CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's wrong to ignore your significant other.
Situation: Bobby and Grace have been working from home since quarantine started, and Grace made it a habit to tell Bobby that she loves him every other hour.
Intention: Bobby wants to get his work done.
Moral action: Bobby takes a moment to embrace Grace and tell her that he loves her too before returning to work.
Norm: It's wrong to ignore your significant other.
Situation: Bobby and Grace have been working from home since quarantine started, and Grace made it a habit to tell Bobby that she loves him every other hour.
Intention: Bobby wants to get his work done.
Immoral action: Bobby replies to Grace by saying "thanks" without looking away from his screen.
Norm: It's wrong to steal a car.
Situation: Ben and his pregnant wife are shopping downtown when his wife goes into labor.
Intention: Ben wants to get his wife to the hospital right away.
Moral action: Ben calls 911 from his cell phone and sits with his wife calmly until the ambulance arrives.
Norm: It's wrong to steal a car.
Situation: Ben and his pregnant wife are shopping downtown when his wife goes into labor.
Intention: Ben wants to get his wife to the hospital right away.
Immoral action: Ben notices a parked car that is running, so he puts his wife in the car and drives it away.
Norm: It's good to appreciate someone else's appearance.
Situation: Jane and her best friend who has recently lost weight are meeting each other for brunch.
Intention: Jane wants to catch up with her best friend.
Moral action: Jane compliments her best friend's healthier appearance and inquires about the journey she has been on.
Norm: It's good to appreciate someone else's appearance.
Situation: Jane and her best friend who has recently lost weight are meeting each other for brunch.
Intention: Jane wants to catch up with her best friend.
Immoral action: Despite her best friend looking healthier, Jane never broaches the subject and instead sticks to topics about herself during their brunch.
Norm: It's good for siblings to share things with each other.
Situation: John is eating cookies in the kitchen when his brother, Tom, walks in and asks if he can have some.
Intention: John wants to respond to Tom.
Moral action: John tells Tom that he would be happy to give him some cookies, and they eat the rest of the cookies together in the kitchen.
Norm: It's good for siblings to share things with each other.
Situation: John is eating cookies in the kitchen when his brother, Tom, walks in and asks if he can have some.
Intention: John wants to respond to Tom.
Immoral action: John tells Tom to find his own cookies and John eats the rest by himself.
Norm: You shouldn't be ungrateful toward your partner.
Situation: George is excited about the restaurant he picked for date night with his wife Wendy.
Intention: Wendy wants to comment on the food.
Moral action: Wendy thanks George for picking a place that serves steak since it' one of her favorite foods.
Norm: You shouldn't be ungrateful toward your partner.
Situation: George is excited about the restaurant he picked for date night with his wife Wendy.
Intention: Wendy wants to comment on the food.
Immoral action: Wendy tells George he doesn't know how to picked a good restaurant since the steak is dry.
Norm: It's bad to let kids rule the house.
Situation: Jane has just a single child whom she adores.
Intention: Jane wants her child to be happy.
Moral action: Jane makes time for her child whenever possible to teach it all that is right and wrong as well as explore its interests.
Norm: It's bad to let kids rule the house.
Situation: Jane has just a single child whom she adores.
Intention: Jane wants her child to be happy.
Immoral action: Jane breaks and bends to satisfy her child's every whim without every considering saying no to it.
Norm: It's wrong to make comments about people's appearance.
Situation: Todd meets a man with a large mole on his face.
Intention: Todd wants to say something to the man.
Moral action: Todd makes normal small talk with the man and asks about his interests.
Norm: It's wrong to make comments about people's appearance.
Situation: Todd meets a man with a large mole on his face.
Intention: Todd wants to say something to the man.
Immoral action: Todd tells the man that he looks hideous and that he should have the mole removed.
Norm: It is good to take care of your resposibilites.
Situation: Dave has only one thousand dollars left for this month and knows he hasn't paid his child support yet which is 1000 dollars.
Intention: Dave wants to decide how to spend his last 1000.
Moral action: Dave decides that he should pay the child support that is due for this month.
Norm: It is good to take care of your resposibilites.
Situation: Dave has only one thousand dollars left for this month and knows he hasn't paid his child support yet which is 1000 dollars.
