CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's nice to volunteer to help others.
Situation: A worker at a local homeless shelter asks Jim to volunteer to serve food to the homeless people.
Intention: Jim wants to give the homeless shelter worker an answer.
Immoral action: Jim says he's too busy to help out at the homeless shelter.
Norm: It's rude to keep your boyfriend a secret.
Situation: Sara is at a luncheon with some colleagues from work when a male coworker starts flirting with her.
Intention: Sara wants to entertain herself.
Moral action: Sara immediately mentions that she has a boyfriend, but has fun trying to set the male coworker up with someone else.
Norm: It's rude to keep your boyfriend a secret.
Situation: Sara is at a luncheon with some colleagues from work when a male coworker starts flirting with her.
Intention: Sara wants to entertain herself.
Immoral action: To pass the time more quickly, Sara reciprocates the flirtatious attention that her male coworker is giving her without ever mentioning her boyfriend.
Norm: It's good to purchase things that you enjoy
Situation: Allison has been bored lately and is interested in learning an instrument.
Intention: Allison wants to buy music equipment.
Moral action: Allison decides on a guitar, which is her favorite instrument, and places the order.
Norm: It's good to purchase things that you enjoy
Situation: Allison has been bored lately and is interested in learning an instrument.
Intention: Allison wants to buy music equipment.
Immoral action: Allison see's a deal on a banjo, which isn't her favorite instrument, but she buys it regardless.
Norm: You shouldn't deceive someone for your own benefit.
Situation: Jake has a friend, Shane, who is trying to choose between two video games to buy.
Intention: Jake wants Shane to get the game he also owns, so they can play together.
Moral action: Jake gets Shane a copy of the game that he has, so they can play together.
Norm: You shouldn't deceive someone for your own benefit.
Situation: Jake has a friend, Shane, who is trying to choose between two video games to buy.
Intention: Jake wants Shane to get the game he also owns, so they can play together.
Immoral action: Jake tells Shane that the other game is not well made despite not having played it.
Norm: It is good to be sanitary to prevent infections.
Situation: Mark is working a restaurant making salads.
Intention: Mark needs to go to the bathroom.
Moral action: Mark washes his hands after using the restroom and continues making salads.
Norm: It is good to be sanitary to prevent infections.
Situation: Mark is working a restaurant making salads.
Intention: Mark needs to go to the bathroom.
Immoral action: Mark doesn't wash his hands after using the restroom but continues to make salads for customers.
Norm: It's rude to intrude in other people's photographs.
Situation: Samantha is at her friend's wedding reception and the wedding party is taking photos while the guests celebrate.
Intention: Samantha wants to have some pictures of herself taken to she can share them and remember this day.
Moral action: Samantha finds a spot away from the crowd and takes some selfies to post and share later.
Norm: It's rude to intrude in other people's photographs.
Situation: Samantha is at her friend's wedding reception and the wedding party is taking photos while the guests celebrate.
Intention: Samantha wants to have some pictures of herself taken to she can share them and remember this day.
Immoral action: Samantha walks over to where the bride and groom are having their picture taken, and she gets in the photo with them.
Norm: It's understandable that not everyone wants to have children.
Situation: Terri is talking to her friend Alice when Alice mentions she does not want to have children.
Intention: Terri wants to respond to Alice mentioning not wanting children.
Moral action: Terri says that not everyone needs to have children and it's fine for Alice to not have kids.
Norm: It's understandable that not everyone wants to have children.
Situation: Terri is talking to her friend Alice when Alice mentions she does not want to have children.
Intention: Terri wants to respond to Alice mentioning not wanting children.
Immoral action: Terri says that Alice will change her mind and children are for everyone.
Norm: You shouldn't break company rules.
Situation: Robert is at the office and is about to go on lunch break.
Intention: Robert wants to have something to eat.
Moral action: Robert clocks out for his lunch break and grabs some food.
Norm: You shouldn't break company rules.
Situation: Robert is at the office and is about to go on lunch break.
Intention: Robert wants to have something to eat.
Immoral action: Robert knows that he's supposed to clock out for his break, but he ignores the rule and gets something to eat.
Norm: It's good to stay hygienic.
Situation: Bobby has been sweating all day at work, but he is so tired that he doesn't feel like doing anything but going to bed.
Intention: Bobby has to decide whether he wants to take a shower before bed.
