CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's frowned upon to refuse food that someone offers.
Situation: Brad is on a diet, but he's over at a house party and his friend Ted offers him a homemade cookie.
Intention: Brad wants to lose weight.
Moral action: Brad accepts a cookie and goes for a run later to make up for it.
Moral consequence: Ted feels happy that Brad enjoyed one of his homemade cookies.
Norm: It's frowned upon to refuse food that someone offers.
Situation: Brad is on a diet, but he's over at a house party and his friend Ted offers him a homemade cookie.
Intention: Brad wants to lose weight.
Immoral action: Brad pushes the cookie away and refuses to eat it.
Immoral consequence: Ted is a little offended and hurt thinking that Brad doesn't find the cookie appetizing.
Norm: It's bad to break up with someone over something trivial.
Situation: Chloe is eating a meal with her partner who is chewing loudly despite Chloe having told him she does not like that.
Intention: Chloe wants to stop hearing her partner eat loudly.
Moral action: Chloe communicates clearly with her partner about how she would appreciate it if he would work on his habit of chewing loudly.
Moral consequence: Chloe feels cared about when her partner makes an effort to curb the volume of his chewing.
Norm: It's bad to break up with someone over something trivial.
Situation: Chloe is eating a meal with her partner who is chewing loudly despite Chloe having told him she does not like that.
Intention: Chloe wants to stop hearing her partner eat loudly.
Immoral action: Chloe informs her partner that she has had enough of his loud chewing and that she is leaving him.
Immoral consequence: Chloe finds herself alone and without a partner again and again because of behavior like this.
Norm: You're expected to keep your bed neat.
Situation: Marvin has been dating Glenda for a few weeks, and she is coming to visit his apartment for the first time.
Intention: Marvin wants to tidy up his apartment a little.
Moral action: Marvin cleans the apartment thoroughly and makes his bed up nice and neat.
Moral consequence: Glenda is impressed by how neat Marvin's bed is, and she ends up spending the night.
Norm: You're expected to keep your bed neat.
Situation: Marvin has been dating Glenda for a few weeks, and she is coming to visit his apartment for the first time.
Intention: Marvin wants to tidy up his apartment a little.
Immoral action: Marvin cleans up the living room, but he doesn't make up his bed or tidy up his bedroom.
Immoral consequence: Glenda sees how messy Marvin's bed is, and she feels turned off.
Norm: It's wrong to not be honest with a roommate.
Situation: Mack ate his roommate's sandwich in the fridge and is now confronted by his roommate about it.
Intention: Mack wants to respond to his roommate.
Moral action: Mack admits he ate his roommate's sandwich and offers to replace his sandwich.
Moral consequence: Mack's roommate forgives Mack, and they enjoy a nice meal together.
Norm: It's wrong to not be honest with a roommate.
Situation: Mack ate his roommate's sandwich in the fridge and is now confronted by his roommate about it.
Intention: Mack wants to respond to his roommate.
Immoral action: Mack repeatedly denies eating his roommate's sandwich and even states he never saw a sandwich in the fridge.
Immoral consequence: This incident created a rift between Mack and his roommate that was never resolved.
Norm: You shouldn't try to fool someone with dementia.
Situation: Samantha's grandmother has dementia and her favorite video game was just remastered, but she can't afford to purchase it.
Intention: Samantha wants to obtain a copy of the new game.
Moral action: Samantha tells her grandmother she really wants to buy a new game but is broke.
Moral consequence: Samantha's grandmother offers to buy the game for her as a gift.
Norm: You shouldn't try to fool someone with dementia.
Situation: Samantha's grandmother has dementia and her favorite video game was just remastered, but she can't afford to purchase it.
Intention: Samantha wants to obtain a copy of the new game.
Immoral action: Samantha approached her grandmother, tells her that it's her birthday and asks for birthday money.
Immoral consequence: Her grandmother having a better day, checks the calendar, realizes she is lying, and kicks her out of the house.
Norm: It's bad to spread gossip at a wedding.
Situation: Janet is at her friend Mary's wedding.
Intention: Janet wants to talk to the other guests at the wedding.
Moral action: Janet asks Mary's new mother-in-law about her favorite music.
Moral consequence: Everyone has a good time at the wedding.
