CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's unexpected for hair to change drastically.
Situation: Ray has a wedding coming up, and he hasn't gotten a haircut in forever.
Intention: Ray wants to get a haircut.
Moral action: Ray asks for a clean haircut that has a part on the side.
Moral consequence: People at Ray's wedding like Ray's haircut and want to take pictures with him.
Norm: It's unexpected for hair to change drastically.
Situation: Ray has a wedding coming up, and he hasn't gotten a haircut in forever.
Intention: Ray wants to get a haircut.
Immoral action: Ray tells his barber to give him a mohawk cut.
Immoral consequence: People at Ray's wedding think he's weird and laugh at him.
Norm: It's bad to prematurely judge others due to stereotyping.
Situation: Erica is a bookworm whose friends have invited her to a party at a football player's house on a school night.
Intention: Erica wants to talk her friends out of going to the party.
Moral action: Erica tells her friends she's sure the football player is a great guy, but they shouldn't go out on school nights.
Moral consequence: Erica's friends find her point to be reasonable and skip the party.
Norm: It's bad to prematurely judge others due to stereotyping.
Situation: Erica is a bookworm whose friends have invited her to a party at a football player's house on a school night.
Intention: Erica wants to talk her friends out of going to the party.
Immoral action: Erica tells her friends they shouldn't want to hang out with a "dumb jock".
Immoral consequence: Erica's friends are turned off by her comment and attend the party anyway.
Norm: It's rude walk off the job.
Situation: Sal is working for a company when he gets a better job offer.
Intention: Sal wants to leave his current company.
Moral action: Sal tells his current company beforehand that he will be leaving.
Moral consequence: Sal's current company will be able to train a replacement.
Norm: It's rude walk off the job.
Situation: Sal is working for a company when he gets a better job offer.
Intention: Sal wants to leave his current company.
Immoral action: Sal leaves his current company without telling anyone.
Immoral consequence: Sal's current company will be confused and unable to fill Sal's position quickly.
Norm: You shouldn't lie to your classmates.
Situation: Rodney is in university and his friends are talking about their upcoming internships.
Intention: Rodney wants to join the conversation.
Moral action: Rodney asks his friends what are good internships to apply to.
Moral consequence: Rodney will be able to find a great internship.
Norm: You shouldn't lie to your classmates.
Situation: Rodney is in university and his friends are talking about their upcoming internships.
Intention: Rodney wants to join the conversation.
Immoral action: Rodney says he has a great internship which is not true.
Immoral consequence: Rodney will have to keep up with his lie and become stressed.
Norm: Raising your voice at people is rude.
Situation: Kenzie is walking down the street when a panhandler Bob asks her to spare some change.
Intention: Kenzie wants to decline giving Bob money.
Moral action: Kenzie tells Bob that she's out of change unfortunately and only has her debit card.
Moral consequence: Bob shrugs and doesn't think much of it as he looks for another person to ask.
Norm: Raising your voice at people is rude.
Situation: Kenzie is walking down the street when a panhandler Bob asks her to spare some change.
Intention: Kenzie wants to decline giving Bob money.
Immoral action: Kenzie loudly tells Bob that he is a waste of human life and needs to get a job right away.
Immoral consequence: Bob is wondering why Kenzie is yelling at him as if she was his mother and is annoyed about being told to get a job.
Norm: It's good to move into your first apartment.
Situation: Miranda,who hates spending money, has just landed a nice full time job after college, and her parents want to move into a smaller one bedroom house.
Intention: Miranda wants to live somewhere she can afford.
Moral action: Miranda searches around town for a good deal until she finds an apartment she can afford.
Moral consequence: Miranda enjoys living on her own.
Norm: It's good to move into your first apartment.
Situation: Miranda,who hates spending money, has just landed a nice full time job after college, and her parents want to move into a smaller one bedroom house.
Intention: Miranda wants to live somewhere she can afford.
Immoral action: Miranda moves with her parents into their new home choosing to sleep on the couch because she wants to save money.
Immoral consequence: Miranda has no privacy and no space for her things.
Norm: It's bad to intentionally skip your medication.
Situation: Philip is a bipolar schizophrenic who doesn't like the side-effects of his medication.
Intention: Philip wants to change his medicine-taking situation.
