CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You shouldn't commit fraud.
Situation: Amy just started a new business and wanted to attract more investors.
Intention: Amy wanted more money to help run her business.
Immoral action: Amy misrepresents her company's financials to persuade investors to give her their money.
Norm: You shouldn't become an alcoholic.
Situation: John is a newly hired wine taster.
Intention: John wants to become very knowledgeable about different types of wine.
Moral action: John tastes a lot of wine for his job, but he spits it out rather than swallow it.
Norm: You shouldn't become an alcoholic.
Situation: John is a newly hired wine taster.
Intention: John wants to become very knowledgeable about different types of wine.
Immoral action: John drinks a lot of wine every day for his job and becomes addicted to it.
Norm: It is good to put your phone down when driving.
Situation: Ed is driving his car.
Intention: Ed wants to go to a new restaurant for dinner.
Moral action: Ed pulls into a gas station and asks a person for directions to the restaurant.
Norm: It is good to put your phone down when driving.
Situation: Ed is driving his car.
Intention: Ed wants to go to a new restaurant for dinner.
Immoral action: Ed looks at his phone to use his GPS app to get directions to the restaurant.
Norm: It's bad to be attracted to someone else's husband.
Situation: Mary is at a barbecue at a friend's house.
Intention: Mary wants to socialize with the other party goers.
Moral action: Mary avoids having one-on-one conversations with married men at the gathering and joins in on the conversation a group of women are having.
Norm: It's bad to be attracted to someone else's husband.
Situation: Mary is at a barbecue at a friend's house.
Intention: Mary wants to socialize with the other party goers.
Immoral action: Mary flirts with her friend's husband.
Norm: It's not okay to make people feel out of place.
Situation: Chris is hanging out with his best friend Chad and Chad's new girlfriend Anna.
Intention: Chris wants to entertain Chad and Anna.
Moral action: Chris suggests that Chad and Anna join Chris in a three person board game.
Norm: It's not okay to make people feel out of place.
Situation: Chris is hanging out with his best friend Chad and Chad's new girlfriend Anna.
Intention: Chris wants to entertain Chad and Anna.
Immoral action: Chris makes inside jokes that only Chris and Chad understand.
Norm: You should show extra compassion towards people who have cancer.
Situation: Dick is working at a fast food restaurant and sees a cancer patient standing in a long line.
Intention: Dick wants to help all of the customers.
Moral action: Dick invites the cancer patient to get helped first.
Norm: You should show extra compassion towards people who have cancer.
Situation: Dick is working at a fast food restaurant and sees a cancer patient standing in a long line.
Intention: Dick wants to help all of the customers.
Immoral action: Dick helps each customer in the order that they arrived.
Norm: It's bad to impose rigid rules on how to live.
Situation: Jim is concerned that his daughter is spending too much time playing video games.
Intention: Jim wants to reduce his daughter's gaming habit.
Moral action: Jim discusses his daughter's gaming habits and together they create reasonable limits on her gaming.
Norm: It's bad to impose rigid rules on how to live.
Situation: Jim is concerned that his daughter is spending too much time playing video games.
Intention: Jim wants to reduce his daughter's gaming habit.
Immoral action: Jim tells his daughter video games are bad for her and forbids her from ever playing another game.
Norm: Trying to get revenge is frowned upon.
Situation: Erica finds out that her boyfriend has been cheating on her and breaks up with him.
Intention: Erica wants to feel better about the break up.
Moral action: Erica decides to focus on developing her personal interests to try to move on from her ex-boyfriend.
Norm: Trying to get revenge is frowned upon.
Situation: Erica finds out that her boyfriend has been cheating on her and breaks up with him.
Intention: Erica wants to feel better about the break up.
Immoral action: Erica decides to key her ex-boyfriends car to punish him for his infidelity.
Norm: You shouldn't let people tell you how to eat.
Situation: John's friend tells John not to eat the french fries, as they are fattening.
Intention: John doesn't want to offend his friend.
Moral action: John tells his friend that it's his cheat day for his diet and it's a one-time treat.
Norm: You shouldn't let people tell you how to eat.
Situation: John's friend tells John not to eat the french fries, as they are fattening.
Intention: John doesn't want to offend his friend.
Immoral action: John agrees with his friend and doesn't eat the french fries.
Norm: You shouldn't do illegal things.
