CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: Parents are expected to show support for their children's interests.
Situation: Verlin is at his computer struggling to pay the bills when his son asks if he can take karate classes.
Intention: Verlin wants to save money.
Immoral action: Verlin tells his son that martial arts is a complete waste of resources as he continues looking at his screen.
Norm: It is rude to issue an ultimatum in a relationship.
Situation: Harold is married to Denise, and has been been having to look at an ugly figurine on their dresser that belonged do Denise's grandmother.
Intention: Harold wants to stop seeing the ugly figurine.
Moral action: Harold asks if there is somewhere Denise could put the figurine that he can't see it as often, and she agrees to put it in her study room.
Norm: It is rude to issue an ultimatum in a relationship.
Situation: Harold is married to Denise, and has been been having to look at an ugly figurine on their dresser that belonged do Denise's grandmother.
Intention: Harold wants to stop seeing the ugly figurine.
Immoral action: Harold says that either the ugly figurine goes, or he goes, and Denise gets rid of the figurine.
Norm: It's wrong to yell at a grandparent.
Situation: Sandra's grandmother usually sends a card with money for Sandra's birthday, but this year she has been feeling sick and forgot.
Intention: Sandra wants to call her grandmother.
Moral action: Sandra calls her grandmother to see if she is doing well since it is out of character for her to forget a birthday.
Norm: It's wrong to yell at a grandparent.
Situation: Sandra's grandmother usually sends a card with money for Sandra's birthday, but this year she has been feeling sick and forgot.
Intention: Sandra wants to call her grandmother.
Immoral action: Sandra calls her grandmother and yells at her for forgetting her birthday, saying that she was counting on receiving the money.
Norm: It's bad to claim benefits that you do not deserve.
Situation: Jessica is on unemployment but finally found a new job today.
Intention: Jessica wants to make money.
Moral action: Jessica works as many hours as she can at her new job and is sure to report her employment changes to the state.
Norm: It's bad to claim benefits that you do not deserve.
Situation: Jessica is on unemployment but finally found a new job today.
Intention: Jessica wants to make money.
Immoral action: Jessica convinces her new boss to pay her under the table for a few weeks to start so that she can remain on unemployment a little longer.
Norm: It's rude to make someone feel insecure about their weight.
Situation: Bella is spending time with her friend who has been depressed lately.
Intention: Bella wants to get her friend out of her funk.
Moral action: Bella has a nice long discussion with her friend and encourages her to talk through her current problems while listening.
Norm: It's rude to make someone feel insecure about their weight.
Situation: Bella is spending time with her friend who has been depressed lately.
Intention: Bella wants to get her friend out of her funk.
Immoral action: Bella tries to motivate her friend by pointing out that she has put on weight from being so depressed and doesn’t look especially good.
Norm: It's rude to yell.
Situation: Four year old Brian has just returned from his first day of school with lots to tell; his mother unfortunately has a headache.
Intention: Brian wants to share his day with his mother.
Moral action: Brian starts talking rapidly, but keeps his voice at an appropriate level for indoor conversation, telling his mother everything about his day.
Norm: It's rude to yell.
Situation: Four year old Brian has just returned from his first day of school with lots to tell; his mother unfortunately has a headache.
Intention: Brian wants to share his day with his mother.
Immoral action: Brian starts talking very loudly and rapidly, trying to tell his mother everything at once.
Norm: It's admirable to remain loyal to one's romantic partner.
Situation: Curtis, an engaged man, is at a friend's party when a beautiful woman tells him that she's recently single and starts flirting with him.
Intention: Curtis wants to have a great time at the party.
Moral action: Curtis explains to the woman that he's engaged and spends some time introducing her to his good friend who, like her, is also newly single.
Norm: It's admirable to remain loyal to one's romantic partner.
Situation: Curtis, an engaged man, is at a friend's party when a beautiful woman tells him that she's recently single and starts flirting with him.
Intention: Curtis wants to have a great time at the party.
Immoral action: Curtis chats with the woman and spends the evening flirting back and forth with her.
Norm: It's wrong not to console people that you care about.
Situation: Max comes home from work to see his wife, Robin, crying on the couch.
Intention: Max wants to let Robin cry out her feelings.
Moral action: Max gives Robin a hug and tells her it is okay to cry.
