CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's frowned upon to get an F on an assignment.
Situation: Ginny has a big test at school tomorrow that she hasn't studied for yet, but she wants to go out to play.
Intention: Ginny wants show up for the exam.
Moral action: Ginny decides to have a cram study session instead of playing, then takes the test.
Immoral consequence: Ginny ends up failing the exam and regrets not studying.
Norm: It's frowned upon to get an F on an assignment.
Situation: Ginny has a big test at school tomorrow that she hasn't studied for yet, but she wants to go out to play.
Intention: Ginny wants show up for the exam.
Moral consequence: Ginny gets a passing grade and learns next time to study earlier.
Immoral action: Ginny decides to not go over her notes and plays outside instead, and then takes the test.
Norm: It's wrong to not be supportive of coworkers.
Situation: Katie's coworker Brad is very nervous about giving a presentation to the CEO today.
Intention: Katie wants to go to lunch.
Moral action: Katie asks Brad if he wants to go to lunch with her, and she can help him prepare for his presentation.
Immoral consequence: Brad feels more nervous and let down that Katie wouldn't listen to him.
Norm: It's wrong to not be supportive of coworkers.
Situation: Katie's coworker Brad is very nervous about giving a presentation to the CEO today.
Intention: Katie wants to go to lunch.
Moral consequence: Brad is thankful for Katie's help and is able to go into the presentation more relaxed and prepared.
Immoral action: Katie tells Brad she doesn't really have time to talk about it because she is on her way to lunch.
Norm: It's wrong to snap at your friends.
Situation: Harry's tire on his car is flat, and he is working on it when his friend Steve offers to help.
Intention: Harry wants to talk to Steve.
Moral action: Harry asks Steve what he should be doing to fix the tire.
Immoral consequence: Steve walks away, leaving Harry to deal with his problem himself.
Norm: It's wrong to snap at your friends.
Situation: Harry's tire on his car is flat, and he is working on it when his friend Steve offers to help.
Intention: Harry wants to talk to Steve.
Moral consequence: Steve gives Harry a hand, and they have the tire fixed in no time.
Immoral action: Harry starts to curse at Steve because he was so aggravated.
Norm: It is rude to make jokes about other people
Situation: Don is running for election and making a speech to potential voters.
Intention: Don wants to feel good about himself.
Moral action: Don talks about real issues and how he will help people in their lives.
Immoral consequence: Many potential voters get turned off and resent Don and don't vote for him.
Norm: It is rude to make jokes about other people
Situation: Don is running for election and making a speech to potential voters.
Intention: Don wants to feel good about himself.
Moral consequence: Many potential voters respect Don and vote for him.
Immoral action: Don makes fun of a disabled veteran on stage waving his hands and stumbling mimicing him.
Norm: People shouldn't abuse their positions of power.
Situation: Jim is an auditor with the IRS and his friend John gets a tax bill that has him worried.
Intention: Jim wants to soothe John.
Moral action: Jim tells John not to worry that he can get all his answers from the IRS guides available to the public and to just breathe.
Immoral consequence: John thinks that Jim is unscrupulous and doesn't want to get involved in a corruption scheme with Jim.
Norm: People shouldn't abuse their positions of power.
Situation: Jim is an auditor with the IRS and his friend John gets a tax bill that has him worried.
Intention: Jim wants to soothe John.
Moral consequence: John feels a little better knowing there's some literature he can read on the matter and educate himself.
Immoral action: Jim tells John not to worry about it, he'll go into work Monday and erase the problem from Jim's file.
Norm: It's wrong to scam people.
Situation: Neal has a job selling vacuums door to door and is currently working.
Intention: Neal wants to sell lots of vacuums.
Moral action: Neal is open and honest with everybody he tries to sell to and gives them the best deal he is allowed to.
Immoral consequence: The customers that Neal scams lose money they desperately need and their lives don't improve.
Norm: It's wrong to scam people.
Situation: Neal has a job selling vacuums door to door and is currently working.
Intention: Neal wants to sell lots of vacuums.
Moral consequence: The customers of Neal's that day enjoy getting a bargain and are happy with their purchases.
Immoral action: Neal makes up tales to gain sympathy from prospective buyers and uses every other trick in the book including charging higher prices.
Norm: It's good to swap with people.
Situation: Reba is at lunch and Jack has asked her to swap half of her sandwich for his.
Intention: Reba wants to enjoy her lunch.
Moral action: Reba swaps half of her sandwich with Jack and finds his sandwich surprisingly good.
Immoral consequence: Jack's feelings are hurt, and he does not think Reba likes him.
Norm: It's good to swap with people.
Situation: Reba is at lunch and Jack has asked her to swap half of her sandwich for his.
