CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's important to make time for your marriage.
Situation: Alyssa's husband asks Alyssa to spend more evenings at home because Alyssa has been working late at the office every night.
Intention: Alyssa wants to succeed in her job.
Moral action: Alyssa decides to leave earlier for work in the morning so that she is home in the evening.
Norm: It's important to make time for your marriage.
Situation: Alyssa's husband asks Alyssa to spend more evenings at home because Alyssa has been working late at the office every night.
Intention: Alyssa wants to succeed in her job.
Immoral action: Alyssa turns down her husband's request and keeps on staying late at the office.
Norm: You shouldn't prevent your child's extended family from seeing them.
Situation: Kayla has an uncle with a criminal past who is interested in seeing her and her son.
Intention: Kayla wants to make sure her uncle does not influence her son badly.
Moral action: Kayla lets the uncle come over but doesn't leave him alone with her son.
Norm: You shouldn't prevent your child's extended family from seeing them.
Situation: Kayla has an uncle with a criminal past who is interested in seeing her and her son.
Intention: Kayla wants to make sure her uncle does not influence her son badly.
Immoral action: Kayla refuses to allow the uncle to spend time with her son.
Norm: It's good to use birth control.
Situation: Before making love to Ellen for the first time, George asks her if she is on birth control.
Intention: Ellen wants to have sex with George.
Moral action: Ellen tells George he has to use a condom as she is not on the pill.
Norm: It's good to use birth control.
Situation: Before making love to Ellen for the first time, George asks her if she is on birth control.
Intention: Ellen wants to have sex with George.
Immoral action: Ellen says that she is on birth control, knowing that this isn’t true.
Norm: It's rude to talk about people behind their back.
Situation: Pat overhears two kids in his class talking about an old friend of his.
Intention: Pat wants to join in on the conversation.
Moral action: Pat talks about his friend with the kids, and then calls his friend to tell him he just talked about him.
Norm: It's rude to talk about people behind their back.
Situation: Pat overhears two kids in his class talking about an old friend of his.
Intention: Pat wants to join in on the conversation.
Immoral action: Pat joins the conversation and tells them some rumors he has heard.
Norm: You should value personal relationships over inheritances.
Situation: Ray has a rich but mean grandfather who offers him his inheritance if he stops talking to the rest of the family.
Intention: Ray wants to have a happy fulfilling life in his later years.
Moral action: Ray refuses the offer stating that he loves his family and will put them first.
Norm: You should value personal relationships over inheritances.
Situation: Ray has a rich but mean grandfather who offers him his inheritance if he stops talking to the rest of the family.
Intention: Ray wants to have a happy fulfilling life in his later years.
Immoral action: Ray accepts the offer and burns all bridges with his family so that he can get the inheritance.
Norm: It's good to stand up for people.
Situation: Adam sees Roger being picked on at school every day on his way from one class to the next, and sees the same thing happening today.
Intention: Adam needs to get to his next class.
Moral action: Adam stops and intervenes on Roger's behalf for a moment, before continuing on to class.
Norm: It's good to stand up for people.
Situation: Adam sees Roger being picked on at school every day on his way from one class to the next, and sees the same thing happening today.
Intention: Adam needs to get to his next class.
Immoral action: Adam pretends not to notice as he walks by, hurrying on to his next class.
Norm: It's wrong to reveal someone's sexual identity without their permission.
Situation: Al is talking to his sister Lil, abut her friend Li at a lunch table.
Intention: Al wants to share something interesting abut Li.
Moral action: Al says Li almost made the Olympics one time.
Norm: It's wrong to reveal someone's sexual identity without their permission.
Situation: Al is talking to his sister Lil, abut her friend Li at a lunch table.
Intention: Al wants to share something interesting abut Li.
Immoral action: Al tells Lil that Li is secretly gay and does gay sex in private with gay people.
Norm: It is wrong to date someone who is married.
Situation: Kelly meets Eli at work and finds out that he is married.
Intention: Kelly wants to work with Eli on a project.
Moral action: Kelly invites Eli and his wife to her home to talk about the project over dinner.
Norm: It is wrong to date someone who is married.
Situation: Kelly meets Eli at work and finds out that he is married.
Intention: Kelly wants to work with Eli on a project.
Immoral action: Kelly invites Eli on a date to talk about the project and proceeds to flirt with him.