Norm: It's bad to spread gossip at a wedding.
Situation: Janet is at her friend Mary's wedding.
Intention: Janet wants to talk to the other guests at the wedding.
Immoral action: Janet tells her Mary's new mother-in-law a rumor about Mary from college.
Immoral consequence: Mary finds out and gets mad at Janet.
Norm: Providing shoddy service can get you in trouble at work.
Situation: Tyler is at work working the cashier with a long line, and is very tired.
Intention: Tyler wants to go home.
Moral action: Tyler focuses on his work and does his best to help the last couple of customers.
Moral consequence: Time flies and before he knows it, it is time to go home.
Norm: Providing shoddy service can get you in trouble at work.
Situation: Tyler is at work working the cashier with a long line, and is very tired.
Intention: Tyler wants to go home.
Immoral action: Tyler rushes through the last few customers, so he can go home early.
Immoral consequence: Tyler gives them the wrong change and has to pay the difference out of his own pocket.
Norm: It's bad to not care about your mental health.
Situation: Dani is critically depressed because she's working on a project with some toxic coworkers.
Intention: Dani wants to complete the project.
Moral action: Dani takes a day off from work to give herself a break before requesting her toxic coworkers to be removed from her team.
Moral consequence: Dani thrives in her new work environment completing the project several months before the deadline.
Norm: It's bad to not care about your mental health.
Situation: Dani is critically depressed because she's working on a project with some toxic coworkers.
Intention: Dani wants to complete the project.
Immoral action: Dani ignores her depression as she continues working with the same people for months.
Immoral consequence: Dani has a major breakdown in the office.
Norm: You shouldn't work so much that you injure yourself.
Situation: One of Dustin's cars recently broke down.
Intention: Dustin wants to repair his car.
Moral action: Dustin spends a few hours every day working to fix his car.
Moral consequence: Dustin finishes fixing the car by the end of the week and it runs better than it did before it broke down.
Norm: You shouldn't work so much that you injure yourself.
Situation: One of Dustin's cars recently broke down.
Intention: Dustin wants to repair his car.
Immoral action: Dustin spends all day, and all night working to try to fix the car.
Immoral consequence: That night due to being tired Dustin accidentally kicks the jack causing the car to fall and crush his toes.
Norm: Roommates should respect each other's rules and boundaries.
Situation: Jeanette and Nina have just become roommates so Nina made a rule to always knock before entering her room.
Intention: Jeanette wants to talk to Nina.
Moral action: Jeanette knocks on Nina's door and asks if she can talk to her.
Moral consequence: Nina tells her to come in, and they have a nice chat.
Norm: Roommates should respect each other's rules and boundaries.
Situation: Jeanette and Nina have just become roommates so Nina made a rule to always knock before entering her room.
Intention: Jeanette wants to talk to Nina.
Immoral action: Jeanette bursts into Nina's room, so she can talk to her, and she doesn't bother to knock.
Immoral consequence: Nina asks Jeanette if she forgot about her rule and says that it's very rude to burst in like that without knocking.
Norm: Asking someone what they like is considerate.
Situation: Alex sits with a group of friends after an evening meeting of their book club.
Intention: Alex wants to go out and get something to eat.
Moral action: Alex expresses to his friends that he is getting hungry and asks if anyone has any suggestions on where they could go to enjoy a meal together.
Moral consequence: Alex's friends discuss where they should go and decide as a group on a restaurant, everyone enjoys the evening.
Norm: Asking someone what they like is considerate.
Situation: Alex sits with a group of friends after an evening meeting of their book club.
Intention: Alex wants to go out and get something to eat.
Immoral action: Alex informs his friends that he is going out to get some tacos and tells them that they can come along if they want.
Immoral consequence: Alex's friends find it rude that he decided on a type of food, without asking anyone's opinion, and invited everyone else to join him for his choice of cuisine.
Norm: It's wrong to tell your friends what to do.
Situation: Danny forgot his lunch money at home.
Intention: Danny wants to eat lunch.
Moral action: Danny asks his friend if he can help him buy lunch for today.
Moral consequence: Danny's friend buys him lunch and tells him not to worry about paying him back.
Norm: It's wrong to tell your friends what to do.
Situation: Danny forgot his lunch money at home.
