CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It’s bad to deceive people.
Situation: Jill has a lot of homework to do.
Intention: Jill wants to be done with her homework.
Moral consequence: Jill turns in her homework and does better in class.
Immoral action: Jill calls her friend and copies her friend's homework.
Norm: It's wrong to be emotionally dependent on a child.
Situation: Jane had a hard day at work and has just arrived at home.
Intention: Jane wants some validation and comfort from a person.
Moral action: Jane goes to her husband and tells him about her difficult day.
Immoral consequence: The child is confused and doesn't know how to react.
Norm: It's wrong to be emotionally dependent on a child.
Situation: Jane had a hard day at work and has just arrived at home.
Intention: Jane wants some validation and comfort from a person.
Moral consequence: Jane's husband hugs her and speaks encouraging words to her.
Immoral action: Jane goes to her child and tells the child how hard of a day she had.
Norm: It's not okay to be dependent on your parents.
Situation: Adam moved out of his parents house last year and has recently lost his job.
Intention: Adam wants to make sure he can pay his bills on time.
Moral action: Adam goes to a temp agency to see if he kind find short term work to pay his bills.
Immoral consequence: She reluctantly agrees but decides to charge him a large amount of interest.
Norm: It's not okay to be dependent on your parents.
Situation: Adam moved out of his parents house last year and has recently lost his job.
Intention: Adam wants to make sure he can pay his bills on time.
Moral consequence: Adam ends up getting hired the local electric company and makes more than enough money to pay his bills.
Immoral action: Adam calls his mom and begs for a loan.
Norm: It's unacceptable to act out sexually in public.
Situation: Kelly and her new boyfriend are going to the movies.
Intention: Kelly wants to show him how physically attracted she is to him.
Moral action: Kelly tells him that they are going to have fun together at her place after the movie.
Immoral consequence: Kelly and her boyfriend are kicked out of the theater with no refund.
Norm: It's unacceptable to act out sexually in public.
Situation: Kelly and her new boyfriend are going to the movies.
Intention: Kelly wants to show him how physically attracted she is to him.
Moral consequence: Kelly and her boyfriend spend the rest of the night canoodling in bed.
Immoral action: Kelly puts her hand down his pants, causing him to moan while the movie is playing.
Norm: It's good to support your child's college decision.
Situation: Melissa, Jared's daughter, tells Jarred that she is not sure she should apply for her dream university.
Intention: Jared wants to encourage Melissa.
Moral action: Jared offers to help Melissa with her application to her chosen university.
Immoral consequence: Melissa passes over her ideal school for second best, and she doesn't fully enjoy her college life.
Norm: It's good to support your child's college decision.
Situation: Melissa, Jared's daughter, tells Jarred that she is not sure she should apply for her dream university.
Intention: Jared wants to encourage Melissa.
Moral consequence: Melissa gets an acceptance letter for her ideal university.
Immoral action: Jared tells Melissa that there's other universities more suited for her skill level, and that she can probably get accepted into those.
Norm: It's not okay for a parent to abuse a child.
Situation: Jamie is on her phone at the park, pushing her laughing son Liam on a swing set.
Intention: Jamie wants to be able to hear the phone options being read to her.
Moral action: Jamie stops pushing the swing and asks her son to quiet down for a moment.
Immoral consequence: Jamie selects the option she was listening for on her phone, but is then apprehended after being reported for child abuse.
Norm: It's not okay for a parent to abuse a child.
Situation: Jamie is on her phone at the park, pushing her laughing son Liam on a swing set.
Intention: Jamie wants to be able to hear the phone options being read to her.
Moral consequence: Jamie selects the option she was listening for and proceeds with her phone call.
Immoral action: Jamie smacks Liam across the face, telling him to quiet down while she listens to the phone options.
Norm: It's wrong to say mean things about one's partner.
Situation: Barry is talking with his friend on the phone.
Intention: Barry wants to tell his friend about his relationship.
Moral action: Barry tells his friend that he loves his wife more now than the day they were married.
Immoral consequence: Barry is divorced by his wife when she overhears his conversation about how ugly she is.
Norm: It's wrong to say mean things about one's partner.
Situation: Barry is talking with his friend on the phone.
Intention: Barry wants to tell his friend about his relationship.
Moral consequence: Barry is treated to a nice romantic dinner by his wife after she overhears his loving comment about her.