Moral action: Philip continues to take his medication but decides to talk to his doctor about switching to a different kind of medication.
Moral consequence: Philip gets a prescription for a new drug that has less severe side effects.
Norm: It's bad to intentionally skip your medication.
Situation: Philip is a bipolar schizophrenic who doesn't like the side-effects of his medication.
Intention: Philip wants to change his medicine-taking situation.
Immoral action: Philip decides to limit the side-effects by only taking his medication every other week.
Immoral consequence: Phil lapses into psychosis after a few days of being off his medication and has to be committed to a psychiatric hospital.
Norm: It is responsible to turn in a lost item.
Situation: Jake was at an airport, and he found a diamond ring on the ground.
Intention: Jake wants to decide what to do with the ring.
Moral action: Jake walks up to an airport attendant and tells them that he found the ring.
Moral consequence: Jake is happy that he did the right thing regardless of if the owner is found.
Norm: It is responsible to turn in a lost item.
Situation: Jake was at an airport, and he found a diamond ring on the ground.
Intention: Jake wants to decide what to do with the ring.
Immoral action: Jake decides to keep the ring and sell it to a jeweler.
Immoral consequence: Jake feels guilty and hopes the owner doesn't need the ring.
Norm: It's wrong to drug people.
Situation: Will met a girl he likes at a bar, and he wants to take her home with him.
Intention: Will wants to have sex with the girl.
Moral action: Will has a conversation with the girl and asks her to come to his place.
Moral consequence: The girl is more willing to go with him and have sex.
Norm: It's wrong to drug people.
Situation: Will met a girl he likes at a bar, and he wants to take her home with him.
Intention: Will wants to have sex with the girl.
Immoral action: Will puts something in the girl's drink that slows down her thinking.
Immoral consequence: The girl finds out that Will drugged her and thinks about getting legal action.
Norm: It is wrong to call yourself a loser.
Situation: Janice is doing poorly in a diving competition and is preparing for her next dive.
Intention: Janice wants to say something to herself before her next dive.
Moral action: Janice tells herself that she's capable of making a great dive and has done it successfuly hundreds of times before.
Moral consequence: Janice is calm and focused and has her best dive of the competition.
Norm: It is wrong to call yourself a loser.
Situation: Janice is doing poorly in a diving competition and is preparing for her next dive.
Intention: Janice wants to say something to herself before her next dive.
Immoral action: Janice tells herself that she's a loser for doing so poorly and that she's going to blow her next dive.
Immoral consequence: Janice feels very dejected, expects to do poorly, and has her worst dive of the competition.
Norm: It's harmful to ignore your significant other.
Situation: Bobby was playing a video game and his girlfriend wanted to talk to him.
Intention: Bobby wants to play his video game.
Moral action: Bobby pauses his video game, listens to his girlfriend, and returns to his game later.
Moral consequence: Bobby's girlfriend is happy that she has such a caring boyfriend.
Norm: It's harmful to ignore your significant other.
Situation: Bobby was playing a video game and his girlfriend wanted to talk to him.
Intention: Bobby wants to play his video game.
Immoral action: Bobby focuses on his video game and doesn't listen to a word his girlfriend says.
Immoral consequence: Bobby's girlfriend gets annoyed with him and breaks up with him.
Norm: You should be sympathetic to other people's problems.
Situation: Scot's friend Sam just told me that he had to spend a week in a mental institution.
Intention: Scot wants to say something to Sam.
Moral action: Scot tells Sam that he'll always be there in case he needs anything.
Moral consequence: Sam feels supported and doesn't feel like he's a loser anymore.
Norm: You should be sympathetic to other people's problems.
Situation: Scot's friend Sam just told me that he had to spend a week in a mental institution.
Intention: Scot wants to say something to Sam.
Immoral action: Scot tells Sam that he should just suck it up and get over his issues.
Immoral consequence: Sam becomes depressed and doesn't consider Scot a friend anymore.
Norm: It's bad to date a bunch of people at once.
Situation: John is dating Susan but sees other attractive girls at a party he likes.
Intention: John wants more sexual excitement in his life.
Moral action: John asks Susan back to his place where he tries new romantic stuff with her in bed they've never done before.
Moral consequence: No other girls are hurt at all and Susan loves John even more.
Norm: It's bad to date a bunch of people at once.