Norm: It's good to visit a doctor regularly.
Situation: Kenny just started work at a new company that offers good health insurance that covers regular checkups at the doctor's office.
Intention: Kenny wants to decide how often to take advantage of his insurance benefits.
Moral action: Kenny decides to use as much of his benefits as possible and goes in for annual checkups with his doctor.
Norm: It's good to visit a doctor regularly.
Situation: Kenny just started work at a new company that offers good health insurance that covers regular checkups at the doctor's office.
Intention: Kenny wants to decide how often to take advantage of his insurance benefits.
Immoral action: Kenny decides to only go to the doctor if he is noticing a serious issue and does not go for years.
Norm: It's bad to open other people's mail.
Situation: Greg lives with his partner, Kelly, who has received a letter which is in a strange looking envelope.
Intention: Greg wants to know what is in the envelope.
Moral action: Greg waits for his partner to get home and for her to open it then asks her what was inside.
Norm: It's bad to open other people's mail.
Situation: Greg lives with his partner, Kelly, who has received a letter which is in a strange looking envelope.
Intention: Greg wants to know what is in the envelope.
Immoral action: Greg gives into his curiosity and proceeds to open the envelope.
Norm: It's bad to spoil movies for people.
Situation: Lisa recently saw the latest Star Trek movie, and she is talking with Latasha who plans to see it in a few days.
Intention: Lisa wants to talk about the movie.
Moral action: Lisa tells Latasha that it is a good movie but doesn't go into any details about the plot.
Norm: It's bad to spoil movies for people.
Situation: Lisa recently saw the latest Star Trek movie, and she is talking with Latasha who plans to see it in a few days.
Intention: Lisa wants to talk about the movie.
Immoral action: Lisa tells Latasha some of the major twists that happen in the movie.
Norm: It's frowned upon to drink too much.
Situation: Mitch is attending his cousin's open bar wedding and the reception has just started.
Intention: Mitch wants to have a good time.
Moral action: Mitch has a few drinks but spends most of his time dancing and chatting with other guests.
Norm: It's frowned upon to drink too much.
Situation: Mitch is attending his cousin's open bar wedding and the reception has just started.
Intention: Mitch wants to have a good time.
Immoral action: Mitch enjoys himself by sitting at the bar and drinking an excessive amount of beer and shots.
Norm: You shouldn't always be angry with someone.
Situation: Trevor, who is not the most patient person, manages a specialized team at work.
Intention: Trevor wants his team's work to always be perfect.
Moral action: Trevor encourages his employees to always do their best and to review each other's work.
Norm: You shouldn't always be angry with someone.
Situation: Trevor, who is not the most patient person, manages a specialized team at work.
Intention: Trevor wants his team's work to always be perfect.
Immoral action: Trevor micromanages his employees and angrily badgers them until their work is flawless.
Norm: You shouldn't be late for things.
Situation: Tanya, a makeup lover, has plans to meet with friends and go to a show.
Intention: Tanya wants to do her makeup before heading out.
Moral action: Tanya does a simple look that only takes 10 minutes and meets up with her friends before the show starts.
Norm: You shouldn't be late for things.
Situation: Tanya, a makeup lover, has plans to meet with friends and go to a show.
Intention: Tanya wants to do her makeup before heading out.
Immoral action: Tanya does an elaborate makeup look that ends up taking an hour and makes her and her friends late for the show.
Norm: It's not okay to pry into other peoples lives.
Situation: Joel is talking to his friend Jim when Jim accidentally mentions something about their spouse which may be embarrassing.
Intention: Joel wants to respond to the potentially embarrassing information.
Moral action: Joel acknowledges what Jim said and moves the conversation to a different topic.
Norm: It's not okay to pry into other peoples lives.
Situation: Joel is talking to his friend Jim when Jim accidentally mentions something about their spouse which may be embarrassing.
Intention: Joel wants to respond to the potentially embarrassing information.
Immoral action: Joel asks numerous questions about their Jim's spouse looking to get information.
Norm: You shouldn't try to pet someone's dog without their permission.
Situation: Max is walking down the street and another person's dog approaches him wagging it's tail.
Intention: Max wants to welcome the dog he sees.
Moral action: Max verbally greets the dog and smiles at it.
Norm: You shouldn't try to pet someone's dog without their permission.
