tent before dark.
Norm: It's kind to honor your mother.
Situation: James' friend invited him to go out camping on Mother's Day.
Intention: James wants to go camping with his friend.
Immoral action: James leaves at five in the morning without even saying goodbye to his mother.
Immoral consequence: James' mother's eyes look red-rimmed when he gets home a few days later.
Norm: It's rude to judge others only by their physical appearance.
Situation: Adam is at the gym when an obese woman comes and gets on the treadmill beside him.
Intention: Adam wants to talk to the woman beside him.
Moral action: Adam strikes up a conversation with the woman and offers to help her with the treadmill controls.
Moral consequence: The woman is glad to accept Adam's help and converse with him to pass the time.
Norm: It's rude to judge others only by their physical appearance.
Situation: Adam is at the gym when an obese woman comes and gets on the treadmill beside him.
Intention: Adam wants to talk to the woman beside him.
Immoral action: Adam tells the woman it's not easy to stop being lazy and try to lose weight.
Immoral consequence: The woman is embarrassed and discouraged from returning to the gym.
Norm: Sexual harassment is unacceptable.
Situation: George is put in charge of a project at his company that requires him to supervise a team of 10 employees.
Intention: George wants to find a girlfriend.
Moral action: George hosts project meetings at local bars and uses the group to help him get introduced to new people.
Moral consequence: George's team has great chemistry and their project is wildly successful.
Norm: Sexual harassment is unacceptable.
Situation: George is put in charge of a project at his company that requires him to supervise a team of 10 employees.
Intention: George wants to find a girlfriend.
Immoral action: George starts hitting on a woman he is supervising, using his position of power to make uncomfortable physical advances towards her at work.
Immoral consequence: The women is scared to report George's behavior and instead starts looking for a new job.
Norm: It's good to carpool with your friends.
Situation: Kai has a car and goes to high school, but doesn't have a job or a lot of money.
Intention: Kai wants to travel by car to school.
Moral action: Kai talks with his friends and offers to drive them to school if they help pay for gas.
Moral consequence: Kai's friends enjoy the rides to school and Kai has enough money to do other things.
Norm: It's good to carpool with your friends.
Situation: Kai has a car and goes to high school, but doesn't have a job or a lot of money.
Intention: Kai wants to travel by car to school.
Immoral action: Kai figures that the privilege is worth it and drives himself to school despite the cost.
Immoral consequence: Kai doesn't have a lot of money to use for other things, such as outings with his friends.