Intention: Dave wants to decide how to spend his last 1000.
Immoral action: Dave decides that he should buy himself a new couch since the old one is starting to deterorate.
Norm: It's rude to tell someone you don't like a gift.
Situation: Dave's wife comes home after work and surprises Dave with a gift of a new shirt.
Intention: Dave wants to react to the offer of the gift.
Moral action: Dave tells his wife that it's so nice of her to bring him an unexpected gift like that.
Norm: It's rude to tell someone you don't like a gift.
Situation: Dave's wife comes home after work and surprises Dave with a gift of a new shirt.
Intention: Dave wants to react to the offer of the gift.
Immoral action: Dave tells his wife that the shirt is a color that he hates and that he probably won't wear it.
Norm: It's unacceptable to scream at children that you don't know.
Situation: Wanda is at a grocery store when an unsupervised child rushes by her.
Intention: Wanda wants the child to be with their parents.
Moral action: Wanda asks the child if they know where their parents are.
Norm: It's unacceptable to scream at children that you don't know.
Situation: Wanda is at a grocery store when an unsupervised child rushes by her.
Intention: Wanda wants the child to be with their parents.
Immoral action: Wanda yells at the child and tells them to go find their parents.
Norm: It's good to communicate with other people.
Situation: Bill is upset that Jane didn't clean off the TV when she cleaned the rest of the living room.
Intention: Bill wants the TV cleaned.
Moral action: Bill asks Jane why she didn't clean the TV off as well when cleaning the room.
Norm: It's good to communicate with other people.
Situation: Bill is upset that Jane didn't clean off the TV when she cleaned the rest of the living room.
Intention: Bill wants the TV cleaned.
Immoral action: Bill just cleans it off himself and decides not to say anything to Jane.
Norm: You should be courteous to customers
Situation: Jen is working a busy line and notices a customer appearing lost nearby.
Intention: Jen wants to clear the queue as fast as possible.
Moral action: Jen asks the customer if they need help finding something and multitasks while telling them what aisle to look in.
Norm: You should be courteous to customers
Situation: Jen is working a busy line and notices a customer appearing lost nearby.
Intention: Jen wants to clear the queue as fast as possible.
Immoral action: Jen ignores the customer and focuses solely on the people waiting in line.
Norm: You shouldn't take advantage of your kids.
Situation: Cindy has bad credit but wants to apply for a clothing store's credit card, and signs up in her daughter Chloe's name without permission.
Intention: Cindy wants to tell Chloe about the credit card.
Moral action: Cindy apologizes to Chloe for what she did and promises to close the card once it is paid off.
Norm: You shouldn't take advantage of your kids.
Situation: Cindy has bad credit but wants to apply for a clothing store's credit card, and signs up in her daughter Chloe's name without permission.
Intention: Cindy wants to tell Chloe about the credit card.
Immoral action: After promising Chloe to pay off the card on time, Cindy continues to shop for clothes while ignoring every credit card bill.
Norm: It is kind to help to Mentor somebody
Situation: John notices that his son Thomas is struggling in math class and has been receiving poor grades on his recent tests.
Intention: John wants Thomas to improve his grades.
Moral action: John takes time to mentor and teach Thomas in math, helping with his homework and studies.
Norm: It is kind to help to Mentor somebody
Situation: John notices that his son Thomas is struggling in math class and has been receiving poor grades on his recent tests.
Intention: John wants Thomas to improve his grades.
Immoral action: John tells Thomas to try harder in math, or he'll take away his video game system.
Norm: It is wrong to ditch obligations.
Situation: Juan was sitting at home relaxing when he remembered that he was supposed to take his friend Lonnie to the airport.
Intention: Juan wants to decide what to do next.
Moral action: Juan goes and picks up Lonnie like he promised he would.
Norm: It is wrong to ditch obligations.
Situation: Juan was sitting at home relaxing when he remembered that he was supposed to take his friend Lonnie to the airport.
Intention: Juan wants to decide what to do next.
Immoral action: Juan isn't in the mood to leave home, so he texts Lonnie that he won't be able to drive him.
Norm: You should always include your family in your wedding plans.
Situation: Jessie has found the man of her dreams and has been dating him for a year.
Intention: Jessie wants to get married.