Moral action: Bobby decides that it is worth his last bit of energy to clean himself up before going to bed.
Norm: It's good to stay hygienic.
Situation: Bobby has been sweating all day at work, but he is so tired that he doesn't feel like doing anything but going to bed.
Intention: Bobby has to decide whether he wants to take a shower before bed.
Immoral action: He decides that he's just too tired to take a shower tonight and slips into bed while he is still dirty and sweaty.
Norm: It is foolish to burn down your own house.
Situation: Tony is sitting in his living room when he realizes it is a bit cold.
Intention: Tony wants to make the room warmer.
Moral action: Tony gets up and adjusts the temperature on the thermostat on his heater.
Norm: It is foolish to burn down your own house.
Situation: Tony is sitting in his living room when he realizes it is a bit cold.
Intention: Tony wants to make the room warmer.
Immoral action: Tony starts a fire in the living room of his house.
Norm: You shouldn't date someone if you already have a partner.
Situation: Carl is very attracted to a woman he met during a business trip, but he is already married.
Intention: Carl needs to decide whether to pursue a relationship with the woman he met on the road.
Moral action: Carl decides to dispose of the woman's phone number and to not pursue a relationship outside of his marriage.
Norm: You shouldn't date someone if you already have a partner.
Situation: Carl is very attracted to a woman he met during a business trip, but he is already married.
Intention: Carl needs to decide whether to pursue a relationship with the woman he met on the road.
Immoral action: Carl calls the woman he met, without mentioning that he is married, and asks to meet up with her on his next out of town trip.
Norm: It's wrong to get too drunk to fulfill your obligations.
Situation: Halen is entertaining his boss' daughter Trisha for the night, and Trisha wants him to enter a drinking contest.
Intention: Halen wants to make Trisha happen.
Moral action: Halen suggests that they return home for a glass of wine and a fun movie on Netflix.
Norm: It's wrong to get too drunk to fulfill your obligations.
Situation: Halen is entertaining his boss' daughter Trisha for the night, and Trisha wants him to enter a drinking contest.
Intention: Halen wants to make Trisha happen.
Immoral action: Halen drinks eight shots in a row to win the contest.
Norm: It's good to encourage your kids.
Situation: Mike, a doctor, is listening to his kid Joey talk about his dreams of becoming a fireman.
Intention: Mike wants his kid to admire him.
Moral action: Mike tells Joey he can be anything he wants to be, and he supports him.
Norm: It's good to encourage your kids.
Situation: Mike, a doctor, is listening to his kid Joey talk about his dreams of becoming a fireman.
Intention: Mike wants his kid to admire him.
Immoral action: Mike tells Joey that a doctor is a more respectable job.
Norm: It's not okay to go through peoples personal things.
Situation: Jane's phone has gone missing, and she suspects that Leo has it in his bag.
Intention: Jane wants to find her phone.
Moral action: Jane asks Leo if he has seen her phone lately.
Norm: It's not okay to go through peoples personal things.
Situation: Jane's phone has gone missing, and she suspects that Leo has it in his bag.
Intention: Jane wants to find her phone.
Immoral action: Jane looks in Leo's bag while his back is turned.
Norm: You shouldn't abandon your child's pet.
Situation: Deb has a son that she bought a dog for, and he can't take care of the dog because he's a toddler.
Intention: Deb wants to figure out what to do with the dog.
Moral action: Deb decides to take care of the dog and teach her toddler what to do, so he can care for it when he grows up.
Norm: You shouldn't abandon your child's pet.
Situation: Deb has a son that she bought a dog for, and he can't take care of the dog because he's a toddler.
Intention: Deb wants to figure out what to do with the dog.
Immoral action: Deb decides to leave the dog out on the street by itself.
Norm: It's rude to comment negatively on people's clothing.
Situation: Jim's friend got a new pair of jeans, and they ask Jim how they look in them.
Intention: Jim wants to tell his friend what he thinks of their jeans.
Moral action: Jim says his friend's jeans look fine and adds that it's hard to go wrong with a pair of jeans.
Norm: It's rude to comment negatively on people's clothing.
Situation: Jim's friend got a new pair of jeans, and they ask Jim how they look in them.
Intention: Jim wants to tell his friend what he thinks of their jeans.
Immoral action: Jim tells his friend that the jeans are really dorky and that they have terrible fashion sense.
