CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's wrong to knowingly disrespect others by using your cellphone.
Situation: Sally is out with friends in a restaurant and there is a lull in the conversation.
Intention: Sally wants to know the latest news about a friend who is not present with her group this evening.
Moral consequence: Sally's friends enjoy her company and know she enjoys theirs.
Immoral action: Sally starts checking Facebook on her phone to see what her friend is up to.
Norm: Children should help their parents take care of their homes
Situation: Sarah's parents are always busy with their work and their house becomes messy without proper care.
Intention: Sarah wants to respond to the messiness.
Moral action: Sarah skips hanging out with her friends after school and spends time cleaning up the house.
Immoral consequence: Her mom gets sick because she gets exhausted.
Norm: Children should help their parents take care of their homes
Situation: Sarah's parents are always busy with their work and their house becomes messy without proper care.
Intention: Sarah wants to respond to the messiness.
Moral consequence: Her mom thanks Sarah for her help and feels relaxed.
Immoral action: Sarah acts as if she was very busy with her homework and her mom ends up having to clean other parts of their house after a busy day of work.
Norm: You shouldn't turn down someone offering you a generous tip.
Situation: Adam is a waiter at a high-end steakhouse, and a new customer just offered him a big tip.
Intention: Adam wants to say something to the customer.
Moral action: Adam accepts the tip, and lets the customer know how grateful he is.
Immoral consequence: The customer doesn't donate the money, and Adam continues to struggle as a waiter.
Norm: You shouldn't turn down someone offering you a generous tip.
Situation: Adam is a waiter at a high-end steakhouse, and a new customer just offered him a big tip.
Intention: Adam wants to say something to the customer.
Moral consequence: The customer feels happy that they made Adam's day, and Adam feels motivated to work harder.
Immoral action: Adam rejects the tip, telling the customer that they should donate the money.
Norm: You should participate in extracurricular activities if you're a child.
Situation: Joe is a 12 year old kid with not many friends, and he's just starting the school year.
Intention: Joe wants to do something to have fun.
Moral action: Joe joins a drama team since he always liked watching movies.
Immoral consequence: Joe isn't able to make any close friends while playing video games.
Norm: You should participate in extracurricular activities if you're a child.
Situation: Joe is a 12 year old kid with not many friends, and he's just starting the school year.
Intention: Joe wants to do something to have fun.
Moral consequence: Joe makes new friends and finds a new interest in life.
Immoral action: Joe plays video games every time he comes home from work.
Norm: You shouldn't hide important medical issues from your loved ones.
Situation: Ray was diagnosed with terminal stage 4 lung cancer and is considering when to break the news to his young adult son who's in college.
Intention: Ray wants to tell his son about his cancer at the right time.
Moral action: Ray tells his son as soon as possible about his illness.
Immoral consequence: Ray's son finds out at the very end of Ray's life, denying him the opportunity of spending quality time with Ray.
Norm: You shouldn't hide important medical issues from your loved ones.
Situation: Ray was diagnosed with terminal stage 4 lung cancer and is considering when to break the news to his young adult son who's in college.
Intention: Ray wants to tell his son about his cancer at the right time.
Moral consequence: Ray's son takes time off of school to take care of Ray and spend precious time with him.
Immoral action: Ray delays telling his son as long as possible, so he continues his schooling.
Norm: It's good to visit people when your near their area.
Situation: Kent is on a business trip and is passing through the city where his sister and her family live.
Intention: Kent wants to talk with his sister.
Moral action: Kent stops by his sister's place for dinner and visits with them for a few hours.
Immoral consequence: Kent's sister's family doesn't get to see Kent and is disappointed for being left out.
Norm: It's good to visit people when your near their area.
Situation: Kent is on a business trip and is passing through the city where his sister and her family live.
Intention: Kent wants to talk with his sister.
Moral consequence: Kent's sister's family all catch up with Kent and enjoy the visit.
Immoral action: Kent passes through the city and calls his sister on the phone to talk while he's driving.
Norm: It's wrong to call people's work boring.
Situation: Terry is in an art class and sees an art piece made by a classmate.
Intention: Terry wants to comment on the art piece.
Moral action: Terry gives constructive criticism to his classmate on the art piece.