Situation: John is dating Susan but sees other attractive girls at a party he likes.
Intention: John wants more sexual excitement in his life.
Immoral action: John asks three other girls at the party to date him, and they say yes.
Immoral consequence: Eventually all the girls are jealous of each other, and they all dump him, including Susan.
Norm: It is rude to make disparaging remarks about someone's plans.
Situation: Chris is talking to his friend Pete who is going on a trip to help people in Haiti.
Intention: Chris wants to respond to Pete's trip.
Moral action: Chris tells Pete that Pete will be able to do a lot of good.
Moral consequence: Pete will be more motivated to help people.
Norm: It is rude to make disparaging remarks about someone's plans.
Situation: Chris is talking to his friend Pete who is going on a trip to help people in Haiti.
Intention: Chris wants to respond to Pete's trip.
Immoral action: Chris tells Pete that it is a waste of time to go to Haiti.
Immoral consequence: Pete will think that Chris is lacking in compassion.
Norm: It's good to celebrate birthdays with family.
Situation: After staying up for forty-eight hours for work, Stanley collapses onto the bed staring at the wall, and it's his birthday.
Intention: Stanley wants to relax.
Moral action: Stanley invites his family over to his house to watch movies and drink herbal tea with him.
Moral consequence: Stanley enjoys bonding with his family.
Norm: It's good to celebrate birthdays with family.
Situation: After staying up for forty-eight hours for work, Stanley collapses onto the bed staring at the wall, and it's his birthday.
Intention: Stanley wants to relax.
Immoral action: Stanley decides to take a nice long nap to refresh his tired mind.
Immoral consequence: Stanley wakes up in the evening sad that he missed doing something fun on his birthday.
Norm: You should get dressed again before leaving a fitting room.
Situation: Shelly is in a department store shopping for a new dress and finds one she likes.
Intention: Shelly needs to try on the dress.
Moral action: Shelly changes back into her other clothing before she purchases the dress.
Moral consequence: Shelly now has her original clothing and a new dress she likes.
Norm: You should get dressed again before leaving a fitting room.
Situation: Shelly is in a department store shopping for a new dress and finds one she likes.
Intention: Shelly needs to try on the dress.
Immoral action: Shelly keeps wearing the dress after trying it on, leaving her other clothing in the changing room.
Immoral consequence: Shelly loses the clothing that she wore to the store.
Norm: You shouldn't talk on your phone in church.
Situation: Andrew has a needy wife who he left at home while he attends a church service.
Intention: Andrew wants to be a good person.
Moral action: Andrew turns his phone on silent so that he can pay attention to the service and learn lessons that will make him a better man.
Moral consequence: The service goes of without a hitch and other people attending and Andrew are able to learn lessons from the service.
Norm: You shouldn't talk on your phone in church.
Situation: Andrew has a needy wife who he left at home while he attends a church service.
Intention: Andrew wants to be a good person.
Immoral action: Andrew chooses to answer his phone during the service when his wife calls over something frivolous because he believes it is his duty to be a good husband.
Immoral consequence: Other people attending the church service are very annoyed by Andrew's phone conversation in the middle of the service which he feels bad about.
Norm: It's rude to wake people up in a surprising way.
Situation: Sharon is still in bed resting, but she is supposed to get up to take her kids to school, and her husband, James is in the kitchen making coffee.
Intention: James wants Sharon to get out of bed.
Moral action: James walks into the room with coffee for the aroma to wake Sharon.
Moral consequence: Sharon gets up smiling and thinks James is sweet.
Norm: It's rude to wake people up in a surprising way.
Situation: Sharon is still in bed resting, but she is supposed to get up to take her kids to school, and her husband, James is in the kitchen making coffee.
Intention: James wants Sharon to get out of bed.
Immoral action: James walks in the room where Sharon is and screams for her to get up.
Immoral consequence: Sharon wakes up in an bad mood and is mad at James.
Norm: It's good to assure people when they are worried.
Situation: Greg's friend Jim told them they were really worried for his next algebra exam.
Intention: Greg wants to say something to Jim.
Moral action: Greg tells Jim that he's worried because he hasn't studied enough.
Moral consequence: Jim agrees with Greg and gets out his notes and textbook.
Norm: It's good to assure people when they are worried.