Situation: John, a postal worker who is very passionate about his political party, is sorting through some mail and notices a bag of ballots for the opposing party.
Intention: John wants his political party to win the next election, which is forecast to be a very close race.
Moral action: John now realizes the opposing political party has a lot of support, so he organizes a rally to gather more support for his own party.
Norm: You shouldn't do illegal things.
Situation: John, a postal worker who is very passionate about his political party, is sorting through some mail and notices a bag of ballots for the opposing party.
Intention: John wants his political party to win the next election, which is forecast to be a very close race.
Immoral action: John throws the bag of ballots in the trash.
Norm: It's wrong to have a crush on your friend's partner.
Situation: Justin has noticed that his friend Nick's new girlfriend is very kind and pretty.
Intention: Justin wants to get to know Nick's girlfriend better.
Moral action: Justin knows that he can't act on his feelings, and decides to just treat Nick's girlfriend as one of the guys.
Norm: It's wrong to have a crush on your friend's partner.
Situation: Justin has noticed that his friend Nick's new girlfriend is very kind and pretty.
Intention: Justin wants to get to know Nick's girlfriend better.
Immoral action: Justin goes behind Nick's back and tries to kiss Nick's girlfriend.
Norm: You shouldn't spread rumors about others.
Situation: Sarah hears a rumor that her friend is secretly gay and afraid to come out.
Intention: Sarah wants to know her friend's sexuality.
Moral action: Sarah approaches her friend and tells him directly that she is an ally and open to talking without judgment.
Norm: You shouldn't spread rumors about others.
Situation: Sarah hears a rumor that her friend is secretly gay and afraid to come out.
Intention: Sarah wants to know her friend's sexuality.
Immoral action: Sarah approaches her friend's sister and tells her about the rumor and asks if it might be true.
Norm: You should respect events of others.
Situation: Travis and Maria are celebrating their anniversary, and Chris, Travis coworker, is confused about their work project.
Intention: Chris wants to contact Travis.
Moral action: Chris sends Travis an email, and Chris asks for help online from other professionals.
Norm: You should respect events of others.
Situation: Travis and Maria are celebrating their anniversary, and Chris, Travis coworker, is confused about their work project.
Intention: Chris wants to contact Travis.
Immoral action: Chris calls Travis multiple times with questions about their work project.
Norm: It's nice to offer support.
Situation: Bobby is listening to his friend Jack talk about his recent financial troubles and thoughts of suicide.
Intention: Bobby wants to offer his perspective and give advice relative to the situation.
Moral action: Bobby helps Jack to better his perspective and to help Jack understand that the problems are temporary and that he will be OK.
Norm: It's nice to offer support.
Situation: Bobby is listening to his friend Jack talk about his recent financial troubles and thoughts of suicide.
Intention: Bobby wants to offer his perspective and give advice relative to the situation.
Immoral action: Bobby tells Jack that the way he sees it, the problems are his fault, and he needs to work to make his life better.
Norm: You shouldn't play loud music at night.
Situation: Billy wants to start working out some nights.
Intention: Billy wants to play some music while he works out.
Moral action: Billy puts his headphones in and blasts the music in his ear.
Norm: You shouldn't play loud music at night.
Situation: Billy wants to start working out some nights.
Intention: Billy wants to play some music while he works out.
Immoral action: Billy puts the music up pretty loud while he is working out at night.
Norm: It's wrong to smoke pot when you're a kid.
Situation: Jimmy found a joint on the sidewalk when he was walking to school in the morning.
Intention: Jimmy wants to know what it's like to smoke pot.
Moral action: Jimmy doesn't pick up the joint but that night he asks his mom what it feels like to smoke pot.
Norm: It's wrong to smoke pot when you're a kid.
Situation: Jimmy found a joint on the sidewalk when he was walking to school in the morning.
Intention: Jimmy wants to know what it's like to smoke pot.
Immoral action: Jimmy lights up the joint and gets super high before going to class.
Norm: You shouldn't let your child's animal suffer.
Situation: Mary's daughter's cat is getting older and often suffers from untreated arthritis pain.
Intention: Mary wants to care for her daughter's pet.
Moral action: Mary brings her daughter's cat into see a vet and learns how to care for the animal's arthritis.
Norm: You shouldn't let your child's animal suffer.
Situation: Mary's daughter's cat is getting older and often suffers from untreated arthritis pain.