Intention: Danny wants to eat lunch.
Immoral action: Danny tells his friend to buy him lunch.
Immoral consequence: Danny's friend tells him not to tell him what to do and doesn't hang out with him again.
Norm: You shouldn't just blow off your old workplace.
Situation: Jake just got a more prestigious job and hasn't told his old coworkers yet.
Intention: Jake wants to tell his coworkers that this is his last day on the job.
Moral action: Jake lets his coworkers know how much he's going to miss working with them.
Moral consequence: Jake's coworkers feel appreciated and will miss having Jared around.
Norm: You shouldn't just blow off your old workplace.
Situation: Jake just got a more prestigious job and hasn't told his old coworkers yet.
Intention: Jake wants to tell his coworkers that this is his last day on the job.
Immoral action: Jake tells his coworkers that he's not going to miss working the place at all.
Immoral consequence: Jake's coworkers feel small and feel as if they were disrespected by Jake.
Norm: It's not okay to monopolize your grow children's time.
Situation: Ann's spouse died, and she moved next door to her grown son and his family.
Intention: Ann wants to spend more time with her son and his family.
Moral action: Ann asks he son and his family they should come over for dinner every Sunday.
Moral consequence: Ann's son will enjoy the time he spends with his mother.
Norm: It's not okay to monopolize your grow children's time.
Situation: Ann's spouse died, and she moved next door to her grown son and his family.
Intention: Ann wants to spend more time with her son and his family.
Immoral action: Ann tells her son and his family they should come over for dinner and lunch every day.
Immoral consequence: Ann's son will be annoyed with his mother telling him to come over for meals every day.
Norm: It's understandable to not want to upset others.
Situation: Michael is talking to his friend who recently experienced a traumatizing accident.
Intention: Michael wants to consider bringing up the subject of the accident.
Moral action: Michael decides he is better off not bringing up the subject of the accident and talks about something else.
Moral consequence: Michael's friend have a nice chat with Michael and momentarily forgets about the accident.
Norm: It's understandable to not want to upset others.
Situation: Michael is talking to his friend who recently experienced a traumatizing accident.
Intention: Michael wants to consider bringing up the subject of the accident.
Immoral action: Michael asks his friend about the recent traumatizing accident that he went through.
Immoral consequence: Michael's friend becomes incredibly upset at the mere thought of the accident and stops talking to Michael.
Norm: It's good to stop your child from being rude.
Situation: Sarah's son is on a play date with the neighbors kid, when he asks them why they are so fat.
Intention: Sarah wants her children to make new friends.
Moral action: Sarah calls her son over and immediately explains that he shouldn't call other people fat.
Moral consequence: Sarah's son apologizes to the other children, and they end up becoming great friends.
Norm: It's good to stop your child from being rude.
Situation: Sarah's son is on a play date with the neighbors kid, when he asks them why they are so fat.
Intention: Sarah wants her children to make new friends.
Immoral action: Sarah decides not to say anything because she doesn't want to embarrass her son.
Immoral consequence: Sarah's neighbor asks her and her son to leave, and doesn't let them play together and more.
Norm: It's rude to lie about which school you attended.
Situation: Bob wants to come up with something interesting to say to people at parties.
Intention: Bob wants to impress people.
Moral action: Bob decides to instead talk about the chess tournament he won as a kid.
Moral consequence: He remembers beating the top players in his city, most of which were adults, people are impressed with Bob.
Norm: It's rude to lie about which school you attended.
Situation: Bob wants to come up with something interesting to say to people at parties.
Intention: Bob wants to impress people.
Immoral action: Bob starts telling people that he went to Harvard.
Immoral consequence: Bob is caught not telling the truth when someone who actually went starts asking follow up questions.
Norm: It is uncouth to defecate in public.
Situation: Barry is walking down the street when he gets an urgent need to defecate.
Intention: Barry needs to find somewhere to go to the bathroom.
Moral action: Barry decides to clench his cheeks and waddle into the nearest store and use their toilet.
Moral consequence: The people on the street aren't subjected to any of Barry's waste or odors.
Norm: It is uncouth to defecate in public.
Situation: Barry is walking down the street when he gets an urgent need to defecate.
Intention: Barry needs to find somewhere to go to the bathroom.