Situation: Max is walking down the street and another person's dog approaches him wagging it's tail.
Intention: Max wants to welcome the dog he sees.
Immoral action: Max decides to pet the dog without the owner's permission.
Norm: It's morally unacceptable to have relations with a child.
Situation: Steve has raised his step daughter for 5 years now and is starting to fall in love with her.
Intention: Steve wants to show his step daughter how much he loves him.
Moral action: Steve makes sure to buy his step daughter whatever she wants.
Norm: It's morally unacceptable to have relations with a child.
Situation: Steve has raised his step daughter for 5 years now and is starting to fall in love with her.
Intention: Steve wants to show his step daughter how much he loves him.
Immoral action: Steve asks his step daughter if she wants to be his girlfriend.
Norm: Is bad to blow off work for no reason.
Situation: Art is laying bricks in the hot sun, constructing a wall.
Intention: Art wants to give art's tired muscles a rest.
Moral action: Art sits under a tree for a few minutes with a bottle of water and recovers in the shade before returning to work.
Norm: Is bad to blow off work for no reason.
Situation: Art is laying bricks in the hot sun, constructing a wall.
Intention: Art wants to give art's tired muscles a rest.
Immoral action: Art leaves the wall behind and gets drunk with Art's friends.
Norm: It's wrong to rob a store.
Situation: Ben is at the local grocery store a few hours after losing his job.
Intention: Ben wants a way to get extra money.
Moral action: Ben asks the manager of the store if they are hiring.
Norm: It's wrong to rob a store.
Situation: Ben is at the local grocery store a few hours after losing his job.
Intention: Ben wants a way to get extra money.
Immoral action: Ben holds up the cashier at the store and tells them to empty the register.
Norm: It's wrong to view child pornography.
Situation: Jack lives alone, is lonely, old and has no girlfriend.
Intention: Jack wants to get a thrill.
Moral action: Jack joins a dating service, finds a date and takes her to an amusement park.
Norm: It's wrong to view child pornography.
Situation: Jack lives alone, is lonely, old and has no girlfriend.
Intention: Jack wants to get a thrill.
Immoral action: Jack hops on his computer and downloads photos of naked boys.
Norm: It's expected that you are kind to people with Autism
Situation: Nadia works in a office that has just hired an autistic person Rhonda to be on Nadia's team.
Intention: Nadia wants to work with a competent team.
Moral action: Nadia helps Rhonda with any questions she has and teaches her how the team works.
Norm: It's expected that you are kind to people with Autism
Situation: Nadia works in a office that has just hired an autistic person Rhonda to be on Nadia's team.
Intention: Nadia wants to work with a competent team.
Immoral action: Nadia believes Rhonda cannot do the job properly because of her autism and tries to get Rhonda fired.
Norm: It's kind to return someone's lost wallet to them.
Situation: Gretchen is walking down the street when she finds a wallet lying on the ground that belongs to a man named Jake.
Intention: She wants to decide what to do with the wallet.
Moral action: Gretchen finds a phone number for Jake in the wallet and gives him a call, so she can return it.
Norm: It's kind to return someone's lost wallet to them.
Situation: Gretchen is walking down the street when she finds a wallet lying on the ground that belongs to a man named Jake.
Intention: She wants to decide what to do with the wallet.
Immoral action: Gretchen removes the cash from the wallet and discards the rest in a trash can.
Norm: It is rude to expose others to illness.
Situation: Fran had been feeling sick and felt like she was going to throw up.
Intention: Fran needed some medicine for her stomach.
Moral action: Fran asks her husband to run to the store for her to pick up her medicine.
Norm: It is rude to expose others to illness.
Situation: Fran had been feeling sick and felt like she was going to throw up.
Intention: Fran needed some medicine for her stomach.
Immoral action: Fran goes to the store herself to pick up the medicine that she needs.
Norm: It's wrong not to give everybody an equal chance
Situation: Lauren is the coach of her college's soccer team and is choosing players for the new season.
Intention: Lauren wants her team to be good.
Moral action: Lauren decides to take a chance by welcoming newcomers on her team.
Norm: It's wrong not to give everybody an equal chance
Situation: Lauren is the coach of her college's soccer team and is choosing players for the new season.
Intention: Lauren wants her team to be good.
Immoral action: Lauren decides to choose only the players who have proven themselves previously, ignoring newcomers.