Situation: Greg's friend Jim told them they were really worried for his next algebra exam.
Intention: Greg wants to say something to Jim.
Immoral action: Greg tells Jim that he needs to suck it up and stop thinking about it.
Immoral consequence: Jim keeps worrying about the exam, and he think Greg is rude.
Norm: You aren't required to financially support your family members
Situation: Fred just got a big signing bonus to a high-paying job and his Aunt asks if he can buy her a new car.
Intention: Fred wants to spend some of his signing bonus.
Moral action: Fred buys himself a new motorcycle to drive on weekends.
Moral consequence: Fred takes a weekend trip on his motorcycle to visit his parents.
Norm: You aren't required to financially support your family members
Situation: Fred just got a big signing bonus to a high-paying job and his Aunt asks if he can buy her a new car.
Intention: Fred wants to spend some of his signing bonus.
Immoral action: Fred buys his Aunt a brand new car for thirty-thousand dollars.
Immoral consequence: Fred gets phone calls, emails, and letters from many of his other family members asking him for money.
Norm: It's good to be tolerant toward someone else's beliefs.
Situation: Amanda is talking to a friend at work who details her religious beliefs, and they sound very strange to Amanda.
Intention: Amanda needs to respond to her friend.
Moral action: Amanda listens to her friend and indicates that her belief system is different but that she respects everyone's beliefs.
Moral consequence: Her friend doesn't talk about religion anymore because Amanda doesn't believe the same things, but no one feels disrespected or attacked.
Norm: It's good to be tolerant toward someone else's beliefs.
Situation: Amanda is talking to a friend at work who details her religious beliefs, and they sound very strange to Amanda.
Intention: Amanda needs to respond to her friend.
Immoral action: Amanda tells her friend that her religion is just weird, and she doesn't want to hear any more about it, because it's crazy.
Immoral consequence: Amanda and her friend end up in an argument over religion, that only results in hurt feelings and doesn't change anyone's mind about their beliefs.
Norm: It's rude to eat someone's food without their permission.
Situation: Mark was visiting at his friend Larry's house when he started to get hungry.
Intention: Mark wants to eat.
Moral action: Mark asks Larry if he has anything to eat at his house.
Moral consequence: Larry goes into the kitchen and gets a bag of chips for Mark.
Norm: It's rude to eat someone's food without their permission.
Situation: Mark was visiting at his friend Larry's house when he started to get hungry.
Intention: Mark wants to eat.
Immoral action: Mark goes into Larry's kitchen and makes himself a sandwich when Larry is out of the room.
Immoral consequence: Larry is a little annoyed with Mark and asks him to leave at once.
Norm: It's bad to burn bridges.
Situation: Neil has already given his two week notice two weeks ago and it's his last day on the job.
Intention: Neil wants to say goodbye to his manager.
Moral action: Neil tells his manager bye that he wishes him well in his future and that he hopes they run into each other someday.
Moral consequence: The manager is happy to hear Neil hope they see each other again and is ready to give Neil a reference for a new job.
Norm: It's bad to burn bridges.
Situation: Neil has already given his two week notice two weeks ago and it's his last day on the job.
Intention: Neil wants to say goodbye to his manager.
Immoral action: Neil tells his manager bye, that he's an awful person and that he's so glad to never work with him again.
Immoral consequence: The manager is shocked and insulted that Neil thinks of him like that and vows to never give Neil a reference for a new job.
Norm: It's good to get help for yourself.
Situation: Mark has been doing cocaine for several years and is living on the street.
Intention: Mark wants to get off the streets.
Moral action: Mark starts attending support meetings for drug users like himself.
Moral consequence: Mark is eventually able to get a job and get his own apartment.
Norm: It's good to get help for yourself.
Situation: Mark has been doing cocaine for several years and is living on the street.
Intention: Mark wants to get off the streets.
Immoral action: Mark starts breaking into homes and taking other peoples’ possessions to get enough money for a place of his own.
Immoral consequence: Mark is arrested by the police officers on several counts of breaking and entering and burgulary.
Norm: You shouldn't change a friendship based on sexuality.
Situation: Paul recently became aware that his friend, Scott, is homosexual and Scott has invited him to go out to the bar with him this weekend.
Intention: Paul has to respond to Scott's invitation.