Immoral action: Barry decides that he can't risk finding a real bathroom and goes right there on the street.
Immoral consequence: The people on the street are utterly disgusted as they all scatter and run away.
Norm: Spending time with one's family is to be expected.
Situation: Alexander lives in the same town as his immediate family and today is his mother's birthday.
Intention: Alexander wants to enjoy his night.
Moral action: Alexander buys a gift for his mother and heads over to her place to spend the night with his family.
Moral consequence: Alexander's mom appreciates that her son came over for her birthday.
Norm: Spending time with one's family is to be expected.
Situation: Alexander lives in the same town as his immediate family and today is his mother's birthday.
Intention: Alexander wants to enjoy his night.
Immoral action: Alexander decides to head to the bar to have some drinks with friends despite it being his mother's birthday.
Immoral consequence: Alexander's mom misses him at her birthday party and wonders why he did not come.
Norm: It's not okay to use your parents.
Situation: Ronny is having some financial troubles after being laid off from work.
Intention: Ronny needs to get some money.
Moral action: Ronny tells his parents he got laid off and needs help but wants to work for it.
Moral consequence: Ronny's parents put the lawn guy on hiatus and have Ronny do it, and pays him the money.
Norm: It's not okay to use your parents.
Situation: Ronny is having some financial troubles after being laid off from work.
Intention: Ronny needs to get some money.
Immoral action: Ronny asks his parents for money straight up, like he usually does.
Immoral consequence: Ronny's parents get fed up, give him the money, and tell him never again.
Norm: It's rude to yell at your friends.
Situation: Luke and his friend are arguing over a political issue which they both feel strongly about.
Intention: Luke wants to get his point across.
Moral action: Luke calmly states his point and sticks to using logical statements.
Moral consequence: The debate becomes less heated, and they eventually agree to disagree.
Norm: It's rude to yell at your friends.
Situation: Luke and his friend are arguing over a political issue which they both feel strongly about.
Intention: Luke wants to get his point across.
Immoral action: Luke raises his voice loudly to talk over his friend.
Immoral consequence: The argument becomes even more heated and their friendship is worsened.
Norm: It's good to offer to buy pizza for your friends.
Situation: Xavier's friends just spent all day helping him move into a new apartment, and they ordered pizza since they're starving.
Intention: Xavier wants to thank his friends.
Moral action: Xavier pays all the pizzas in order to show his appreciation for his friends' help.
Moral consequence: Xavier's friends spend the evening hanging out in his new apartment, enjoying each other's company.
Norm: It's good to offer to buy pizza for your friends.
Situation: Xavier's friends just spent all day helping him move into a new apartment, and they ordered pizza since they're starving.
Intention: Xavier wants to thank his friends.
Immoral action: Xavier gives his friends money for his share of the pizza.
Immoral consequence: Xavier's friends feel unappreciated and decide to think twice before helping him again.
Norm: It's good to support your favorite band.
Situation: Nate who doesn't have a lot of money, is crazy about a local, small and creative band.
Intention: Nate wants to listen to his favorite band's new album.
Moral action: Nate decides to buy his favorite band's new album directly on their website.
Moral consequence: Nate's favorite band gets all the profit from the sale of the album Nate is listening to.
Norm: It's good to support your favorite band.
Situation: Nate who doesn't have a lot of money, is crazy about a local, small and creative band.
Intention: Nate wants to listen to his favorite band's new album.
Immoral action: Nate decides to download an illegal copy of his favorite band's new album.
Immoral consequence: Nate's favorite band gets nothing for the album Nate is listening to.
Norm: You shouldn't have an affair.
Situation: Cage has been married for five years, and his boss is flirting with him after work.
Intention: Cage doesn't want to offend his boss.
Moral action: Cage shows his boss pictures of his good looking single friend and sets him up on a blind date.
Moral consequence: Cage's boss meets his future husband during the date.
Norm: You shouldn't have an affair.
Situation: Cage has been married for five years, and his boss is flirting with him after work.
Intention: Cage doesn't want to offend his boss.
Immoral action: Cage goes along with his boss' advances kissing him.
Immoral consequence: Cage's boss is written up by HR for abusing his authority.
Norm: You should not yell at your children.