Immoral consequence: Terry's classmate starts viewing Terry as an unfriendly and rude person.
Norm: It's wrong to call people's work boring.
Situation: Terry is in an art class and sees an art piece made by a classmate.
Intention: Terry wants to comment on the art piece.
Moral consequence: Terry's classmate thanks Terry for the constructive criticism and improves his art piece.
Immoral action: Terry calls the art piece made by his classmate boring and keeps making fun of it.
Norm: You shouldn't fake your degree.
Situation: Greg has no post high school education and is applying for jobs with limited success so far.
Intention: Greg wants to update his resume to increase his chance of success at getting hired.
Moral action: Greg writes on his resume about his current, up to date employment history.
Immoral consequence: Greg gets hired at a job he's completely unqualified for and is quickly fired.
Norm: You shouldn't fake your degree.
Situation: Greg has no post high school education and is applying for jobs with limited success so far.
Intention: Greg wants to update his resume to increase his chance of success at getting hired.
Moral consequence: Greg gets hired at a job that utilizes the skills he's learned while working, and is soon promoted.
Immoral action: Greg writes on his resume that he graduated from college at the top of his class.
Norm: You shouldn't call your partner a bitch.
Situation: Owen is sitting at the table eating the dinner that his wife cooked.
Intention: Owen wants to let his wife know that the food wasn't seasoned well.
Moral action: Owen tells his wife the food was good, but asks her to pass the salt.
Immoral consequence: Owen's wife packs her bags and leaves to stay at her mother's house.
Norm: You shouldn't call your partner a bitch.
Situation: Owen is sitting at the table eating the dinner that his wife cooked.
Intention: Owen wants to let his wife know that the food wasn't seasoned well.
Moral consequence: Owen's wife makes sure to season the food better the next time she cooks.
Immoral action: Owen spits out the food and calls his wife a useless bitch who can't cook.
Norm: You shouldn't let your friends question your religion.
Situation: Jonathan, who is working in the science field and is also Christian, is having a discussion with his friends about religion.
Intention: Jonathan wants to respond to his friend who claims that being religious is incompatible with being a scientist.
Moral action: Jonathan tells his friend that he should respect other people's beliefs and explains what his faith means to him.
Immoral consequence: Jonathan feels weak and bad for not defending his faith and not telling his friend that he should respect Jonathan's beliefs.
Norm: You shouldn't let your friends question your religion.
Situation: Jonathan, who is working in the science field and is also Christian, is having a discussion with his friends about religion.
Intention: Jonathan wants to respond to his friend who claims that being religious is incompatible with being a scientist.
Moral consequence: Jonathan feels good about standing his ground and communicating his real thoughts to his friend.
Immoral action: Jonathan doesn't like heated discussions, which is why he tells his friend that he is right, even though he doesn't agree with him.
Norm: It's wrong to vandalize someone's property
Situation: James, an ardent Democrat, lives next door to someone who put up a MAGA sign with a giant portrait of Trump.
Intention: James wants to express his disapproval of Trump.
Moral action: James puts up his own sign supporting Joe Biden and calling Trump a criminal.
Immoral consequence: James' neighbors call the cops, but they can't prove James was responsible.
Norm: It's wrong to vandalize someone's property
Situation: James, an ardent Democrat, lives next door to someone who put up a MAGA sign with a giant portrait of Trump.
Intention: James wants to express his disapproval of Trump.
Moral consequence: James' neighbors scowl at his sign every time they walk their dog past it.
Immoral action: James spray-paints a diaper and a Nazi flag on his neighbor's portrait of Trump.
Norm: Going to a stripclub is seedy.
Situation: A group of friends including Al are deciding how to spend the evening.
Intention: Al wants the group to have a fun night.
Moral action: Al suggests the group sing Karaoke.
Immoral consequence: Some of the group members are offended by the aggressive display of sexuality and feel uncomfortable.
Norm: Going to a stripclub is seedy.
Situation: A group of friends including Al are deciding how to spend the evening.
Intention: Al wants the group to have a fun night.
Moral consequence: Everyone in the group agrees that it is an activity that could suit all.
Immoral action: Al suggests going to a strip club.