Norm: It's wrong not to pay your ex child support.
Situation: Jay has a child with his ex, and he's in a tough financial situation after losing his job.
Intention: Jay wants to cut his costs, so he can improve his finances.
Moral action: Jay arranges to make lower payments for couple months then pay more the following months.
Norm: It's wrong not to pay your ex child support.
Situation: Jay has a child with his ex, and he's in a tough financial situation after losing his job.
Intention: Jay wants to cut his costs, so he can improve his finances.
Immoral action: Jay skips out on paying child support for a few months.
Norm: It's bad to work for less than a livable wage.
Situation: Ben has been looking for a job recently and now he's approached by Paul who offers him 2 dollars an hour to wash windows.
Intention: Ben wants to respond to Paul's job offer.
Moral action: Ben tells Paul that he'd rather starve than wash windows for 2 dollars an hour.
Norm: It's bad to work for less than a livable wage.
Situation: Ben has been looking for a job recently and now he's approached by Paul who offers him 2 dollars an hour to wash windows.
Intention: Ben wants to respond to Paul's job offer.
Immoral action: Ben tells Paul that he'd love to work for him since it's better than nothing.
Norm: It is greedy to marry just for money.
Situation: Lisa has been dating Bill mostly because of his money and wasn't very serious and now Cam asks her to marry him.
Intention: Lisa wants to respond to Cam's proposal.
Moral action: Lisa tells Cam that she thought they were in a fling, and she doesn't feel like she really loves Cam so no.
Norm: It is greedy to marry just for money.
Situation: Lisa has been dating Bill mostly because of his money and wasn't very serious and now Cam asks her to marry him.
Intention: Lisa wants to respond to Cam's proposal.
Immoral action: Lisa tells Cam that she would love to marry him while thinking that she's probably set for life now.
Norm: You shouldn't allow your children to not do their homework.
Situation: Jed's kids had come home from school and were doing their homework before dinner.
Intention: Jed wants his kids to eat.
Moral action: Jed lets his kids finish with their homework before serving them their dinner.
Norm: You shouldn't allow your children to not do their homework.
Situation: Jed's kids had come home from school and were doing their homework before dinner.
Intention: Jed wants his kids to eat.
Immoral action: Jed tells the kids they are finished with their homework and tells them it's time to eat.
Norm: It's nice to let classmates use your stuff.
Situation: Nick is about to take an exam when he notices that a classmate doesn't have a pencil and is searching for one.
Intention: Nick wants his classmate to get a pencil.
Moral action: Nick digs into his backpack and gives his classmate one of his pencils to use.
Norm: It's nice to let classmates use your stuff.
Situation: Nick is about to take an exam when he notices that a classmate doesn't have a pencil and is searching for one.
Intention: Nick wants his classmate to get a pencil.
Immoral action: Nick suggests that his classmate goes to the office and tries to borrow a pencil from someone there.
Norm: It's rude to rejoice in your parent's breakup.
Situation: Felix listens to his father tearfully tell him about breaking up with his girlfriend.
Intention: Felix wants to do something with his father.
Moral action: Felix asks his dad if he would like to play a game of chess.
Norm: It's rude to rejoice in your parent's breakup.
Situation: Felix listens to his father tearfully tell him about breaking up with his girlfriend.
Intention: Felix wants to do something with his father.
Immoral action: Felix takes his father out to a bar where he talks a crowd into cheering for the breakup.
Norm: It's kind to give money to those in need.
Situation: Ted is walking through the city and sees a homeless man asking for change.
Intention: Ted wants to motivate the homeless man.
Moral action: Ted gives the man a $100 dollar bill and tells him to take care of himself.
Norm: It's kind to give money to those in need.
Situation: Ted is walking through the city and sees a homeless man asking for change.
Intention: Ted wants to motivate the homeless man.
Immoral action: Ted gives the man a motivational speech that involves his own life.
Norm: It's good to decorate for Halloween.
Situation: Heather recently moved into a new neighborhood and Halloween is coming up in a few days.
Intention: She wants to prepare for trick-or-treaters.
Moral action: Heather decorates her yard and house to really get into the Halloween spirit.
Norm: It's good to decorate for Halloween.
Situation: Heather recently moved into a new neighborhood and Halloween is coming up in a few days.
Intention: She wants to prepare for trick-or-treaters.