Immoral action: Barry tells his friend that he no longer finds his wife attractive.
Norm: Smelling bad is socially unacceptable.
Situation: Mary is preparing to go out to a party.
Intention: Mary wants to get ready quickly.
Moral action: Mary quickly sprays on some perfume, puts on clothes, and leaves for the party.
Immoral consequence: Mary's friends gossip about her behind her back that she smells.
Norm: Smelling bad is socially unacceptable.
Situation: Mary is preparing to go out to a party.
Intention: Mary wants to get ready quickly.
Moral consequence: Mary's friends don't notice any bad smells and are friendly with her.
Immoral action: Mary quickly puts on some clothes and leaves, without using deodorant or perfume.
Norm: It's bad to tell jokes that go too far.
Situation: Jim is at a get together with people he doesn't know very well.
Intention: Jim wants to make people laugh and show that he has a sense of humor.
Moral action: Jim tells very lighthearted "dad" jokes.
Immoral consequence: Although some are entertained, others are quite offended and taken back.
Norm: It's bad to tell jokes that go too far.
Situation: Jim is at a get together with people he doesn't know very well.
Intention: Jim wants to make people laugh and show that he has a sense of humor.
Moral consequence: Everyone laughs at the wholesome jokes.
Immoral action: Jim tells some very offensive jokes to the group.
Norm: It's bad to get a divorce.
Situation: Mark argues with his partner all the time.
Intention: Mark wants less drama in his life.
Moral action: Mark goes to marriage counseling with his partner.
Immoral consequence: Mark loses the love and respect of his children.
Norm: It's bad to get a divorce.
Situation: Mark argues with his partner all the time.
Intention: Mark wants less drama in his life.
Moral consequence: Mark becomes more in tune with his partner and reduces the stress in his life.
Immoral action: Mark files for divorce from his partner.
Norm: You shouldn't throw your housemate's clothes on the floor.
Situation: Dave is doing laundry, but someone else's clothes are in the dryer.
Intention: Dave wants to remove the person's clothes.
Moral action: Dave neatly folds the person's clothes and puts them on the dryer.
Immoral consequence: The person who owns the clothes is angry with Dave and throws his clothes on the floor, too.
Norm: You shouldn't throw your housemate's clothes on the floor.
Situation: Dave is doing laundry, but someone else's clothes are in the dryer.
Intention: Dave wants to remove the person's clothes.
Moral consequence: The person who owns the clothes is touched and folds Dave's clothes, too.
Immoral action: Dave chucks the person's clothes on the floor and puts his own into the dryer.
Norm: You shouldn't get involved in forbidden relationships.
Situation: Corey just discovered the fact that one of the girls he has been texting is underage.
Intention: Corey wants to feel less lonely.
Moral action: Corey pursues one of the women he knows who is an adult.
Immoral consequence: Corey gets to go on an in-person date with the girl and the two get close, but he is apprehended for child endangerment.
Norm: You shouldn't get involved in forbidden relationships.
Situation: Corey just discovered the fact that one of the girls he has been texting is underage.
Intention: Corey wants to feel less lonely.
Moral consequence: Corey goes on a date with the woman and the two become close.
Immoral action: Corey pursues the underage girl, despite knowing that it is illegal.
Norm: You should be respectful of your neighbors and their property.
Situation: Alec is working in his yard.
Intention: Alex wants to make his property look nicer.
Moral action: Alex trims the hedges and makes them look very neat.
Immoral consequence: Alex is cursed out by his neighbors for cutting their trees.
Norm: You should be respectful of your neighbors and their property.
Situation: Alec is working in his yard.
Intention: Alex wants to make his property look nicer.
Moral consequence: Alex is given an award by the HOA for having such an attractive property.
Immoral action: Alex cuts down some branches from a tree on his neighbor's property.
Norm: Taking your wife places contributes to a healthy relationship.
Situation: Derrick has the weekend off from work.
Intention: Derrick wants to relax and have fun.
Moral action: Derrick plans a romantic weekend getaway for him and his wife.
Immoral consequence: Derrick comes home to his belongings packed and a locked door.
Norm: Taking your wife places contributes to a healthy relationship.
Situation: Derrick has the weekend off from work.
Intention: Derrick wants to relax and have fun.
Moral consequence: Derrick is praised for being a good husband.
Immoral action: Derrick leaves on a fishing trip with his friends without his wife.