Norm: It's wrong not to console people that you care about.
Situation: Max comes home from work to see his wife, Robin, crying on the couch.
Intention: Max wants to let Robin cry out her feelings.
Immoral action: Max walks right past Robin and goes upstairs without saying a word.
Norm: It's good to help out your buddies.
Situation: Larry is listening to music when Russell calls him for help with a flat tire on his car.
Intention: Larry wants to continue listening to music.
Moral action: Larry listens to music in the car while driving to Russell's location.
Norm: It's good to help out your buddies.
Situation: Larry is listening to music when Russell calls him for help with a flat tire on his car.
Intention: Larry wants to continue listening to music.
Immoral action: Larry tells Russell that he can't come and goes back to his music.
Norm: It's wrong to not believe your friends.
Situation: Noah tells Gary that Noah will lose his job because he saw some emails at work and the company is about to go bankrupt.
Intention: Gary wants to comfort Noah.
Moral action: Gary tells Noah that it sounds pretty bad but that he'll bounce back and find another job since he's a good worker.
Norm: It's wrong to not believe your friends.
Situation: Noah tells Gary that Noah will lose his job because he saw some emails at work and the company is about to go bankrupt.
Intention: Gary wants to comfort Noah.
Immoral action: Gary tells Noah that he's making up nonsense and that some emails don't mean anything and that he'll be fine.
Norm: It is good to earn income to support your family
Situation: Phil was trying to find ways to help his family finances.
Intention: Phil wants to help the bottom line.
Moral action: Phil decides that he and his family need to earn more money.
Norm: It is good to earn income to support your family
Situation: Phil was trying to find ways to help his family finances.
Intention: Phil wants to help the bottom line.
Immoral action: Phil decides he and his family need to spend less money.
Norm: You should always celebrate someone's retirement.
Situation: Perry has a co-worker named Bart who is on his last day at work.
Intention: Perry wants to tell Bart something.
Moral action: Perry tells Bart that he'll take him out to dinner for his retirement.
Norm: You should always celebrate someone's retirement.
Situation: Perry has a co-worker named Bart who is on his last day at work.
Intention: Perry wants to tell Bart something.
Immoral action: Perry tells Bart that it's good he's retiring because he's old and can't keep up.
Norm: It's good to tell the truth instead of keeping secrets.
Situation: James knew that his boss at McDonald's sometimes served hamburgers well past their expiration date.
Intention: James wants to avoid unemployment.
Moral action: James applies for new jobs until he finds a better position, then calls the local food safety inspector.
Norm: It's good to tell the truth instead of keeping secrets.
Situation: James knew that his boss at McDonald's sometimes served hamburgers well past their expiration date.
Intention: James wants to avoid unemployment.
Immoral action: James doesn't mention the expired meat to anyone, so he can keep his job.
Norm: It's good to play sports with others.
Situation: Miranda just arrived at her neighborhood park when some neighbors invite her to join their soccer game.
Intention: Miranda wants to get some exercise.
Moral action: Miranda agrees to join her neighbors and spends the afternoon playing soccer with them.
Norm: It's good to play sports with others.
Situation: Miranda just arrived at her neighborhood park when some neighbors invite her to join their soccer game.
Intention: Miranda wants to get some exercise.
Immoral action: Miranda declines the invitation and decides to go on a solitary jog around the park instead.
Norm: It's polite to be thankful for the kindness of strangers.
Situation: Fred, a stranger, helps Tina load some very heavy bags of dog food into the back of her car.
Intention: Tina wants to tell Fred that she doesn't need anymore help from him.
Moral action: Tina thanks Fred for his help and tells him that if he hadn't been there for her, she couldn't have done it herself.
Norm: It's polite to be thankful for the kindness of strangers.
Situation: Fred, a stranger, helps Tina load some very heavy bags of dog food into the back of her car.
Intention: Tina wants to tell Fred that she doesn't need anymore help from him.
Immoral action: Tina tells Fred that she wishes he'd loaded the dog food into her car faster, but that he can go now.
Norm: It's good to be sensitive to other cultures.
Situation: Hank is over at his Jewish friend's house for dinner and is told there won't be pork chops.
Intention: Hank wants to comment about the lack of pork chops.
Moral action: Hank asks his friend why they don't eat pork chops.