Norm: It's good to help out your kids with their problems.
Situation: Nick is sitting in his living room when his son Alex tells him he can't figure out a math problem in his homework.
Intention: Nick wants to respond to Alex's statement.
Moral action: Nick tells Alex to bring his workbook over, so he can take a look and help him figure it out.
Immoral consequence: Alex feels abandoned to go off on his own and figure it out and is sad that his father is of no use.
Norm: It's good to help out your kids with their problems.
Situation: Nick is sitting in his living room when his son Alex tells him he can't figure out a math problem in his homework.
Intention: Nick wants to respond to Alex's statement.
Moral consequence: Alex is delighted that his dad will help him and runs off to get his workbook.
Immoral action: Nick tells Alex that he should go online and see if he can find out the answer to the problem.
Norm: People will think you're cruel if you abandon a puppy.
Situation: Chris is feeling cramped up in his small apartment because he has so many belongings.
Intention: Chris wants to move into a bigger place.
Moral action: Chris looks for a new place which allows him to have pets.
Immoral consequence: Chris' friends realize what he did and think less of him.
Norm: People will think you're cruel if you abandon a puppy.
Situation: Chris is feeling cramped up in his small apartment because he has so many belongings.
Intention: Chris wants to move into a bigger place.
Moral consequence: Chris' friends enjoy hanging out with him at his new apartment.
Immoral action: Chris finds an upgrade which doesn't allow pets, so he gives the dog away to someone.
Norm: It's rude to continuously lie to someone
Situation: Newly divorced Olivia is having lunch with her mom, when her mom asks her how her husband is doing.
Intention: Olivia wants to respond to her mom's question.
Moral action: Olivia tells her mom that she's been hiding the fact that she got divorced a few weeks ago, but she has to come clean about it at this point.
Immoral consequence: Olivia's mom is thrilled to hear this and thinks that everything is fine in Olivia's life.
Norm: It's rude to continuously lie to someone
Situation: Newly divorced Olivia is having lunch with her mom, when her mom asks her how her husband is doing.
Intention: Olivia wants to respond to her mom's question.
Moral consequence: Olivia's mom offers to help her with anything that she needs and offers her emotional support.
Immoral action: Olivia continues to hide the fact that she's been divorced for a few weeks now and pretends that her marriage and husband are fine.
Norm: It is mean to ignore and exclude people
Situation: Henry is at a sales conference for technology companies.
Intention: Henry wants to sell some of his products.
Moral action: Henry works as a team with his sales partner Kelsey, so they can make more sales together.
Immoral consequence: Kelsey is left on her own and has to make her own sales, and never works with Henry again.
Norm: It is mean to ignore and exclude people
Situation: Henry is at a sales conference for technology companies.
Intention: Henry wants to sell some of his products.
Moral consequence: Henry and Kelsey together make more sales than either one would have individually.
Immoral action: Henry leaves his sales partner Kelsey behind because he doesn't want competition from her.
Norm: It's bad to be rude to someone on a plane.
Situation: Jim is on an airplane flight home and the passenger next to him is snoring which really bothers Jim.
Intention: Jim wants to stop hearing the passenger snoring.
Moral action: Jim asks the flight attendant for earplugs which block out the passenger's snoring.
Immoral consequence: The passenger is offended to have been woken up and yelled at for something they can't control.
Norm: It's bad to be rude to someone on a plane.
Situation: Jim is on an airplane flight home and the passenger next to him is snoring which really bothers Jim.
Intention: Jim wants to stop hearing the passenger snoring.
Moral consequence: The snoring passenger continues sleeping and arrives at their destination refreshed.
Immoral action: Jim yells at the snoring passenger waking them up and tells them to shut up in a harsh tone.
Norm: It's good to be proud of your work.
Situation: Zach is in his office when his manager Todd comes in to tell him his last project won an industry prize, and he is invited to the award show.
Intention: Zach wants to respond to the news.
Moral action: Zach tells Todd that he's delighted to hear the news, and he can't wait to attend and make a speech.
Immoral consequence: Todd is sad that Zach doesn't care that he's being recognized and is not into representing the company at the awards.
Norm: It's good to be proud of your work.