Norm: You should treat your superiors with respect.
Situation: Larry is invited to the work Christmas party.
Intention: Larry wants to have fun.
Moral action: Larry abstains from drinking and tells his boss how much he enjoys his job.
Immoral consequence: Larry is fired the next day.
Norm: You should treat your superiors with respect.
Situation: Larry is invited to the work Christmas party.
Intention: Larry wants to have fun.
Moral consequence: Larry gets a promotion after his next performance review.
Immoral action: Larry drinks too much and insults his boss.
Norm: It's wrong to take advantage of stores' return policies.
Situation: Mark has too much winter clothing.
Intention: Mark wants to get rid of some of his clothes.
Moral action: Mark donates some sweaters he doesn't need to Goodwill.
Immoral consequence: Mark is accused to trying to defraud the store and has to go home with all the sweaters.
Norm: It's wrong to take advantage of stores' return policies.
Situation: Mark has too much winter clothing.
Intention: Mark wants to get rid of some of his clothes.
Moral consequence: Someone who needed a warm sweater but otherwise couldn't afford it is able to buy one.
Immoral action: Mark takes several sweaters he didn't buy at a store to a store and complains that he wants to return them for a full refund.
Norm: You should not be wasteful.
Situation: Michelle is cleaning out her garage.
Intention: Michelle wants to get rid of some things.
Moral action: Michelle put her items on the curb and makes an ad on Craigslist under the Free section so people can come and take the items to use.
Immoral consequence: Michelle is scolded by her neighbor for putting perfectly fine items in the landfill.
Norm: You should not be wasteful.
Situation: Michelle is cleaning out her garage.
Intention: Michelle wants to get rid of some things.
Moral consequence: Michelle gets praise and thanks from the people who pick up her unwanted items.
Immoral action: Michelle sets her unwanted items out for the garbage truck to pick up.
Norm: It's good to have insurance for your car.
Situation: Ace buys a used car from a friend, but hasn't gotten insurance just yet.
Intention: Ace wants to go for a drive.
Moral action: Ace goes on his phone and buys car insurance before driving off.
Immoral consequence: A police officer pulls him over and fines him for not having insurance.
Norm: It's good to have insurance for your car.
Situation: Ace buys a used car from a friend, but hasn't gotten insurance just yet.
Intention: Ace wants to go for a drive.
Moral consequence: A police officer pulls him over, sees that he has insurance, and leaves.
Immoral action: Ace goes for a drive right away, promising to buy insurance later.
Norm: It's wrong to cause accidents while driving.
Situation: Adam is going home from work.
Intention: Adam wants to get home as fast as possible.
Moral action: Adam takes the toll road home to avoid heavy traffic.
Immoral consequence: Adam is arrested for reckless driving.
Norm: It's wrong to cause accidents while driving.
Situation: Adam is going home from work.
Intention: Adam wants to get home as fast as possible.
Moral consequence: Adam gets home much earlier than he normally does.
Immoral action: Adam cuts off a car while speeding and weaving in heavy traffic on the highway and the car crashes.
Norm: It is disgusting to poop in a saucepan.
Situation: Marcus is waiting for his date Susan to get out of the bathroom, but is having trouble holding it.
Intention: Marcus wants to evacuate his bowels.
Moral action: Marcus feels he can't wait and goes across the hall to ask a neighbor to use their restroom.
Immoral consequence: Susan is disgusted by Marcus pooping in the saucepan and says she doesn't want to continue the date.
Norm: It is disgusting to poop in a saucepan.
Situation: Marcus is waiting for his date Susan to get out of the bathroom, but is having trouble holding it.
Intention: Marcus wants to evacuate his bowels.
Moral consequence: Marcus uses the neighbor's restroom and returns to explain where he'd been to Susan.
Immoral action: Marcus feels he can't wait any longer and grabs the nearest saucepan to void himself into.
Norm: It's wrong to destroy things.
Situation: While playing tennis with a borrowed racquet, Boj has become angry and frustrated after losing a big point.
Intention: Boj needs to vent his emotions.
Moral action: Boj sets down the racquet then practices deep breathing.
Immoral consequence: He has to buy a new racquet, which is expensive.
Norm: It's wrong to destroy things.
Situation: While playing tennis with a borrowed racquet, Boj has become angry and frustrated after losing a big point.
Intention: Boj needs to vent his emotions.
