CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: Parents should not cut ties with their child.
Situation: Brian's young adult son Frank identifies himself as a homosexual at dinner with the family one night, of which Brian disapproves.
Intention: Brian wants to respond to Frank's revelation.
Immoral action: Brian tells Frank he won't have anyone with that label living in his household and tells him to pack his things and leave.
Norm: You shouldn't think your son is a loser.
Situation: Austin played sports growing up but his son just informed him he doesn't want to participate in sports.
Intention: Austin wants explain to his son why sports might be fun if he tried.
Moral action: Austin explains the concepts of teamwork and practice to his son as good benefits of playing team sports.
Norm: You shouldn't think your son is a loser.
Situation: Austin played sports growing up but his son just informed him he doesn't want to participate in sports.
Intention: Austin wants explain to his son why sports might be fun if he tried.
Immoral action: Austin explains to his son that he does not think very much of people who don't play sports and that alone is a good reason to enjoy playing in them.
Norm: It is wrong to pretend to have a mental illness.
Situation: Karen is burned out from work, and wants to take an extended vacation, but doesn't have any vacation days.
Intention: Karen wants to give her boss a reason to get a vacation.
Moral action: Karen tells her boss that she's simply at the edge of her rope, and needs some time off to reset her focus and priorities.
Norm: It is wrong to pretend to have a mental illness.
Situation: Karen is burned out from work, and wants to take an extended vacation, but doesn't have any vacation days.
Intention: Karen wants to give her boss a reason to get a vacation.
Immoral action: Karen tell her boss that she's been seeing a psychologist for bipolar disorder, and needs a couple of weeks to adapt to her medications without the pressures of work.
Norm: It’s rude to make noise in a movie theater.
Situation: Sandra is watching a movie with her boyfriend in a movie theater filled with other people, but she doesn't understand the plot.
Intention: Sandra wants to ask her boyfriend about the plot of the movie.
Moral action: Sandra asks her boyfriend about the plot of the movie in a quiet whisper.
Norm: It’s rude to make noise in a movie theater.
Situation: Sandra is watching a movie with her boyfriend in a movie theater filled with other people, but she doesn't understand the plot.
Intention: Sandra wants to ask her boyfriend about the plot of the movie.
Immoral action: Sandra constantly asks her boyfriend what's going on in the movie in a loud voice.
Norm: It's rude to pretend to be your twin at work.
Situation: Gary was sick and couldn't afford to take the day off, his twin Terry gets an idea.
Intention: Terry wants to resolve the money issue.
Moral action: Terry finds another way to make money to make up for the loss of one day's pay for Gary.
Norm: It's rude to pretend to be your twin at work.
Situation: Gary was sick and couldn't afford to take the day off, his twin Terry gets an idea.
Intention: Terry wants to resolve the money issue.
Immoral action: Terry goes to Gary's job and pretends to be him and works.
Norm: You shouldn't keep secrets from your partner.
Situation: Mindy was afraid that her husband Ted would leave her if he found out she believes in ghosts.
Intention: Mindy doesn't want Ted to leave her.
Moral action: Mindy decides to tell Ted the truth about her unusual belief.
Norm: You shouldn't keep secrets from your partner.
Situation: Mindy was afraid that her husband Ted would leave her if he found out she believes in ghosts.
Intention: Mindy doesn't want Ted to leave her.
Immoral action: Mindy keeps hiding it whenever it comes up and pretends she doesn't believe in ghosts.
Norm: It's bad to make your girlfriend stranded.
Situation: Jace was supposed to pick up his girlfriend Diane after she got off of work.
Intention: Jace wants to take a nap.
Moral action: Jace takes a nap but makes sure to wake up in time to pick up Diane from work.
Norm: It's bad to make your girlfriend stranded.
Situation: Jace was supposed to pick up his girlfriend Diane after she got off of work.
Intention: Jace wants to take a nap.
Immoral action: Jace takes a nap and doesn't get up in time to pick up Diane from work.
Norm: It is rude to not pay your obligations.
Situation: Jack was down on his luck and John loaned him 100 bucks to pay his rent, and now Jack has recovered financially and John is asking for his money back.
Intention: Jack needs to decide how to respond to John.
Moral action: Jack pays John back the 100 dollars he owed him.
Norm: It is rude to not pay your obligations.