Situation: Zach is in his office when his manager Todd comes in to tell him his last project won an industry prize, and he is invited to the award show.
Intention: Zach wants to respond to the news.
Moral consequence: Todd is happy that Zach is keen on going and that he's such a great representative for the company.
Immoral action: Zach tells Todd that it's nice and all but industry awards are dumb, and he's not going to attend.
Norm: It's wrong to break a date with a friend.
Situation: John is supposed to hang out with his friend, but he has to babysit his little sister.
Intention: John wants to keep his sister safe.
Moral action: John invites his friend over to his house for the evening.
Immoral consequence: John's friend feels lonely.
Norm: It's wrong to break a date with a friend.
Situation: John is supposed to hang out with his friend, but he has to babysit his little sister.
Intention: John wants to keep his sister safe.
Moral consequence: His friend learns how to take care of a child.
Immoral action: John tells his friend that he can't hang out.
Norm: It's wrong to start fights over trivial matters.
Situation: Gabe is talking to his friend who made a point which he feels certain is incorrect.
Intention: Gabe wants to feel validated that he is correct.
Moral action: Gabe emphasizes that it doesn't really matter but sends his friend a link proving him right.
Immoral consequence: Gabe's friend is put off because it wasn't that important to them to begin with.
Norm: It's wrong to start fights over trivial matters.
Situation: Gabe is talking to his friend who made a point which he feels certain is incorrect.
Intention: Gabe wants to feel validated that he is correct.
Moral consequence: Gabe's friend is able to shrug it off and agree with him.
Immoral action: Gabe gets into a fight with his friend and proves his point to her.
Norm: It is inexcusable to defend a racist joke.
Situation: John is with a group of friends when one makes a racially insensitive joke and another friend says they find it offensive.
Intention: John wants to react to the joke.
Moral action: John agrees that the joke was wrong and tells the person who told it not to make those kind of jokes any more.
Immoral consequence: The friend that was offended feels that the whole group must be racist.
Norm: It is inexcusable to defend a racist joke.
Situation: John is with a group of friends when one makes a racially insensitive joke and another friend says they find it offensive.
Intention: John wants to react to the joke.
Moral consequence: The offended friend is glad that not everybody in the group thinks racist humor is funny.
Immoral action: John tells the offended friend to relax since it was just a joke which shouldn't be taken seriously.
Norm: You should be respectful of other people.
Situation: John is busy studying for and exam, and Kylie is practicing for a dance rehearsal in their small apartment.
Intention: Kylie wants to play music.
Moral action: Kylie turns on a playlist and plays the music at a soft volume.
Immoral consequence: John is unable to concentrate and can't study in this environment.
Norm: You should be respectful of other people.
Situation: John is busy studying for and exam, and Kylie is practicing for a dance rehearsal in their small apartment.
Intention: Kylie wants to play music.
Moral consequence: John is not bothered by Kylie's playlist and is able to study.
Immoral action: Kylie turns on a playlist and music fills the room through her sound system.
Norm: It's rude to throw your partner's belongings around.
Situation: Jane is cleaning the condo when she finds her husband Josh's underwear in the middle of the living room.
Intention: Jane wants to move the underwear.
Moral action: Jane picks up the underwear and gives them to Josh and tells him to never leave them on the floor like that.
Immoral consequence: Josh is stunned that Jane just destroyed his belongings and gets very upset with her.
Norm: It's rude to throw your partner's belongings around.
Situation: Jane is cleaning the condo when she finds her husband Josh's underwear in the middle of the living room.
Intention: Jane wants to move the underwear.
Moral consequence: Josh learns to put his dirty clothes away and apologizes for being so messy.
Immoral action: Jane picks up the underwear and tosses them out of the window onto the street below.
Norm: It's rude to cancel an appointment without sufficient notice.
Situation: James has an appointment with his realtor this tomorrow afternoon.
Intention: James wants to cancel the meeting and reschedule for later this week.
Moral action: James calls his realtor firt thing in the morning the day before the appointment.
Immoral consequence: His realtor gets upset, explaining that he could have lined up another client if he had time, and then refuses to reschedule.
Norm: It's rude to cancel an appointment without sufficient notice.