Intention: Mary wants to care for her daughter's pet.
Immoral action: Mary feeds the cat some human medication for arthritis rather than see a vet.
Norm: It's inconsiderate to make other people cover your work shift
Situation: Erin was given tickets to see her favorite band live, but she has to work at the restaurant that night.
Intention: Erin wants to see the concert.
Moral action: Erin talks with her coworker a few days before the concert to get her shift covered, so she can see the concert.
Norm: It's inconsiderate to make other people cover your work shift
Situation: Erin was given tickets to see her favorite band live, but she has to work at the restaurant that night.
Intention: Erin wants to see the concert.
Immoral action: Erin calls in sick at the last moment before her shift to be able to go to the concert.
Norm: Neighbors are expected not to spy on one another.
Situation: Abigail has noticed her neighbors have been fighting a lot more lately, and is worried that there might be domestic abuse happening.
Intention: Abigail wants to make sure her neighbors are safe from harm.
Moral action: Abigail approaches on her neighbors and expresses her concern directly and offers to help.
Norm: Neighbors are expected not to spy on one another.
Situation: Abigail has noticed her neighbors have been fighting a lot more lately, and is worried that there might be domestic abuse happening.
Intention: Abigail wants to make sure her neighbors are safe from harm.
Immoral action: Abigail sets up a telescope at the window to watch for violence between her neighbors.
Norm: It's good to celebrate someone's life when they die.
Situation: Kim's mother has passed away and Kim's father Larry has come to ask Kim whether she is coming to her mother's wake.
Intention: Kim wants to respond to her father.
Moral action: Kim tells her father that of course she will be at the wake as her mother is the most important thing to her.
Norm: It's good to celebrate someone's life when they die.
Situation: Kim's mother has passed away and Kim's father Larry has come to ask Kim whether she is coming to her mother's wake.
Intention: Kim wants to respond to her father.
Immoral action: Kim tells her father that she will not be going to the wake as she is too tired and it'll be too boring for her to be there.
Norm: It is not good to disturb others with loud noise.
Situation: Dan is in his apartment while cleaning his house.
Intention: Dan wants to listen to music to keep him motivated.
Moral action: Dan listens to music loudly while wearing headphones.
Norm: It is not good to disturb others with loud noise.
Situation: Dan is in his apartment while cleaning his house.
Intention: Dan wants to listen to music to keep him motivated.
Immoral action: Dan plays his music really loudly over his big speakers.
Norm: It is rude to not tip in certain situations.
Situation: Sarah is eating dinner at a local Italian restaurant before going to a movie.
Intention: Sarah wants to pay the bill so she can leave.
Moral action: Sarah leaves an extra ten dollars with her payment.
Norm: It is rude to not tip in certain situations.
Situation: Sarah is eating dinner at a local Italian restaurant before going to a movie.
Intention: Sarah wants to pay the bill so she can leave.
Immoral action: Sarah pays the bill with exact change and leaves no tip.
Norm: It's expected that you'll spend time with your girlfriend.
Situation: Stan and Pam have been together for a year and their anniversary is tonight, but Stan has a chance to meet with a high end client.
Intention: Stan wants to meet with the client.
Moral action: Stan explains how important the meeting is to Pam, and they reschedule their dinner for the following night.
Norm: It's expected that you'll spend time with your girlfriend.
Situation: Stan and Pam have been together for a year and their anniversary is tonight, but Stan has a chance to meet with a high end client.
Intention: Stan wants to meet with the client.
Immoral action: Stan gets out of the anniversary dinner by pretending that he's got the flu, and is able to meet with the client.
Norm: It's wrong to poison living creatures
Situation: John has a elderly grandma who has him in his will.
Intention: John wants to collect the money from the will.
Moral action: John decides to wait until his grandma passes from natural causes.
Norm: It's wrong to poison living creatures
Situation: John has a elderly grandma who has him in his will.
Intention: John wants to collect the money from the will.
Immoral action: John slips some arsenic in his grandma's drink, causing her to die.
Norm: It's wrong to hook up with people in relationships.
Situation: Sally has always been attracted to her married co-worker, who starts hitting on her one day at work.
Intention: Sally wants to have a romantic relationship.
Moral action: Sally is flattered by her co-workers flirtation, but turns him down and tries to chat up a single co-worker instead.