Moral action: Jessie plans a big an elaborate wedding and invites all her friends and family.
Norm: You should always include your family in your wedding plans.
Situation: Jessie has found the man of her dreams and has been dating him for a year.
Intention: Jessie wants to get married.
Immoral action: Jessie runs off to Vegas to elope with her boyfriend without telling anyone.
Norm: It's wrong to have a one-sided relationship.
Situation: Bobby and Grace have been living together since quarantine started, working from home and interacting a lot.
Intention: Bobby wants to show grace an interesting video.
Moral action: Bobby shows Grace an interesting video on his computer and then watches a video in return, and they laugh together at both videos.
Norm: It's wrong to have a one-sided relationship.
Situation: Bobby and Grace have been living together since quarantine started, working from home and interacting a lot.
Intention: Bobby wants to show grace an interesting video.
Immoral action: Bobby shows Grace an interesting video on his computer and when she tries to show him one back Bobby ignores Grace's video and walks away.
Norm: You should be honest with your siblings
Situation: Remy has a drinking problem which has led to depression and his sister keeps asking him what is wrong.
Intention: Remy wants his sister to drop the issue.
Moral action: Remy tells his sister that he is just going through a tough time and isn't ready to talk about it.
Norm: You should be honest with your siblings
Situation: Remy has a drinking problem which has led to depression and his sister keeps asking him what is wrong.
Intention: Remy wants his sister to drop the issue.
Immoral action: Remy tells his sister that his depression is purely seasonal and will likely go away by itself.
Norm: It's nice to celebrate Father's Day with your family.
Situation: Dave has already planned a party with family for fathers day which is next week, when his boss asks him to work overtime that day.
Intention: Dave wants to answer his boss' request for overtime.
Moral action: Dave tells his boss that while the money would be nice, family is more important, and he can't work.
Norm: It's nice to celebrate Father's Day with your family.
Situation: Dave has already planned a party with family for fathers day which is next week, when his boss asks him to work overtime that day.
Intention: Dave wants to answer his boss' request for overtime.
Immoral action: Dave tells his boss that he'll be there as the boss needs him, and he's loyal to the company.
Norm: It's bad to abandon someone without a ride.
Situation: Stanley is sitting in his car when a colleague pleads with him for a ride home.
Intention: Stanley wants to respond to his colleague's request.
Moral action: Stanley accepts his colleague's request and asks where he wants to go.
Norm: It's bad to abandon someone without a ride.
Situation: Stanley is sitting in his car when a colleague pleads with him for a ride home.
Intention: Stanley wants to respond to his colleague's request.
Immoral action: Stanley decides to say no to his colleague and drives away.
Norm: You shouldn't judge other people on the way they look
Situation: Dell and his friends were hanging out at the mall getting something to eat in the food court.
Intention: Dell wanted to chat with his friends.
Moral action: Dell asked his friends if they were excited about the new superhero moving coming out next week.
Norm: You shouldn't judge other people on the way they look
Situation: Dell and his friends were hanging out at the mall getting something to eat in the food court.
Intention: Dell wanted to chat with his friends.
Immoral action: Dell said a man walking by was so ugly it made him not want to finish his food.
Norm: Friends are expected to be kind to each other.
Situation: Mark is with his friend Apple, and she is crying because her dog died.
Intention: Mark wants to give Apple some advice.
Moral action: Mark kindly tells Apple it will get better in time and that he is here for her if she needs to talk.
Norm: Friends are expected to be kind to each other.
Situation: Mark is with his friend Apple, and she is crying because her dog died.
Intention: Mark wants to give Apple some advice.
Immoral action: Mark sternly tells Apple to get over it, toughen up and stop crying like a baby.
Norm: You should absolutely never steal money from your children
Situation: Cindy is low on cash and knows that her daughter, Danielle, has been working through her senior year of high school in order to save for college.
Intention: Cindy wants some of Danielle's money.
Moral action: Cindy asks Danielle if she can borrow some money and promises to pay her back with interest.
Norm: You should absolutely never steal money from your children
Situation: Cindy is low on cash and knows that her daughter, Danielle, has been working through her senior year of high school in order to save for college.
Intention: Cindy wants some of Danielle's money.