Situation: Mary's daughter was doing the dishes when she dropped one on the floor and broke it.
Intention: Mary wants her daughter to be more careful.
Moral action: Mary talks to her daughter and tells her that broken glass can be dangerous.
Moral consequence: Mary's daughter continues to do the dishes, but never breaks a plate again.
Norm: You should not yell at your children.
Situation: Mary's daughter was doing the dishes when she dropped one on the floor and broke it.
Intention: Mary wants her daughter to be more careful.
Immoral action: Mary starts to yell at her daughter telling her that the dishes were expensive.
Immoral consequence: Mary's daughter starts to cry and doesn't want to help with the chores anymore.
Norm: It's creepy to catfish a family member.
Situation: David is overprotective of his teenage daughter, and he fears that she is too naive.
Intention: David wants to make sure his daughter won't let someone take advantage of her.
Moral action: David has a serious conversation with his daughter, explaining to her that she needs to be very careful when dealing with guys.
Moral consequence: David's daughter is thankful for the advice and promises her father to be cautious.
Norm: It's creepy to catfish a family member.
Situation: David is overprotective of his teenage daughter, and he fears that she is too naive.
Intention: David wants to make sure his daughter won't let someone take advantage of her.
Immoral action: David makes a fake online profile, using the pictures of an attractive guy and starts messaging his daughter to see how she'll react.
Immoral consequence: David's daughter finds out what her father has done and is creeped out by his actions and disappointed in him.
Norm: It's good to clean up after yourself in shared spaces.
Situation: Tom makes a mess in the kitchen of the apartment he shares with two roommates.
Intention: Tom wants to go on a date with his girlfriend.
Moral action: Tom calls his girlfriend to tell her he will be a little late and takes some time to clean the kitchen before going out.
Moral consequence: Tom's roommates are happy that he is cleaning after himself, and they appreciate him being a responsible roommate.
Norm: It's good to clean up after yourself in shared spaces.
Situation: Tom makes a mess in the kitchen of the apartment he shares with two roommates.
Intention: Tom wants to go on a date with his girlfriend.
Immoral action: Tom leaves the mess in the kitchen, assuming that one of his roommates will take care of it, and goes out to meet his girlfriend.
Immoral consequence: Tom's roommates are mad at him for being messy and inconsiderate.
Norm: Making up lies about someone cheating is immature.
Situation: Mary is mad at her sister who took Mary's favorite dress without asking and got it stained with red wine.
Intention: Mary wants to react to what her sister has done.
Moral action: Mary has a serious conversation with her sister, explaining how angry she is with her for ruining her favorite dress.
Moral consequence: Mary's sister takes responsibility for her actions, apologizes to Mary and buys her a new dress.
Norm: Making up lies about someone cheating is immature.
Situation: Mary is mad at her sister who took Mary's favorite dress without asking and got it stained with red wine.
Intention: Mary wants to react to what her sister has done.
Immoral action: Mary tells her sister's boyfriend a made-up story about her sister having an affair with her best male friend.
Immoral consequence: Mary's sister has a huge fight with her boyfriend which puts a strain on their relationship.
Norm: It's kind to help people who are having trouble.
Situation: Troy is at home when he gets a call from his friend Andrew asking him to borrow some money short term.
Intention: Troy wants to answer Andrew's request.
Moral action: Troy tells Andrew that he will take a quick trip to the bank right now and Andrew can come over in the meantime to grab it.
Moral consequence: Andrew is delighted that his friend is bailing him out and completely relieved that his stress is temporarily gone.
Norm: It's kind to help people who are having trouble.
Situation: Troy is at home when he gets a call from his friend Andrew asking him to borrow some money short term.
Intention: Troy wants to answer Andrew's request.
Immoral action: Troy tells Andrew that he can't spare any right now and Andrew should go to a pay day lender.
Immoral consequence: Andrew is sad that his friend can't help him and continues to be stressed out about money.
Norm: It's rude to smell bad.
Situation: Penny is at the gym working out she is going on a blind date later tonight.
Intention: Penny wants to be on time for her date.
Moral action: Penny leaves the gym early, so she can go shower and get ready for her date, and she makes it to her date on time.
Moral consequence: Penny smells good and her date calls her back the next day.