Situation: Jack was down on his luck and John loaned him 100 bucks to pay his rent, and now Jack has recovered financially and John is asking for his money back.
Intention: Jack needs to decide how to respond to John.
Immoral action: Jack tells John he's going to have to wait because Jack's enjoying having money again.
Norm: It's wrong to boss around your partner in a relationship.
Situation: Helen is at home with her husband and there are a lot of chores to do.
Intention: Helen wants the chores to be done.
Moral action: Helen starts to work on some of the chores letting her husband know evertything that needs to be done.
Norm: It's wrong to boss around your partner in a relationship.
Situation: Helen is at home with her husband and there are a lot of chores to do.
Intention: Helen wants the chores to be done.
Immoral action: Helen directs her husband from one chore to the next until he completes them all while keeping him under the impression that he must.
Norm: It's good to go places with your date.
Situation: Kevin is on a date with Lisa, and he's thinking about what to do.
Intention: Kevin wants Lisa to have a good time.
Moral action: Kevin takes Lisa to several places around the city after they eat.
Norm: It's good to go places with your date.
Situation: Kevin is on a date with Lisa, and he's thinking about what to do.
Intention: Kevin wants Lisa to have a good time.
Immoral action: Kevin decides to go to one expensive restaurant and spend the whole night there.
Norm: You shouldn't sabotage your relationships.
Situation: Mitch is not getting along well with his girlfriend and wants the relationship to end.
Intention: Mitch needs to decide how to proceed in bringing his relationship to a close.
Moral action: Mitch talks with his girlfriend and explains his position to her, after which the couple parts ways.
Norm: You shouldn't sabotage your relationships.
Situation: Mitch is not getting along well with his girlfriend and wants the relationship to end.
Intention: Mitch needs to decide how to proceed in bringing his relationship to a close.
Immoral action: Mitch starts behaving in a way that is sure to start arguments and cause his girlfriend to leave.
Norm: It's bad to judge people based on sexual preference.
Situation: Tammy and her friends are talking about the new gay couple that moved into their neighborhood.
Intention: Tammy wants to keep her religious beliefs intact.
Moral action: Tammy tells her friends that God says all humans are equal, and they should love that couple.
Norm: It's bad to judge people based on sexual preference.
Situation: Tammy and her friends are talking about the new gay couple that moved into their neighborhood.
Intention: Tammy wants to keep her religious beliefs intact.
Immoral action: Tammy tells her friends that the couple is going to hell, and she won't talk to them.
Norm: It's bad to hide things from your parents.
Situation: Kyle takes the family car out without his parents' permission and gets a scratch on the door.
Intention: Kyle wants to get the scratch fixed.
Moral action: Kyle comes clean about the scratch and offers to pay for the fix.
Norm: It's bad to hide things from your parents.
Situation: Kyle takes the family car out without his parents' permission and gets a scratch on the door.
Intention: Kyle wants to get the scratch fixed.
Immoral action: Kyle tries to hide what he did by fixing the scratch himself.
Norm: It is bad to run over an animal.
Situation: Gina is on her way to work when she sees a cat crossing the road.
Intention: Gina wants to make it to work on time.
Moral action: Gina turns onto a different street, so she doesn't have to wait for the cat to cross.
Norm: It is bad to run over an animal.
Situation: Gina is on her way to work when she sees a cat crossing the road.
Intention: Gina wants to make it to work on time.
Immoral action: Not wanting to wait for the cat to cross, Gina keeps driving and runs over the cat.
Norm: Taking money from someone's wallet would be wrong.
Situation: Ken has a bill that needs to be paid and finds his brother Oliver's wallet lying around.
Intention: Ken wants to pay the bill.
Moral action: Ken asks Oliver if he can loan him the money he needs.
Norm: Taking money from someone's wallet would be wrong.
Situation: Ken has a bill that needs to be paid and finds his brother Oliver's wallet lying around.
Intention: Ken wants to pay the bill.
Immoral action: Ken pulls money from the wallet without asking Oliver first.
Norm: It's good to be loyal to old friends.
Situation: Mark's childhood best friend Justin has fallen on some hard times and asks Mark if he can crash at Mar's place for a few weeks.
Intention: Mark wants to continue living alone.