Norm: You shouldn't not hire someone just because they smell.
Situation: Harry is conducting interviews for an open position at his company and the best candidate is a brilliant but unkempt and smelly young man.
Intention: Harry wants all his employees to be well groomed and look professional.
Moral action: Harry convinces the young man to change his grooming practices and clean up his act, then hires him.
Norm: You shouldn't not hire someone just because they smell.
Situation: Harry is conducting interviews for an open position at his company and the best candidate is a brilliant but unkempt and smelly young man.
Intention: Harry wants all his employees to be well groomed and look professional.
Immoral action: Harry chooses not to hire the unkempt young man because he smells.
Norm: It's kind to buy a gift for someone you love.
Situation: John's wife Mindy wants a diamond ring for her birthday.
Intention: John wants to grow his savings account.
Moral action: John puts some of his paycheck in savings and uses some to buy Mindy a cheaper diamond ring.
Norm: It's kind to buy a gift for someone you love.
Situation: John's wife Mindy wants a diamond ring for her birthday.
Intention: John wants to grow his savings account.
Immoral action: John puts all his paycheck in his savings account and doesn't buy Mindy a gift.
Norm: It's wrong to make fun of your partner's eating habits.
Situation: Tony is eating hamburgers with his girlfriend when he notices she dips the hamburgers in soda.
Intention: Tony wants to talk about the hamburger in soda.
Moral action: Tony asks his girlfriend why she dips her hamburger in soda.
Norm: It's wrong to make fun of your partner's eating habits.
Situation: Tony is eating hamburgers with his girlfriend when he notices she dips the hamburgers in soda.
Intention: Tony wants to talk about the hamburger in soda.
Immoral action: Tony tells his girlfriend that it's weird for her to dip the burger in soda.
Norm: It's wrong to post someone's conversation online without their permission.
Situation: Tom has a long and important business conversation with his friend during lunch.
Intention: Tom wants to let her friend know what he thought about their conversation.
Moral action: Tom posts in a private message to his friend what he thought about the lunch conversation.
Norm: It's wrong to post someone's conversation online without their permission.
Situation: Tom has a long and important business conversation with his friend during lunch.
Intention: Tom wants to let her friend know what he thought about their conversation.
Immoral action: Tom posts publicly on Facebook to his friend what he thought about their conversation.
Norm: You should not argue in public
Situation: Katie is at the grocery store with her partner who says something that really bothers her.
Intention: Katie wants to confront her partner about what he said.
Moral action: Katie waits until they get back home to bring up the issue.
Norm: You should not argue in public
Situation: Katie is at the grocery store with her partner who says something that really bothers her.
Intention: Katie wants to confront her partner about what he said.
Immoral action: Katie gets into it with her partner, and they argue while at the store.
Norm: It's not good to put others lives at risk.
Situation: Tyler is going to the grocery store where there is a mask requirement policy, but he has lost his mask.
Intention: Tyler wants to buy something for dinner.
Moral action: Tyler fashions a t-shirt into a makeshift mask and wears it while he shops.
Norm: It's not good to put others lives at risk.
Situation: Tyler is going to the grocery store where there is a mask requirement policy, but he has lost his mask.
Intention: Tyler wants to buy something for dinner.
Immoral action: Tyler goes to the store without a mask on and picks up ingredients for dinner.
Norm: It is right to warn others about bad people.
Situation: Jenny recognizes her roommates new boyfriend as a guy who was rumored to hit his girlfriend when they were in high school.
Intention: Jenny wants to tell her roommate that she knew the guy in high school.
Moral action: Jenny admits having known of the guy in high school and shares all she heard about him back then.
Norm: It is right to warn others about bad people.
Situation: Jenny recognizes her roommates new boyfriend as a guy who was rumored to hit his girlfriend when they were in high school.
Intention: Jenny wants to tell her roommate that she knew the guy in high school.
Immoral action: Jenny decides to acknowledge their past acquaintance but decides not share rumors that she had heard about him.
Norm: It's wrong to have sexual thoughts about one's family.
Situation: At a family reunion, George is asked by his cousin Gloria how she looks in her new dress.
Intention: George wants to give Gloria a compliment.
Moral action: George tells Gloria that she looks elegant in the dress.
Norm: It's wrong to have sexual thoughts about one's family.