Immoral action: While Danielle is at school, Cindy goes into her room and takes a good chunk from her stash of money.
Norm: You should get help if you have a drinking problem.
Situation: John has been an alcoholic for some time but is faced with the need to stop to take advantage of an opportunity.
Intention: John wants to try to stop drinking.
Moral action: John seeks out help and expertise from a local detox and rehabilitation center.
Norm: You should get help if you have a drinking problem.
Situation: John has been an alcoholic for some time but is faced with the need to stop to take advantage of an opportunity.
Intention: John wants to try to stop drinking.
Immoral action: John tries to stop drinking on his own even though it hasn't worked before.
Norm: You should tell people before you leave somewhere.
Situation: Kendra goes to the mall with her friend, and they are shopping at different stores.
Intention: Kendra wants to leave the mall.
Moral action: Kendra finds her friend and tells her she's leaving before heading home.
Norm: You should tell people before you leave somewhere.
Situation: Kendra goes to the mall with her friend, and they are shopping at different stores.
Intention: Kendra wants to leave the mall.
Immoral action: Kendra leaves the mall without saying anything to her friend and goes home.
Norm: It's rude to steal someone's recipe for their special sauce.
Situation: Maria is having her fiance's parents for dinner for the first time and wants to impress them with her cooking skills.
Intention: Maria wants to cook her sister's special sauce.
Moral action: Maria tells her sister how important this dinner is for her and asks her sister if she would be okay with Maria cooking her special sauce.
Norm: It's rude to steal someone's recipe for their special sauce.
Situation: Maria is having her fiance's parents for dinner for the first time and wants to impress them with her cooking skills.
Intention: Maria wants to cook her sister's special sauce.
Immoral action: Maria sneaks into her sister's room and takes her sister's recipe book without asking.
Norm: You shouldn't disturb your neighbors with loud music.
Situation: Benny lives next to a woman and her newborn baby, and late one evening he purchases the latest album by his favorite band.
Intention: Benny wants to listen to the album.
Moral action: Benny puts on a set of nice headphones to listen to the new album.
Norm: You shouldn't disturb your neighbors with loud music.
Situation: Benny lives next to a woman and her newborn baby, and late one evening he purchases the latest album by his favorite band.
Intention: Benny wants to listen to the album.
Immoral action: Benny puts the album into his stereo system and cranks up the volume really loud.
Norm: You should not insult someone's choices.
Situation: Sally asks Joe about his opinion on the dress she’s wearing, which Joe believes to be a bad fit for Sally.
Intention: Joe wants to be honest with Sally.
Moral action: Joe tactfully tells Sally that the the dress doesn't look as good as he thought it would on the hanger.
Norm: You should not insult someone's choices.
Situation: Sally asks Joe about his opinion on the dress she’s wearing, which Joe believes to be a bad fit for Sally.
Intention: Joe wants to be honest with Sally.
Immoral action: Joe tells Sally that the dress looks hideous and questions her taste for even choosing it.
Norm: People in the restaurant industry should maintain food handling standards
Situation: Bob owns a restaurant that is getting very popular and has good reviews.
Intention: Bob wants to make lots of money.
Moral action: Bob keeps up with the food storage and handling standards and makes sure his employees are working safely.
Norm: People in the restaurant industry should maintain food handling standards
Situation: Bob owns a restaurant that is getting very popular and has good reviews.
Intention: Bob wants to make lots of money.
Immoral action: To save some money, Bob starts ignoring food handling standards.
Norm: It's bad to keep important things secret from your parents.
Situation: John is a teenager with parents who has just noticed an abnormal lump on his body.
Intention: John wants to not worry about the lump.
Moral action: John immediately seeks help and informs his parents about the abnormal lump he has found on his body.
Norm: It's bad to keep important things secret from your parents.
Situation: John is a teenager with parents who has just noticed an abnormal lump on his body.
Intention: John wants to not worry about the lump.
Immoral action: Embarrassed, John decides to just ignore the lump and not tell his parents or anybody else about it.
Norm: It's wrong to make threats.
Situation: Sam lives with his father Bill, who notices that his son's room is a mess.
Intention: Bill wants Sam's room to be cleaned.
Moral action: Bill kindly asks Sam if he'll clean his room and tempts him with a treat as a reward.