Moral action: Mark tells Justin he can't let him stay at Mark's place, but offers to put in up in a hotel for a few weeks.
Norm: It's good to be loyal to old friends.
Situation: Mark's childhood best friend Justin has fallen on some hard times and asks Mark if he can crash at Mar's place for a few weeks.
Intention: Mark wants to continue living alone.
Immoral action: Mark tells Justin he can't let him stay at Mark's place right now but wishes him good luck.
Norm: You shouldn't tell your parent what to do.
Situation: Joe's mother has trouble with gambling irresponsibly, and he catches her before she goes to the casino again.
Intention: Joe wants to discourage his mom from gambling.
Moral action: Joe suggests to his mother that the money would be better spent elsewhere.
Norm: You shouldn't tell your parent what to do.
Situation: Joe's mother has trouble with gambling irresponsibly, and he catches her before she goes to the casino again.
Intention: Joe wants to discourage his mom from gambling.
Immoral action: Joe tells his mother directly not to go to the casino anymore.
Norm: It's good to think about others when doing things.
Situation: Clark stands with a group of friends after a meeting and someone suggests that they all go out together for the evening.
Intention: Clark wants to do something fun with the group.
Moral action: Clark suggests that they go to see a movie and mentions the one that he wants to see, and then he asks what everyone else thinks.
Norm: It's good to think about others when doing things.
Situation: Clark stands with a group of friends after a meeting and someone suggests that they all go out together for the evening.
Intention: Clark wants to do something fun with the group.
Immoral action: Clark tells the group that they should all go see the new superhero movie that just came out, and he calls the theater to find out the showtimes.
Norm: It's not okay to bully people.
Situation: Milton is at school and does not have money for lunch.
Intention: Milton wants to get money for lunch.
Moral action: Milton asks the principal if he can borrow money for lunch.
Norm: It's not okay to bully people.
Situation: Milton is at school and does not have money for lunch.
Intention: Milton wants to get money for lunch.
Immoral action: Milton tells another student to give them money, or they will be hit.
Norm: It's wrong to exclude someone because they can't afford something.
Situation: Blake's friend Jimmy just lost his job and Blake invites Jimmy out with some other friends to go see a movie and when Jimmy shows Jimmy says he's broke.
Intention: Blake wants to enjoy the movie.
Moral action: Blake offers to pay for Jimmy's tickets, so he can enjoy the movie as well.
Norm: It's wrong to exclude someone because they can't afford something.
Situation: Blake's friend Jimmy just lost his job and Blake invites Jimmy out with some other friends to go see a movie and when Jimmy shows Jimmy says he's broke.
Intention: Blake wants to enjoy the movie.
Immoral action: Blake tells Jimmy tough luck, and takes the rest of his friends in to buy tickets and watch the movie.
Norm: You should help people out when they are experiencing loss.
Situation: Henry has a friend named Jack who recently lost his wife.
Intention: Henry wants to react to Jack losing his wife.
Moral action: Henry brings Jack food and asks him if he needs anything.
Norm: You should help people out when they are experiencing loss.
Situation: Henry has a friend named Jack who recently lost his wife.
Intention: Henry wants to react to Jack losing his wife.
Immoral action: Henry keeps a distance from Jack because he is not sure what to do.
Norm: You shouldn't mock people.
Situation: Abby said something annoying.
Intention: John wants to respond to her to show how he feels.
Moral action: John takes Abby aside and tells her how what she has said is bothering him.
Norm: You shouldn't mock people.
Situation: Abby said something annoying.
Intention: John wants to respond to her to show how he feels.
Immoral action: John looked at Abby and starting repeating what she said in a high pitched voice.
Norm: You shouldn't use other people's things without asking them first.
Situation: Phoebe is at her friend Celine's house and needs to pick her mom up from work, but she's left her car at home.
Intention: Phoebe wants to use Celine's car to pick up her mom.
Moral action: Phoebe asks Celine if she can borrow her car for an hour to get her mom.
Norm: You shouldn't use other people's things without asking them first.
Situation: Phoebe is at her friend Celine's house and needs to pick her mom up from work, but she's left her car at home.
Intention: Phoebe wants to use Celine's car to pick up her mom.
Immoral action: Phoebe runs out the door and hops into Celine's car without asking to borrow it.
Norm: You should do what is expected of you.