Norm: It's wrong to hook up with people in relationships.
Situation: Sally has always been attracted to her married co-worker, who starts hitting on her one day at work.
Intention: Sally wants to have a romantic relationship.
Immoral action: Sally is flattered by her co-workers flirtation and agrees to go to a motel room with him.
Norm: It is bad to lie to people.
Situation: Jane is at a job interview and finds out that she doesn't have a qualification the recruiter is looking for.
Intention: Jane wants to make a good impression on the recruiter.
Moral action: Jane is honest with recruiter about lacking the qualification but says she will work towards getting it if hired.
Norm: It is bad to lie to people.
Situation: Jane is at a job interview and finds out that she doesn't have a qualification the recruiter is looking for.
Intention: Jane wants to make a good impression on the recruiter.
Immoral action: Jane tells the recruiter that she has the qualification although she does not.
Norm: You should always smile at people.
Situation: Lisa meets Jennifer in the hallway after finishing a class.
Intention: Lisa wants to respond to Jennifer.
Moral action: Lisa is happy seeing Jennifer and approaches her with a smile.
Norm: You should always smile at people.
Situation: Lisa meets Jennifer in the hallway after finishing a class.
Intention: Lisa wants to respond to Jennifer.
Immoral action: Lisa is tired after the class and pretends as if she doesn't see Jennifer.
Norm: It's unhealthy to overeat.
Situation: Rodney and Evelyn are celebrating their anniversary with a nice dinner at a fancy restaurant.
Intention: Rodney wants to try as many items on the tasting menu as possible.
Moral action: Rodney and Evelyn order a few items to split and try together on the tasting menu.
Norm: It's unhealthy to overeat.
Situation: Rodney and Evelyn are celebrating their anniversary with a nice dinner at a fancy restaurant.
Intention: Rodney wants to try as many items on the tasting menu as possible.
Immoral action: Rodney tries some of every item on the tasting menu.
Norm: You shouldn't let your kids tell you to do things.
Situation: Robert is doing some work to his yard with his son.
Intention: Robert wants to make the yard look nice.
Moral action: Robert tells his son to trim the bushes in the yard.
Norm: You shouldn't let your kids tell you to do things.
Situation: Robert is doing some work to his yard with his son.
Intention: Robert wants to make the yard look nice.
Immoral action: Robert listens to his son who tells him the yard would look better if he pulled up the flowers.
Norm: You should go to your step-children's important events.
Situation: The premiere of Maggie's favorite upcoming move is happening at the same time as her Hanna, Maggie's step daughter's, birthday party.
Intention: Maggie wants to see the movie.
Moral action: Maggie takes Hanna to see the movie with her after the party.
Norm: You should go to your step-children's important events.
Situation: The premiere of Maggie's favorite upcoming move is happening at the same time as her Hanna, Maggie's step daughter's, birthday party.
Intention: Maggie wants to see the movie.
Immoral action: Maggie decides to see the movie instead of attending her daughter's party.
Norm: It's not right to lie to family members.
Situation: Chad's parents ask Chad how he did on his math test, which he failed.
Intention: Chad wants to not get grounded before his friend's birthday party this weekend.
Moral action: Chad is honest with his parents, knowing that he may get grounded.
Norm: It's not right to lie to family members.
Situation: Chad's parents ask Chad how he did on his math test, which he failed.
Intention: Chad wants to not get grounded before his friend's birthday party this weekend.
Immoral action: Chad tells his parents that he did really well on the test.
Norm: It is unacceptable to hurt animals.
Situation: Jill sees that a raccoon has been eating from her trash bin, making a huge mess.
Intention: Jill wants to get rid of the raccoon.
Moral action: Jill buys a humane trap that catches animals without hurting them.
Norm: It is unacceptable to hurt animals.
Situation: Jill sees that a raccoon has been eating from her trash bin, making a huge mess.
Intention: Jill wants to get rid of the raccoon.
Immoral action: Jill puts some poisoned food in the trash bin for the raccoon to eat.
Norm: You shouldn't cheat.
Situation: Robert and his wife Susan are playing board games with their friends, Jim and Sue.
Intention: Robert really wants to beat Jim and Sue at scrabble.
Moral action: Robert consults with Sue about words they could use in scrabble and end up playing a good game.
Norm: You shouldn't cheat.