Norm: It's good to be sensitive to other cultures.
Situation: Hank is over at his Jewish friend's house for dinner and is told there won't be pork chops.
Intention: Hank wants to comment about the lack of pork chops.
Immoral action: Hank tells his friend that their religion is lousy if they can't eat pork chops.
Norm: It's good to get something for a parent.
Situation: Ben is an only child, and Father's Day is coming up.
Intention: Ben has to decide whether to buy his dad a gift.
Moral action: Ben knows exactly what to buy his dad, so he decides to splurge on his gift.
Norm: It's good to get something for a parent.
Situation: Ben is an only child, and Father's Day is coming up.
Intention: Ben has to decide whether to buy his dad a gift.
Immoral action: Ben can't think of what to get his dad, so he doesn't bother buying anything.
Norm: It's wrong to commit crimes.
Situation: Molly recently lost her job and is worried about her ability to meet her financial obligations.
Intention: Molly wants to acquire more money to pay her monthly bills.
Moral action: Molly works hard to find a new job as quickly as possible.
Norm: It's wrong to commit crimes.
Situation: Molly recently lost her job and is worried about her ability to meet her financial obligations.
Intention: Molly wants to acquire more money to pay her monthly bills.
Immoral action: Molly uses a firearm to hold up a convenience store and demands cash from the register.
Norm: You shouldn't refuse your coworker's requests.
Situation: Oliver asks his coworker Sam to help him print some copies of the report because Oliver has too much on his hands.
Intention: Sam wants to respond to Oliver.
Moral action: Sam asks Oliver how many copies he needs printed and if he could help with anything else.
Norm: You shouldn't refuse your coworker's requests.
Situation: Oliver asks his coworker Sam to help him print some copies of the report because Oliver has too much on his hands.
Intention: Sam wants to respond to Oliver.
Immoral action: Sam tells Oliver that he can do it himself because Sam was about to go on break in 30 minutes.
Norm: It's kind to honor your mother.
Situation: James' friend invited him to go out camping on Mother's Day.
Intention: James wants to go camping with his friend.
Moral action: James makes his mother breakfast in bed and gives her a Mother's Day present before leaving around 11 AM.
Norm: It's kind to honor your mother.
Situation: James' friend invited him to go out camping on Mother's Day.
Intention: James wants to go camping with his friend.
Immoral action: James leaves at five in the morning without even saying goodbye to his mother.
Norm: It's rude to judge others only by their physical appearance.
Situation: Adam is at the gym when an obese woman comes and gets on the treadmill beside him.
Intention: Adam wants to talk to the woman beside him.
Moral action: Adam strikes up a conversation with the woman and offers to help her with the treadmill controls.
Norm: It's rude to judge others only by their physical appearance.
Situation: Adam is at the gym when an obese woman comes and gets on the treadmill beside him.
Intention: Adam wants to talk to the woman beside him.
Immoral action: Adam tells the woman it's not easy to stop being lazy and try to lose weight.
Norm: Sexual harassment is unacceptable.
Situation: George is put in charge of a project at his company that requires him to supervise a team of 10 employees.
Intention: George wants to find a girlfriend.
Moral action: George hosts project meetings at local bars and uses the group to help him get introduced to new people.
Norm: Sexual harassment is unacceptable.
Situation: George is put in charge of a project at his company that requires him to supervise a team of 10 employees.
Intention: George wants to find a girlfriend.
Immoral action: George starts hitting on a woman he is supervising, using his position of power to make uncomfortable physical advances towards her at work.
Norm: It's good to carpool with your friends.
Situation: Kai has a car and goes to high school, but doesn't have a job or a lot of money.
Intention: Kai wants to travel by car to school.
Moral action: Kai talks with his friends and offers to drive them to school if they help pay for gas.
Norm: It's good to carpool with your friends.
Situation: Kai has a car and goes to high school, but doesn't have a job or a lot of money.
Intention: Kai wants to travel by car to school.
Immoral action: Kai figures that the privilege is worth it and drives himself to school despite the cost.
Norm: It's rude to pointlessly criticize someone on their job.
Situation: Alex has been watching Theresa work, every day, as a colleague, and he notices things that she is doing wrong.
Intention: Alex wants to advise Theresa on how to improve her work performance.