Situation: Steve's mother told him that he could go play outside if he cleaned his room.
Intention: Steve wants to play outside.
Moral action: Steve took the time to clean his bedroom properly before going outside to play.
Norm: You should do what is expected of you.
Situation: Steve's mother told him that he could go play outside if he cleaned his room.
Intention: Steve wants to play outside.
Immoral action: Steve shoved all of his toys under his bed to make his room look clean.
Norm: You should do favors for others when they need it.
Situation: Jason sees his friend Paul moving his furniture into his car.
Intention: Jason wants to say something to Paul.
Moral action: Jason tells Paul he can help him lift the furniture.
Norm: You should do favors for others when they need it.
Situation: Jason sees his friend Paul moving his furniture into his car.
Intention: Jason wants to say something to Paul.
Immoral action: Jason tells Paul the furniture looks heavy and walks on.
Norm: It's good to let out the truth when it's important.
Situation: Walt was walking down the road when he saw a robbery going on, and an officer asked him about it.
Intention: Walt has to decide whether to snith.
Moral action: Walt tells the officer everything he knows about what he saw.
Norm: It's good to let out the truth when it's important.
Situation: Walt was walking down the road when he saw a robbery going on, and an officer asked him about it.
Intention: Walt has to decide whether to snith.
Immoral action: Walt told the officer that he didn't see any robbery going on.
Norm: It's irresponsible to cancel plans with others without advance notification.
Situation: Hillary and her friends have had plans to go to Paris, but Hillary finds out a couple weeks early that she can't get the time off after all.
Intention: Hillary wants to continue working at her current job.
Moral action: Hillary tells her friends as soon as she finds out that she can't go.
Norm: It's irresponsible to cancel plans with others without advance notification.
Situation: Hillary and her friends have had plans to go to Paris, but Hillary finds out a couple weeks early that she can't get the time off after all.
Intention: Hillary wants to continue working at her current job.
Immoral action: Hillary keeps the work information to herself until the night before they are supposed to leave.
Norm: It is mean to ignore your parents.
Situation: Stan is in the middle of a boss battle in his favorite video game when his mother asks him to put his dirty clothes in the laundry.
Intention: Stan wants to finish his video game.
Moral action: Stan pauses his video game to put his clothes in the laundry before returning to finish it.
Norm: It is mean to ignore your parents.
Situation: Stan is in the middle of a boss battle in his favorite video game when his mother asks him to put his dirty clothes in the laundry.
Intention: Stan wants to finish his video game.
Immoral action: Stan pretends not to hear his mother and continues to ignore her while he keeps playing his video game.
Norm: It's bad to steal something that belongs to your neighbor.
Situation: Jose has been mistakenly delivered a package which is meant for his neighbor.
Intention: Jose wants to find out what's in the package.
Moral action: Jose brings the package over to his neighbor and asks what it is.
Norm: It's bad to steal something that belongs to your neighbor.
Situation: Jose has been mistakenly delivered a package which is meant for his neighbor.
Intention: Jose wants to find out what's in the package.
Immoral action: Jose, giving into his curiosity, decides to keep the package and opens it up.
Norm: It's good to look after your younger siblings.
Situation: Mike is stuck at home with his little brother, Eddie, while his parents are out of town.
Intention: Mike wants to hang out with his friends.
Moral action: Mike invites his friends over to play video games and lets Eddie join in.
Norm: It's good to look after your younger siblings.
Situation: Mike is stuck at home with his little brother, Eddie, while his parents are out of town.
Intention: Mike wants to hang out with his friends.
Immoral action: Mike leaves Eddie home alone while going to play baseball in the park with his friends.
Norm: It's bad to compare people based on appearances.
Situation: Sarah's mother asks Sarah to compare two of her friends in terms of which one is a better friend.
Intention: Sarah wants to compare her two friends.
Moral action: Sarah says that the friend who is kinder and more generous is a better friend because they set a good example for Sarah.
Norm: It's bad to compare people based on appearances.
Situation: Sarah's mother asks Sarah to compare two of her friends in terms of which one is a better friend.
Intention: Sarah wants to compare her two friends.
Immoral action: Sarah says that the friend who is skinnier and prettier is a better friend because she's just more attractive and popular.
Norm: You shouldn't ask for refunds on works of art.