Immoral action: Heather prepares a bowl of candy at her front door but doesn't do any decorating.
Norm: It's wrong not to pay attention when you drive.
Situation: Shawn is driving to an appointment, and he is not sure if he is going the right way.
Intention: Shawn wants to use the navigation app on his phone.
Moral action: Shawn pulls over in a convenient spot and sets up the navigation app before driving again.
Norm: It's wrong not to pay attention when you drive.
Situation: Shawn is driving to an appointment, and he is not sure if he is going the right way.
Intention: Shawn wants to use the navigation app on his phone.
Immoral action: Shawn tries to use the navigation app at the same time he is driving the vehicle.
Norm: It's mean to wish someone dies when they wrong you.
Situation: Rob's father Brandon hasn't paid back a debt, so Rob is really angry and is talking to his friend Mary about it.
Intention: Rob wants to vent to Mary.
Moral action: Rob is really angry and while talking to Mary says that he will just have a talk with Brandon and try to be understanding.
Norm: It's mean to wish someone dies when they wrong you.
Situation: Rob's father Brandon hasn't paid back a debt, so Rob is really angry and is talking to his friend Mary about it.
Intention: Rob wants to vent to Mary.
Immoral action: In the heat of the moment, Rob tells Mary that Brandon needs to just drop dead.
Norm: You shouldn't report your neighbors without a good reason.
Situation: Rasheeda has a neighbor Mike who lives above them that is up late at night.
Intention: Rasheeda needs it quieter at night because she works early.
Moral action: Rasheeda meets Mike and explains that she works early and that sometimes Mike makes too much noise.
Norm: You shouldn't report your neighbors without a good reason.
Situation: Rasheeda has a neighbor Mike who lives above them that is up late at night.
Intention: Rasheeda needs it quieter at night because she works early.
Immoral action: Rasheeda calls the apartment security nightly for noise complaints whenever she hears Mike moving after 10pm.
Norm: It's rude to ghost someone on a date.
Situation: Hal had a date at the diner scheduled with Dina Friday night.
Intention: Hal wants to get out of the date.
Moral action: Hal calls Dina and tells her that he realized that he isn't ready to date.
Norm: It's rude to ghost someone on a date.
Situation: Hal had a date at the diner scheduled with Dina Friday night.
Intention: Hal wants to get out of the date.
Immoral action: Hal skips out on the date and doesn't answer any of Dina's texts or calls.
Norm: It's good to want to help out an animal.
Situation: Gerry is driving home from work and sees a turtle crossing the road.
Intention: Gerry wants to make a decision.
Moral action: Gerry stops his car and carries the turtle across the road.
Norm: It's good to want to help out an animal.
Situation: Gerry is driving home from work and sees a turtle crossing the road.
Intention: Gerry wants to make a decision.
Immoral action: Gerry , noticing the turtle, swerves around it and continues driving home.
Norm: It is nice to encourage others to keep trying.
Situation: Sam is a guidance counselor who is meeting with a student about pursuing art as a career after losing a local art competition.
Intention: Sam wants to make sure the student realistically understands their goal in life.
Moral action: Sam cautions the student towards the perils of pursuing art but tells them to not give up on their passion after one setback.
Norm: It is nice to encourage others to keep trying.
Situation: Sam is a guidance counselor who is meeting with a student about pursuing art as a career after losing a local art competition.
Intention: Sam wants to make sure the student realistically understands their goal in life.
Immoral action: Sam tells the student that art is financially impractical, and they should switch focus after the loss.
Norm: You shouldn't be toxic toward your kids.
Situation: Mary is bitter about her husbands repeated infidelity when her son asks her why she is so angry with his dad.
Intention: Mary wants to answer her son's question.
Moral action: Mary assures her son that her disagreement with his father doesn't impact their love for him.
Norm: You shouldn't be toxic toward your kids.
Situation: Mary is bitter about her husbands repeated infidelity when her son asks her why she is so angry with his dad.
Intention: Mary wants to answer her son's question.
Immoral action: Mary tells her son about his father’s history with women in great detail.
Norm: It's wise to always sample food before serving it.
Situation: Kevin is preparing a meal for his girlfriend based on a recipe from his mum.
Intention: Kevin wants to make sure the meal is tasty.
Moral action: While cooking Kevin tastes the meal repeatedly, adjusting the seasoning as needed.