Moral action: Alex mentions to Theresa that he found a better way to work, and he shows her what he's been doing.
Norm: It's rude to pointlessly criticize someone on their job.
Situation: Alex has been watching Theresa work, every day, as a colleague, and he notices things that she is doing wrong.
Intention: Alex wants to advise Theresa on how to improve her work performance.
Immoral action: Alex lists all of the things that he has noticed that Theresa is doing wrong, and he tells her she needs to do a better job.
Norm: It's normal to do favors for your friends.
Situation: Pete is getting ready to go home when his friend Kyle texts him to say that he needs a ride home from work.
Intention: Pete wants to go home.
Moral action: Pete texts Kyle that he'll be there as soon as he can, then takes Kyle home before heading home himself.
Norm: It's normal to do favors for your friends.
Situation: Pete is getting ready to go home when his friend Kyle texts him to say that he needs a ride home from work.
Intention: Pete wants to go home.
Immoral action: Pete texts Kyle and tells him he can't pick him up, then drives straight home.
Norm: It's good to be responsible when it comes to school.
Situation: Jenny has an important homework assignment due tomorrow for a class she's been struggling with.
Intention: Jenny wants to spend time with her friends.
Moral action: Jenny spends an hour socializing with her friends then does her homework assignment.
Norm: It's good to be responsible when it comes to school.
Situation: Jenny has an important homework assignment due tomorrow for a class she's been struggling with.
Intention: Jenny wants to spend time with her friends.
Immoral action: Jenny spends all night with her friends and doesn't even start her homework assignment.
Norm: It is rude to abandon your friends.
Situation: Ben was at a party, and he had brought some of his friends with him.
Intention: Ben wants to go home.
Moral action: Ben tells his friends that he is leaving and offers them a ride home.
Norm: It is rude to abandon your friends.
Situation: Ben was at a party, and he had brought some of his friends with him.
Intention: Ben wants to go home.
Immoral action: Ben leaves from the party without telling his friends and goes to his house.
Norm: It's wrong to discriminate against fat people.
Situation: Harry has to hire a new employee for his business, and he has been interviewing candidates all day.
Intention: Harry wants to make a hiring decision.
Moral action: Harry hires the candidate with the best qualifications for the job and the most experience.
Norm: It's wrong to discriminate against fat people.
Situation: Harry has to hire a new employee for his business, and he has been interviewing candidates all day.
Intention: Harry wants to make a hiring decision.
Immoral action: Harry makes his decision without considering any candidates that are overweight, because he thinks they won't work as hard.
Norm: It's rude to flake out on plans.
Situation: Sammy had planned to stop by her friend's house after work but learns about an opportunity to do a project after hours which would look good at her job.
Intention: Sammy wants to improve her chances to get a promotion.
Moral action: Sammy stops by her friend's house and stays for a short time before going to work on the project.
Norm: It's rude to flake out on plans.
Situation: Sammy had planned to stop by her friend's house after work but learns about an opportunity to do a project after hours which would look good at her job.
Intention: Sammy wants to improve her chances to get a promotion.
Immoral action: Sammy lets her friend know she can't make it and takes the opportunity right away.
Norm: It's not okay to do things that hurt a friendship.
Situation: Jenny is in love with her best friend Sue's ex-boyfriend.
Intention: She wants to be in a relationship with him.
Moral action: Jenny asks Sue to talk and tells her she would like to date Sue's ex.
Norm: It's not okay to do things that hurt a friendship.
Situation: Jenny is in love with her best friend Sue's ex-boyfriend.
Intention: She wants to be in a relationship with him.
Immoral action: Jenny sneaks behind Sue's back and starts secretly dating her ex.
Norm: You shouldn't hurt your best friend.
Situation: Richard loses to his best friend Eric in a game of chess and is upset.
Intention: Richard wants to vent his anger.
Moral action: Richard takes a breath and congratulates him and asks to do another activity he may beat him in.
Norm: You shouldn't hurt your best friend.
Situation: Richard loses to his best friend Eric in a game of chess and is upset.
Intention: Richard wants to vent his anger.
Immoral action: Richard tells Eric he doesn't want to be his friend anymore in a raised voice.
Norm: You shouldn't judge the entire group of people
Situation: John comes home from work upset that Mr. Goldstein overcharged him for his car service at the shop.