Moral consequence: He overcomes his rage and preserves the racquet to continue play.
Immoral action: Boj smashes the racquet on the ground to vent.
Norm: You shouldn't be over-critical of your partner.
Situation: Janet has been forgetful lately due to a new medication and has forgotten to pack Jim's lunch.
Intention: Jim wants to express the importance of his lunch to Janet.
Moral action: Jim expresses understanding of Janet's struggles and asks if she can work harder to remember the lunch.
Immoral consequence: Janet tells Jim that she doesn't want to remain in a relationship with him.
Norm: You shouldn't be over-critical of your partner.
Situation: Janet has been forgetful lately due to a new medication and has forgotten to pack Jim's lunch.
Intention: Jim wants to express the importance of his lunch to Janet.
Moral consequence: Janet takes steps to remember things like lunches more.
Immoral action: Jim gets angry and yells at Janet, calling her incompetent.
Norm: It's rude not to believe a friend
Situation: Britney is listening to her friend Derrick and Bobby argue about Bobby's broken CD, and Derrick insists that he didn't damage the toy.
Intention: Britney needs to pick a side to support.
Moral action: Britney suggests that Bobby investigate the area around the CD for more clues to explain the CD's broken state.
Immoral consequence: Derrick is hurt that Britney sided with Bobby.
Norm: It's rude not to believe a friend
Situation: Britney is listening to her friend Derrick and Bobby argue about Bobby's broken CD, and Derrick insists that he didn't damage the toy.
Intention: Britney needs to pick a side to support.
Moral consequence: Derrick's trust in Britney increases.
Immoral action: Britney sides with Bobby suggesting that Derrick must have done something to damage the CD.
Norm: It's bad to think you're better than other people.
Situation: Sandra loves singing and takes part in a singing contest.
Intention: Sandra wants to win the singing contest.
Moral action: Sandra took a singing course before the contest to improve her singing skills.
Immoral consequence: Sandra does not win the contest because the judges think her singing skills are not good enough.
Norm: It's bad to think you're better than other people.
Situation: Sandra loves singing and takes part in a singing contest.
Intention: Sandra wants to win the singing contest.
Moral consequence: Sandra is applauded by the judges and the audience for her excellent performance and wins the contest.
Immoral action: Sandra does not practice her song hard enough before the contest because she thinks that nobody can beat her sweet voice.
Norm: It's wrong to spray someone with something without their consent.
Situation: Ally is working at the perfume counter.
Intention: Ally wants to sell perfume.
Moral action: Ally approaches a customer and asks if they would like to smell a sample on paper.
Immoral consequence: The customer has an asthma attack and Ally is fired.
Norm: It's wrong to spray someone with something without their consent.
Situation: Ally is working at the perfume counter.
Intention: Ally wants to sell perfume.
Moral consequence: The customer buys a large bottle and Ally gets a bonus.
Immoral action: Ally sees a potential customer approaching and sprays them with perfume.
Norm: It's good to use your time efficiently.
Situation: Cass hanging out on the couch after school.
Intention: Cass wants to find something to do.
Moral action: Cass cleans his room and does his dirty laundry.
Immoral consequence: Cass scores poorly on a test in school the next day.
Norm: It's good to use your time efficiently.
Situation: Cass hanging out on the couch after school.
Intention: Cass wants to find something to do.
Moral consequence: Cass is praised by his parents and given a raise on his allowance.
Immoral action: Cass spends all his time playing video games.
Norm: It's good to support your child's education.
Situation: Mike just got a big bonus for meeting a sales quota.
Intention: Mike wants to spend his bonus money.
Moral action: Mike spends his bonus paying for a semester of his son's college.
Immoral consequence: Mike's son has to struggle in his low paying job to pay for tuition.
Norm: It's good to support your child's education.
Situation: Mike just got a big bonus for meeting a sales quota.
Intention: Mike wants to spend his bonus money.
Moral consequence: Mike's son can focus more on his studies and appreciates his dad more.
Immoral action: Mike spends his entire bonus on a new TV when he already owns a nice one.
Norm: You shouldn't touch someone's possessions without their permission.
Situation: Sally is on the bus but the only empty seat has a purse in it.
Intention: Sally wants to sit.
Moral action: Sally asks the other passengers who the purse belongs to and waits for the owner.
Immoral consequence: The owner of the purse comes back and accuses Sally of trying to steal.