Situation: At a family reunion, George is asked by his cousin Gloria how she looks in her new dress.
Intention: George wants to give Gloria a compliment.
Immoral action: George tells Gloria that she looks good enough to shag.
Norm: It's bad to deny your partner when they want affection.
Situation: Zack is watching the football game in the living room during a tense moment when his wife Paula asks him for a hug.
Intention: Zack wants to respond to Paula's request for a hug.
Moral action: Zack tells his wife to come give him a great big hug, and he pulls her in tight, so he can watch the game behind her.
Norm: It's bad to deny your partner when they want affection.
Situation: Zack is watching the football game in the living room during a tense moment when his wife Paula asks him for a hug.
Intention: Zack wants to respond to Paula's request for a hug.
Immoral action: Zack tells Paula that she's being ridiculous, clearly the game in it's climax moments, and he's busy.
Norm: It's good to sleep when you are tired.
Situation: Eric has an exam in a few days and hasn't studied at all.
Intention: Eric wants to study hard the night before the exam.
Moral action: Eric studies intensely the night before and then gets some sleep too.
Norm: It's good to sleep when you are tired.
Situation: Eric has an exam in a few days and hasn't studied at all.
Intention: Eric wants to study hard the night before the exam.
Immoral action: Eric pops caffeine pills all night long studying.
Norm: It is weak to give in to your addictions.
Situation: Cindy is a recovering alcoholic, and is at a party where alcohol is being served.
Intention: Cindy wants to have fun at the party.
Moral action: Cindy sticks to non-alcoholic drinks and dances with people a lot.
Norm: It is weak to give in to your addictions.
Situation: Cindy is a recovering alcoholic, and is at a party where alcohol is being served.
Intention: Cindy wants to have fun at the party.
Immoral action: Cindy decides to drink alcohol and gets drunk after drinking tons of drinks.
Norm: You shouldn't eat all of your family's food.
Situation: After school Paul finds a meatloaf his mom left in the refrigerator for her family's dinner.
Intention: Paul wants an after school snack.
Moral action: Paul figures the meat must be for dinner and pours himself a bowl of cereal.
Norm: You shouldn't eat all of your family's food.
Situation: After school Paul finds a meatloaf his mom left in the refrigerator for her family's dinner.
Intention: Paul wants an after school snack.
Immoral action: Paul tastes the meat and keeps going back for more until it's completely gone.
Norm: It's wrong to hide the paternity of your child.
Situation: Cindy has just had a baby that belongs to her ex boyfriend Tom.
Intention: Cindy wants to take care of her baby.
Moral action: Cindy tells Tom that he is the father of her baby.
Norm: It's wrong to hide the paternity of your child.
Situation: Cindy has just had a baby that belongs to her ex boyfriend Tom.
Intention: Cindy wants to take care of her baby.
Immoral action: Cindy tries to take care of the baby by herself and doesn't tell Tom he is the father.
Norm: It's good to say a well-meaning remark to someone struggling.
Situation: Claire sees that her friend Ashley is down in the dumps about a breakup.
Intention: Claire wants to give Ashley her advice.
Moral action: Claire tells Ashley that she is a strong person, and she will be fine.
Norm: It's good to say a well-meaning remark to someone struggling.
Situation: Claire sees that her friend Ashley is down in the dumps about a breakup.
Intention: Claire wants to give Ashley her advice.
Immoral action: Claire tells Ashley that it's her fault for the breakup because she has bad taste in men.
Norm: It's good to be self sufficient.
Situation: Karen is unemployed and looking for a place to stay.
Intention: Karen wants to live the good life.
Moral action: Karen looks diligently for a good paying job.
Norm: It's good to be self sufficient.
Situation: Karen is unemployed and looking for a place to stay.
Intention: Karen wants to live the good life.
Immoral action: Karen asks her parents if she can move in and live off them.
Norm: You should call 911 when a house is on fire.
Situation: On his way to work, Jack spots a house burning.
Intention: Jack wants to get to his job meeting on time.
Moral action: Jack stops for a second, calls 911 about the house fire, then takes a short cut to his job meeting.
Norm: You should call 911 when a house is on fire.
Situation: On his way to work, Jack spots a house burning.
Intention: Jack wants to get to his job meeting on time.
Immoral action: Jack stares for a second but then ignores the fire and drives fast to his job.