Intention: John wants to vent his anger.
Moral action: John tells his family that he's upset how much the bill was and will probably go elsewhere next time.
Norm: You shouldn't judge the entire group of people
Situation: John comes home from work upset that Mr. Goldstein overcharged him for his car service at the shop.
Intention: John wants to vent his anger.
Immoral action: John tells his family in a raised voice that all Jews are like that.
Norm: It's wrong to yell at your partner.
Situation: John couldn't find any pies he wanted at the store and comes home to see his wife Mindy on the couch.
Intention: John wants to get out his anger.
Moral action: John goes for a jog, then tells Mindy the store had no pie, so he's going to make one and what flavor would she like.
Norm: It's wrong to yell at your partner.
Situation: John couldn't find any pies he wanted at the store and comes home to see his wife Mindy on the couch.
Intention: John wants to get out his anger.
Immoral action: John raises his voice at Mindy telling her she doesn't do anything all day.
Norm: It's bad to be overly dramatic.
Situation: Jill just met Bill at a baseball game and instantly is attracted to him.
Intention: Jill wants Bill to pay attention to her.
Moral action: Jill strikes up a conversation with Bill and asks him about himself.
Norm: It's bad to be overly dramatic.
Situation: Jill just met Bill at a baseball game and instantly is attracted to him.
Intention: Jill wants Bill to pay attention to her.
Immoral action: Jill walks up to Bill and tells him that if he doesn't date her she'll kill herself.
Norm: It's not okay to throw a temper tantrum.
Situation: Neil is at the mall quietly window shopping when he's slammed into by Matt who's clearly drunk.
Intention: Neil wants to react angrily towards Matt.
Moral action: Neil tells Matt that he's a drunk idiot and walks away before Matt can respond.
Norm: It's not okay to throw a temper tantrum.
Situation: Neil is at the mall quietly window shopping when he's slammed into by Matt who's clearly drunk.
Intention: Neil wants to react angrily towards Matt.
Immoral action: Neil throws his arms in the air and in a loud voice, so everyone can hear tells Matt he's going to beat him up.
Norm: You should not back out on your commitments.
Situation: Charles pledged money for a community construction project and needs to pay it, but has fallen on hard times.
Intention: Charles wants to have enough money to survive.
Moral action: Charles pays his pledge and gets a loan from a family member to keep afloat.
Norm: You should not back out on your commitments.
Situation: Charles pledged money for a community construction project and needs to pay it, but has fallen on hard times.
Intention: Charles wants to have enough money to survive.
Immoral action: Charles tells the community project leaders that he won't be able to fulfill his pledge.
Norm: It's not okay to let yourself be taken advantage of.
Situation: Jim, who is very intelligent, goes to high school and is asked by many people for answers to their homework.
Intention: Jim wants to be helpful to others.
Moral action: Jim offers to tutor anyone who asks for answers, charging them a set amount of money per hour for the privilege.
Norm: It's not okay to let yourself be taken advantage of.
Situation: Jim, who is very intelligent, goes to high school and is asked by many people for answers to their homework.
Intention: Jim wants to be helpful to others.
Immoral action: Jim gives the homework answers to whoever asks him without demanding anything in return.
Norm: It's not good to pretend you're someone you're not.
Situation: James' TV recently broke, but he had no money left over at the end of each month.
Intention: James wants to have a working TV.
Moral action: James works part-time at WalMart for a few months to save up for a new TV.
Norm: It's not good to pretend you're someone you're not.
Situation: James' TV recently broke, but he had no money left over at the end of each month.
Intention: James wants to have a working TV.
Immoral action: James pretends to be a WalMart employee, so he can throw a TV away as broken, then retrieve it from the dumpster.
Norm: You should always pay back money you owe to others.
Situation: Brock borrowed a good amount of money from his friend a long time ago and his financial situation has improved significantly.
Intention: Brock wants to consider paying his friend back.
Moral action: Brock pays back his friend in full with a little extra for helping him out.
Norm: You should always pay back money you owe to others.
Situation: Brock borrowed a good amount of money from his friend a long time ago and his financial situation has improved significantly.
Intention: Brock wants to consider paying his friend back.
Immoral action: Brock decides to never pay back his friend and simply moves on.