Norm: You shouldn't touch someone's possessions without their permission.
Situation: Sally is on the bus but the only empty seat has a purse in it.
Intention: Sally wants to sit.
Moral consequence: Sally gets to ride the bus in peace without suspicion.
Immoral action: Sally grabs the purse to put it on the ground.
Norm: It's wrong to spit in another person's food.
Situation: Robert is working in the drive thru of a fast food restaurant when a customer starts yelling at him through the window.
Intention: Robert wants to teach the customer a lesson.
Moral action: Robert opens the window to tell the customer that they will not be served until they stop yelling.
Immoral consequence: Robert gets reprimanded by his manager when a coworker sees what he did.
Norm: It's wrong to spit in another person's food.
Situation: Robert is working in the drive thru of a fast food restaurant when a customer starts yelling at him through the window.
Intention: Robert wants to teach the customer a lesson.
Moral consequence: Robert gets an apology from the customer and then fixes the customer's issue.
Immoral action: Robert takes the sandwich into the back of the restaurant and spits into it.
Norm: It's wrong to plagiarize for class.
Situation: Susan has a big paper coming up for her ethics class.
Intention: Susan wants to achieve an A on the paper.
Moral action: Susan finds a paper about the same topic online and reads it then drafts an alternative position.
Immoral consequence: Susan achieves an A on the paper but avoids talking about her paper with others.
Norm: It's wrong to plagiarize for class.
Situation: Susan has a big paper coming up for her ethics class.
Intention: Susan wants to achieve an A on the paper.
Moral consequence: Susan achieves an A on the paper and is given an award by her professor for her diligence.
Immoral action: Susan finds a paper about the same topic online and copies large portions of it.
Norm: Revealing too much information about someone is not appropriate.
Situation: Helen is talking with her sister, who is very distraught about a psychological issue.
Intention: Helen wants to make her sister feel better.
Moral action: Helen tells her sister about something else who solved a similar issue and whose ordeal was public.
Immoral consequence: The friend's psychological issue is now public knowledge.
Norm: Revealing too much information about someone is not appropriate.
Situation: Helen is talking with her sister, who is very distraught about a psychological issue.
Intention: Helen wants to make her sister feel better.
Moral consequence: The person given as an example has gained another admirer.
Immoral action: Helen tells her sister others are worse off than her and tells her about a more serious issue one of her friends told her about in confidence.
Norm: It's good to ask someone out that you like.
Situation: A school dance is coming up at Jackson's school.
Intention: Jackson wants to ask a pretty girl to the dance.
Moral action: Jackson thinks about all the pretty girls that are his friends and asks the one he really enjoys hanging out with.
Immoral consequence: Jackson has a horrible time at the dance as the random pretty girl was mean.
Norm: It's good to ask someone out that you like.
Situation: A school dance is coming up at Jackson's school.
Intention: Jackson wants to ask a pretty girl to the dance.
Moral consequence: Jackson and his date have the most fun they ever had at a school event.
Immoral action: Jackson asks the first random pretty girl he sees to the dance.
Norm: You should not take money from your neighbors.
Situation: Thomas is visiting his neighbors when he notices a fifty dollar bill that has gotten lost under their couch.
Intention: Thomas wants to buy a new game that just came out.
Moral action: Thomas gives the money his neighbors lost to them and saves up for a couple of weeks to get the new game he wants.
Immoral consequence: Thomas' neighbors find out he took the money, and he is shamed in his neighborhood.
Norm: You should not take money from your neighbors.
Situation: Thomas is visiting his neighbors when he notices a fifty dollar bill that has gotten lost under their couch.
Intention: Thomas wants to buy a new game that just came out.
Moral consequence: Thomas is seen as an upstanding person by his neighbors and the community.
Immoral action: Thomas takes his neighbors money and buys a new game with it.
Norm: It's normal to play games with friends
Situation: Sasha and her friend Becca are hanging out.
Intention: Sasha wants to do something with Becca.
Moral action: Sasha pulls out her Nintendo switch and asks to play a Mario Party with Becca.
Immoral consequence: Becca is bored.
Norm: It's normal to play games with friends
Situation: Sasha and her friend Becca are hanging out.
Intention: Sasha wants to do something with Becca.
Moral consequence: Becca has fun with Sasha.
Immoral action: Sasha suggests that they watch a science lecture.