Situation: Tracy visits an art exhibit featuring paintings by a friend of hers, and she buys a painting, that she can’t really afford, on a whim.
Intention: Tracy has to decide what to do with the painting.
Moral action: Tracy keeps the painting and uses it to dress up her living area at home.
Norm: You shouldn't ask for refunds on works of art.
Situation: Tracy visits an art exhibit featuring paintings by a friend of hers, and she buys a painting, that she can’t really afford, on a whim.
Intention: Tracy has to decide what to do with the painting.
Immoral action: Tracy calls her friend and tells her that she didn't really think about it before purchasing the painting, and she would like her money back.
Norm: It's rude to end a date early.
Situation: Victor is on a first date with Sally and it's not going well.
Intention: Victor wants to change the situation.
Moral action: Victor tries to get to know Sally better and then livens up their conversation with funny stories for the rest of their date.
Norm: It's rude to end a date early.
Situation: Victor is on a first date with Sally and it's not going well.
Intention: Victor wants to change the situation.
Immoral action: Victor tells Sally that he just remembered that he has to get up early, so he has to get going.
Norm: You shouldn't expect your ex to stick around.
Situation: Bill is distraught because his wife, Marge, has told him that she is no longer happy, and she wants a divorce.
Intention: Bill wants to save his marriage.
Moral action: Bill asks Marge if there is anything he can do to save their relationship before their divorce is final and, if not, can he save their frienship?
Norm: You shouldn't expect your ex to stick around.
Situation: Bill is distraught because his wife, Marge, has told him that she is no longer happy, and she wants a divorce.
Intention: Bill wants to save his marriage.
Immoral action: Bill tells Marge that it is immoral, unethical and sacrilegious for a married couple to split up, and that she just can't do that.
Norm: It's bad to date someone a friend has dated.
Situation: John is single and knows his best friend Matt just broke up with his girlfriend Mona, who John has always been attracted to, and John and Mona still talk.
Intention: John wants to get in a relationship.
Moral action: John decides to ask Mona if she has any single friends she could recommend him to.
Norm: It's bad to date someone a friend has dated.
Situation: John is single and knows his best friend Matt just broke up with his girlfriend Mona, who John has always been attracted to, and John and Mona still talk.
Intention: John wants to get in a relationship.
Immoral action: John decides to ask Mona out on a date which goes well, and the two start seeing each other regularly.
Norm: You shouldn't make fun of someone's face.
Situation: James is having lunch in the break room at work when he notices a new employee with a cleft lip walking in.
Intention: James wants to introduce himself to the new employee.
Moral action: James walks over to greet the new employee and starts up a conversation without acknowledging his facial features.
Norm: You shouldn't make fun of someone's face.
Situation: James is having lunch in the break room at work when he notices a new employee with a cleft lip walking in.
Intention: James wants to introduce himself to the new employee.
Immoral action: James walks over to greet the new employee, then begins mocking his cleft lip.
Norm: You should be polite to other people.
Situation: John and Mindy are eating dinner at home and John wants more peas.
Intention: John wants to express himself naturally.
Moral action: John tells Mindy she made the peas well, and he'd love some more.
Norm: You should be polite to other people.
Situation: John and Mindy are eating dinner at home and John wants more peas.
Intention: John wants to express himself naturally.
Immoral action: John raises his voice and demands that Mindy pass him the peas at once.
Norm: It's bad to have low work ethic.
Situation: Jerry has a number of homework assignments due the next day.
Intention: Jerry wants to consider doing his homework.
Moral action: Jerry focuses up and motivates himself to work on his homework immediately.
Norm: It's bad to have low work ethic.
Situation: Jerry has a number of homework assignments due the next day.
Intention: Jerry wants to consider doing his homework.
Immoral action: Jerry decides to go do something fun instead of doing his homework.
Norm: It's good to do nice things for love interests.
Situation: Barry is dating Tonya and her birthday is tomorrow.
Intention: Barry wants to save his money.
Moral action: Barry spends what he can afford on a nice gift for Tonya and saves the rest.
Norm: It's good to do nice things for love interests.
Situation: Barry is dating Tonya and her birthday is tomorrow.
Intention: Barry wants to save his money.
Immoral action: Barry pretends he forgot Tonya's birthday date and doesn't get her anything.