Situation: James has an appointment with his realtor this tomorrow afternoon.
Intention: James wants to cancel the meeting and reschedule for later this week.
Moral consequence: The realtor thanks James for letting him know in advance and sets a new appointment for Sunday.
Immoral action: James waits until the last minute to try to cancel and reschedule the appointment.
Norm: It's illegal to break into things.
Situation: Calvin left important documents for work in his friends house, and his friend is out of town.
Intention: Calvin needs to get his documents.
Moral action: Calvin requests another copy of the documents from his coworkers.
Immoral consequence: Calvin is arrested by the police after his friend's security system catches him breaking in.
Norm: It's illegal to break into things.
Situation: Calvin left important documents for work in his friends house, and his friend is out of town.
Intention: Calvin needs to get his documents.
Moral consequence: Calvin gets complimented by his boss who is impressed by his honesty.
Immoral action: Calvin enters his friend's house by picking the lock and grabs his documents.
Norm: It is expected to help care for older family members.
Situation: Robs parents are getting older Rob lives a hour away from them he knows there health has been declining.
Intention: Rob wants to do well in his new job.
Moral action: Rob talks to his new boss about his parents and his boss is understanding so Rob takes care of his parents and still is doing well at his new job.
Immoral consequence: Robs parents soon pass away and Rob feels very guilty.
Norm: It is expected to help care for older family members.
Situation: Robs parents are getting older Rob lives a hour away from them he knows there health has been declining.
Intention: Rob wants to do well in his new job.
Moral consequence: Robs parents are taken care of and live many more years.
Immoral action: Rob ignores his parents calls and goes on with his life like normal he does well at his new job.
Norm: It's rude to refuse a gift.
Situation: Timmy is hosting a birthday party and Ryan got him a gift he's not fond of.
Intention: Timmy wants to respond to Ryan regarding the gift.
Moral action: Timmy will tell Ryan thanks for the gift and accept it.
Immoral consequence: Ryan will feel hurt about Timmy not liking his gift.
Norm: It's rude to refuse a gift.
Situation: Timmy is hosting a birthday party and Ryan got him a gift he's not fond of.
Intention: Timmy wants to respond to Ryan regarding the gift.
Moral consequence: Ryan will feel happy that Timmy thanked him.
Immoral action: Timmy tells Ryan he doesn't like the gift and won't accept it.
Norm: It's responsible to make sure everyone arrives back home safely.
Situation: Best friends Sora and Kairi have been invited to an out-of-state party.
Intention: Sora wants to attend the party with Kairi.
Moral action: After a long night partying, Sora wants to go home while Kairi does not, but he doesn't allow her to stay there with strangers.
Immoral consequence: Sora never hears back from Kairi the next morning, and her parents report her missing.
Norm: It's responsible to make sure everyone arrives back home safely.
Situation: Best friends Sora and Kairi have been invited to an out-of-state party.
Intention: Sora wants to attend the party with Kairi.
Moral consequence: Sora and Kairi make it home from the party safe and sound.
Immoral action: After being at the party for a while, Sora decides it's time to go while Kairi wants to stay, so Sora leaves without her at the end of the night.
Norm: It's bad to be unemployed.
Situation: Jennifer is in her late 20's and burned out from working at a job that she does not like.
Intention: Jennifer wants to avoid stressful work and enjoy her life.
Moral action: Jennifer finds a job that she is a better fit for and changes career.
Immoral consequence: Jennifer has limited job options later in life, resulting in low social security, no retirement when older and working into her 80's.
Norm: It's bad to be unemployed.
Situation: Jennifer is in her late 20's and burned out from working at a job that she does not like.
Intention: Jennifer wants to avoid stressful work and enjoy her life.
Moral consequence: She is happy in her new career and able ot retire at an early age.
Immoral action: Jennifer quits her job and stays unemployed for over a decade.
Norm: You should not fail academically.
Situation: Jordan plays senior high school football but because of a grueling practice schedule, he falls behind in math class which he needs to pass in order to graduate.
Intention: Jordan wants to prioritize what's important to him.
Moral action: Jordan cuts back on his practice schedule to work on his math.
Immoral consequence: Jordan fails math class and has to repeat the school year, and now can't play college football.