Norm: You should ground children that break the rules.
Situation: Felicia notices her son Davis pushing his brother Derrick down onto the ground.
Intention: Felicia wants to decide how to handle the situation.
Moral action: Felicia pulls Davis aside and puts him in time out for the rest of the day for pushing his brother.
Norm: You should ground children that break the rules.
Situation: Felicia notices her son Davis pushing his brother Derrick down onto the ground.
Intention: Felicia wants to decide how to handle the situation.
Immoral action: Thinking that Davis is just playing around, Felicia does nothing.
Norm: It's good to use clean language around your parents.
Situation: Jacky is opening her SAT scores at the dinner table with her parents when she sees her near perfect score.
Intention: Jacky wants to express her happiness with the score.
Moral action: Jacky tells her parents that she did very well on the test.
Norm: It's good to use clean language around your parents.
Situation: Jacky is opening her SAT scores at the dinner table with her parents when she sees her near perfect score.
Intention: Jacky wants to express her happiness with the score.
Immoral action: Jacky says she got an expletive ton of points on the test.
Norm: It's embarrassing to throw up in public.
Situation: Phil ate some bad oysters and feels a rumbling in his stomach that makes him feel sick.
Intention: Phil wants to relieve his upset stomach somewhere.
Moral action: Phil goes to a bathroom to throw up his stomach contents in a toilet.
Norm: It's embarrassing to throw up in public.
Situation: Phil ate some bad oysters and feels a rumbling in his stomach that makes him feel sick.
Intention: Phil wants to relieve his upset stomach somewhere.
Immoral action: Phil goes to a park to throw up his stomach contents on the ground.
Norm: You shouldn't discuss sensitive topics in an English class.
Situation: Carla was in her English class at her high school.
Intention: Carla wanted to add to the discussion in class.
Moral action: Carla talks to the rest of the class about her thoughts on their reading material.
Norm: You shouldn't discuss sensitive topics in an English class.
Situation: Carla was in her English class at her high school.
Intention: Carla wanted to add to the discussion in class.
Immoral action: Carla starts to talk to the rest of the class about her thoughts on the death penalty.
Norm: It's not okay to talk excessively about your problems.
Situation: Linda and several colleagues are having lunch at work and chatting, and Linda just went through a breakup.
Intention: Linda wants to participate in the conversation.
Moral action: Linda briefly brings up her situation and asks for advice from her colleagues.
Norm: It's not okay to talk excessively about your problems.
Situation: Linda and several colleagues are having lunch at work and chatting, and Linda just went through a breakup.
Intention: Linda wants to participate in the conversation.
Immoral action: Linda monopolizes the conversation, rehashing her recent breakup in intimate, excrutiating detail.
Norm: You should see the doctor if you're sick.
Situation: Todd has not been feeling well and his wife, Katie, thinks that he should go to see the doctor.
Intention: Todd wants to wait to see if he feels better.
Moral action: When Todd sees that he is not feeling better the next day, he goes to the doctor.
Norm: You should see the doctor if you're sick.
Situation: Todd has not been feeling well and his wife, Katie, thinks that he should go to see the doctor.
Intention: Todd wants to wait to see if he feels better.
Immoral action: Todd gets progressively worse each day he avoids going to the doctor.
Norm: You shouldn't micromanage your child's social life
Situation: Harry's son Barry has a huge crush on a girl at his school.
Intention: Harry wants to help Barry get the girl.
Moral action: Harry gives Barry some advice on how to make a good impression.
Norm: You shouldn't micromanage your child's social life
Situation: Harry's son Barry has a huge crush on a girl at his school.
Intention: Harry wants to help Barry get the girl.
Immoral action: Harry writes a love note and gives it to the girl on behalf of Barry.
Norm: You shouldn't cheat on your partner with your friend.
Situation: Elisa has a boyfriend and is meeting an old friend named Jim for dinner who is hitting on her.
Intention: Elisa wants to respond to Jim's flirtations.
Moral action: Elisa tells Jim that they're friends, but she's already in a relationship.
Norm: You shouldn't cheat on your partner with your friend.
Situation: Elisa has a boyfriend and is meeting an old friend named Jim for dinner who is hitting on her.
Intention: Elisa wants to respond to Jim's flirtations.
Immoral action: Elisa tells Jim that they can have a side relationship without her boyfriend knowing.