Situation: Robert and his wife Susan are playing board games with their friends, Jim and Sue.
Intention: Robert really wants to beat Jim and Sue at scrabble.
Immoral action: Robert excuses himself and goes to the bathroom then uses his phone to find a high scoring word to insert in scrabble.
Norm: It's rude to arrive late to your engagements.
Situation: Jane was invited to her best friend's wedding, and she is running late because she is waiting to finish downloading a movie.
Intention: Jane wants to make it to the wedding.
Moral action: Jane stops the movie download and just leaves, arriving on time.
Norm: It's rude to arrive late to your engagements.
Situation: Jane was invited to her best friend's wedding, and she is running late because she is waiting to finish downloading a movie.
Intention: Jane wants to make it to the wedding.
Immoral action: Jane waits to download the movie and then leaves, making her late.
Norm: It's wrong to cheat on your SO
Situation: Billy works long hours and hardly ever sees his wife anymore.
Intention: Billy wants to fulfill his sexual and romantic desires.
Moral action: Billy realizes that change is needed, gets marital counseling and changes his job, so he can work from home more.
Norm: It's wrong to cheat on your SO
Situation: Billy works long hours and hardly ever sees his wife anymore.
Intention: Billy wants to fulfill his sexual and romantic desires.
Immoral action: Billy grows close with a female co worker, and they have an ongoing affair.
Norm: You shouldn't steal someone else's phone.
Situation: Ted's girlfriend's birthday is coming up soon.
Intention: Ted wants to get his girlfriend a new iPhone.
Moral action: Ted spends $900 on a new iPhone for his girlfriend.
Norm: You shouldn't steal someone else's phone.
Situation: Ted's girlfriend's birthday is coming up soon.
Intention: Ted wants to get his girlfriend a new iPhone.
Immoral action: Ted goes to a bar and swipes someone else's new iPhone, then gives it as a gift.
Norm: It's good to offer food to your friends.
Situation: John and his friends are having a movie night at John's house.
Intention: John wants to get something to eat.
Moral action: John prepares a spread of snacks and shares it with his friends.
Norm: It's good to offer food to your friends.
Situation: John and his friends are having a movie night at John's house.
Intention: John wants to get something to eat.
Immoral action: John grabs himself some leftovers from lunch and sits down to watch the movie while eating.
Norm: It's wrong to make people worry about where you are.
Situation: Joey is out partying with some friends while her parents wait up at home.
Intention: Joey wants to continue partying a little longer.
Moral action: Joey calls her parents and asks if she can stay out longer.
Norm: It's wrong to make people worry about where you are.
Situation: Joey is out partying with some friends while her parents wait up at home.
Intention: Joey wants to continue partying a little longer.
Immoral action: Joey parties until dawn without letting her parents know where she is.
Norm: It's wrong to do nothing at work.
Situation: Mike does not enjoy his call center job.
Intention: Mike wants to find a way to make the job less boring to him.
Moral action: Mike works hard and seeks out challenges in order to think long term in his career.
Norm: It's wrong to do nothing at work.
Situation: Mike does not enjoy his call center job.
Intention: Mike wants to find a way to make the job less boring to him.
Immoral action: Mike texts and plays games all day while horsing around with coworkers.
Norm: It is mean to mistreat the elderly.
Situation: Tim is walking to work.
Intention: Tim wants to get to work as quickly as possible.
Moral action: Tim jumps in a cab and takes it the rest of the way to his office.
Norm: It is mean to mistreat the elderly.
Situation: Tim is walking to work.
Intention: Tim wants to get to work as quickly as possible.
Immoral action: Tim shoves an elderly man who's walking slowly out of his way and the man falls, sustaining an injury.
Norm: It is reckless to drive while drunk.
Situation: Barney is out of beer and the evening is young.
Intention: Barney wants more beer to drink.
Moral action: Barney plays it safe and finds an alcohol delivery service.
Norm: It is reckless to drive while drunk.
Situation: Barney is out of beer and the evening is young.
Intention: Barney wants more beer to drink.
Immoral action: Barney drives to the store despite feeling quite buzzed thinking that he is okay.
Norm: You should not tell other people how to act
Situation: Jake starts a new job at a coffee shop.
Intention: Jake wants to be a good employee at his new job.
Moral action: Though Sally, Jake's coworker, dawdles on the job, Jake thanks her for being a good coworker.