Norm: It's wrong to make threats.
Situation: Sam lives with his father Bill, who notices that his son's room is a mess.
Intention: Bill wants Sam's room to be cleaned.
Immoral action: Bill threatens to spank Sam if he doesn't clean his room immediately.
Norm: It is good to do be generous with your friendship.
Situation: Jeff is moving soon, and is asking his friend Walter for help packing things up.
Intention: Walter wants to rest for a while.
Moral action: Walter helps Jeff pack, then stays in the rest of the weekend.
Norm: It is good to do be generous with your friendship.
Situation: Jeff is moving soon, and is asking his friend Walter for help packing things up.
Intention: Walter wants to rest for a while.
Immoral action: Walter tells Jeff he can't, and spends the weekend being lazy.
Norm: It's not acceptable behavior to yell in other people's faces.
Situation: Matt asks his sister Jenny a question, but she doesn't hear him because she is listening to music on her headphones.
Intention: Matt wants to get Jenny's attention.
Moral action: Matt calmly taps Jenny on the shoulder to get her attention.
Norm: It's not acceptable behavior to yell in other people's faces.
Situation: Matt asks his sister Jenny a question, but she doesn't hear him because she is listening to music on her headphones.
Intention: Matt wants to get Jenny's attention.
Immoral action: Matt walks over to Jenny and yells loudly right in her face so that she hears him.
Norm: You should tell someone when they say something offensive.
Situation: Brandon hears his brother say something in front on a classmate of theirs that Brandon knows would offend them.
Intention: Brandon wants to talk to his brother.
Moral action: Brandon takes his brother aside and explains that what he said would cause offense.
Norm: You should tell someone when they say something offensive.
Situation: Brandon hears his brother say something in front on a classmate of theirs that Brandon knows would offend them.
Intention: Brandon wants to talk to his brother.
Immoral action: Brandon tells his brother that they should leave but doesn't explain to him that he was being offensive.
Norm: It's xenophobic to exclude people who aren't from your country.
Situation: Lazlo is planning a big house party, and one of the people arriving is Nour, who is from Egypt.
Intention: Lazlo wants to party all night.
Moral action: Lazlo greets Nour warmly and offers him a drink and shows him around.
Norm: It's xenophobic to exclude people who aren't from your country.
Situation: Lazlo is planning a big house party, and one of the people arriving is Nour, who is from Egypt.
Intention: Lazlo wants to party all night.
Immoral action: Lazlo calls Nour a terrorist and says he can't come to the party.
Norm: It is wrong to murder people's pets
Situation: Fred's neighbor has a dog that is constantly barking in the backyard, and he grows increasingly annoyed by it.
Intention: Fred wants the dog to stop barking.
Moral action: Fred explains the situation to his neighbor and kindly asks if he can find a way to keep the dog quiet.
Norm: It is wrong to murder people's pets
Situation: Fred's neighbor has a dog that is constantly barking in the backyard, and he grows increasingly annoyed by it.
Intention: Fred wants the dog to stop barking.
Immoral action: One night Fred sneaks into his neighbors yard and kills the dog.
Norm: It's good to take what someone says seriously.
Situation: Andrew is talking with his friend Brian when Brian says he's had thoughts of hurting himself.
Intention: Andrew wants to make Brian feel better.
Moral action: Andrew asks Brian if he has talked to a counselor or therapist about this, and offers to go with him to therapy if he wants that.
Norm: It's good to take what someone says seriously.
Situation: Andrew is talking with his friend Brian when Brian says he's had thoughts of hurting himself.
Intention: Andrew wants to make Brian feel better.
Immoral action: Andrew laughs and says that Brian should just not do that.
Norm: You should be paying your fair share of expenses.
Situation: Rob's roommate Tim asks him for his share of the monthly rent, but Rob is short by a few hundred dollars.
Intention: Rob wants the rent to be paid.
Moral action: Rob puts in extra hours at work and cuts back on spending, so he can pay his share of rent.
Norm: You should be paying your fair share of expenses.
Situation: Rob's roommate Tim asks him for his share of the monthly rent, but Rob is short by a few hundred dollars.
Intention: Rob wants the rent to be paid.
Immoral action: Rob refuses and tells Tim to pay for the entire month's rent himself.