Moral action: Paul considers the fact that his sexuality is different from his friend's, but he realizes that it doesn't matter and goes out with Scott, as he usually does.
Moral consequence: They have a great time over the weekend and their difference in sexual preference never becomes an issue between them.
Norm: You shouldn't change a friendship based on sexuality.
Situation: Paul recently became aware that his friend, Scott, is homosexual and Scott has invited him to go out to the bar with him this weekend.
Intention: Paul has to respond to Scott's invitation.
Immoral action: Paul enjoys spending time with Scott, but he decides that he doesn't want to continue hanging out with him because it makes him feel awkward.
Immoral consequence: Scott is hurt that his friend is clearly no longer accepting of him and Paul misses the time he used to spend hanging out with his friend.
Norm: You shouldn't refuse to do things with your parents.
Situation: Dan is thinking of going to the movies, but his dad Jack wants to go with im.
Intention: Dan wants to watch a movie.
Moral action: Dan lets Jack come with him to the movies since it would make his day.
Moral consequence: Jack feels excited, and he gets to spend time with his son.
Norm: You shouldn't refuse to do things with your parents.
Situation: Dan is thinking of going to the movies, but his dad Jack wants to go with im.
Intention: Dan wants to watch a movie.
Immoral action: Dan tells his dad that he doesn't want to be seen in public with him.
Immoral consequence: Jack's feelings are hurt, and he starts to feel worthless.
Norm: It's good to donate your money to people in need.
Situation: Marta recently got a promotion and a raise at work.
Intention: Marta wants to figure out what to do with the extra money.
Moral action: Marta spend the extra money by donating it to charity.
Moral consequence: Marta supports people that help others.
Norm: It's good to donate your money to people in need.
Situation: Marta recently got a promotion and a raise at work.
Intention: Marta wants to figure out what to do with the extra money.
Immoral action: Marta spends the extra money on illegal drugs that crossed the border.
Immoral consequence: Marta supports people that harm others.
Norm: It's wrong to brag about how much money you make.
Situation: Debbie received a promotion at work with a higher salary, and she is spending time with friends.
Intention: Debbie wants to talk about her promotion.
Moral action: Debbie talks about how her promotion gives her some interesting work opportunities.
Moral consequence: Debbie's friends will be curious about what kind of work she will be doing because of the promotion.
Norm: It's wrong to brag about how much money you make.
Situation: Debbie received a promotion at work with a higher salary, and she is spending time with friends.
Intention: Debbie wants to talk about her promotion.
Immoral action: Debbie talks about how her promotion is paying her more than all of her friends make.
Immoral consequence: Debbie's friends will think she is arrogant and want to avoid talking to her.
Norm: It's wrong to yell at someone else's children.
Situation: Karen and Jill have taken their kids to the playground for the afternoon; one of Jill's kids, Bobby, is throwing sand into the air.
Intention: Karen wants Bobby to stop throwing sand.
Moral action: Karen points out Bobby's behavior to Jill, and she tells him to stop it.
Moral consequence: Bobby stops, Jill explains why throwing sand is wrong; and Karen and Jill have a good afternoon together.
Norm: It's wrong to yell at someone else's children.
Situation: Karen and Jill have taken their kids to the playground for the afternoon; one of Jill's kids, Bobby, is throwing sand into the air.
Intention: Karen wants Bobby to stop throwing sand.
Immoral action: Karen yells at Bobby to stop what he's doing, even though he's not her child.
Immoral consequence: Bobby stops, but tells Karen, "You're not my mom!"; Jill gets angry with Karen for being bossy.
Norm: It's wrong not to help out your coworkers.
Situation: Nicole is getting ready to leave work when her new coworker, Ted, asks if she can help him finish up, so he can leave too.
Intention: Nicole wants to respond to Ted.
Moral action: Nicole says of course and immediately chips in and helps Ted.
Moral consequence: Ted thanks Nicole for her help and tells her that she's been a great coworker.
Norm: It's wrong not to help out your coworkers.
Situation: Nicole is getting ready to leave work when her new coworker, Ted, asks if she can help him finish up, so he can leave too.
Intention: Nicole wants to respond to Ted.
Immoral action: Nicole tells Ted that she managed to finish her work by herself, so he should do the same, and then leaves.
Immoral consequence: Ted ends up having to work overtime to finish his work.