Intention: Reba wants to enjoy her lunch.
Moral consequence: Jack enjoys his lunch with Reba and is pleased she shared with him.
Immoral action: Reba refuses to swap with Jack because she does not think his sandwich will be very good.
Norm: You should respect your elders wishes.
Situation: Dan's dad asked Dan to pull the plug if he ever forget who Dan is, and it actually happened.
Intention: Dan wants to make a decision on his dad's life.
Moral action: Dan tells the doctors to pull the plug on his dad.
Immoral consequence: Dan's dad continues to suffer, and Dan doesn't like seeing his dad like this.
Norm: You should respect your elders wishes.
Situation: Dan's dad asked Dan to pull the plug if he ever forget who Dan is, and it actually happened.
Intention: Dan wants to make a decision on his dad's life.
Moral consequence: Dan's dad doesn't have to suffer anymore, and this makes Dan relieved.
Immoral action: Dan doesn't tell the doctors what his dad wanted wants his dad to stay alive.
Norm: You shouldn't tell someone their breath smells.
Situation: Basil is talking with Jim who has awful breath and keeps backing away from him so Jim asks why he keeps going backwards.
Intention: Basil wants to answer Jim's question.
Moral action: Basil tells Jim it's just a force of habit, and he doesn't like to stay in one spot too long.
Immoral consequence: Jim is embarrassed beyond belief and goes away into the bathroom feeling awful about what he's just been told.
Norm: You shouldn't tell someone their breath smells.
Situation: Basil is talking with Jim who has awful breath and keeps backing away from him so Jim asks why he keeps going backwards.
Intention: Basil wants to answer Jim's question.
Moral consequence: Jim thinks that's a reasonable explanation and happily continues their conversation.
Immoral action: Basil tells Jim that his breath is destroying him, and he can't take it anymore, Jim needs to get some mints.
Norm: It is wrong to assault your coworker
Situation: Phil was having a disagreement with his coworker Terry at work.
Intention: Phil wants to stop hearing Terry.
Moral action: Phil goes into his office and locks the door behind him.
Immoral consequence: Phil is called into his boss's office and is terminated from his job.
Norm: It is wrong to assault your coworker
Situation: Phil was having a disagreement with his coworker Terry at work.
Intention: Phil wants to stop hearing Terry.
Moral consequence: Phil is able to work without Terry around to bother him.
Immoral action: Phil swings a stapler at Terry's head and knocks him out cold.
Norm: It is rude to ignore other people.
Situation: Paul is watching TV when his son Max walks in and starts asking a million annoying questions.
Intention: Paul wants to get Max to stop talking.
Moral action: Paul tells Max that he needs to go upstairs and read an encyclopedia which will have all the answers.
Immoral consequence: Max is annoyed he's not getting attention from Paul causing him to get even louder and more obnoxious.
Norm: It is rude to ignore other people.
Situation: Paul is watching TV when his son Max walks in and starts asking a million annoying questions.
Intention: Paul wants to get Max to stop talking.
Moral consequence: Max gets intrigued by the encyclopedia and runs upstairs to try to see what that is.
Immoral action: Paul decides to pretend not to hear Max and continues watching the game as if Max isn't there.
Norm: It is bad to try to bait someone into cheating.
Situation: John puts a huge bet on Karl's boxing opponent, and gets the chance to meet Karl before the fight.
Intention: John wants say something to Karl.
Moral action: John tells Karl good luck, and wishes him the best.
Immoral consequence: Karl gets mad and security kicks John out of the arena.
Norm: It is bad to try to bait someone into cheating.
Situation: John puts a huge bet on Karl's boxing opponent, and gets the chance to meet Karl before the fight.
Intention: John wants say something to Karl.
Moral consequence: Karl smiles and says thank you and John sits back to watch the fight.
Immoral action: John tells Karl that his life depends on the bet, and he needs to throw the fight.
Norm: It's not right to lie to people.
Situation: Ray didn't do any of the homework, and his teacher is asking him what he did.
Intention: Ray needs to tell his teacher what he's done.
Moral action: Ray tells his teacher that he hasn't started doing any of the homework.
Immoral consequence: Ray has to quickly do all of his homework so that his teacher doesn't find out.
Norm: It's not right to lie to people.
Situation: Ray didn't do any of the homework, and his teacher is asking him what he did.
Intention: Ray needs to tell his teacher what he's done.
Moral consequence: Ray is able to get help from his teacher, and he doesn't have to remember any lies.
Immoral action: Ray tells his teacher that he's almost done with all of the homework.
Norm: You shouldn't get your siblings into trouble.
Situation: Dusty is playing with his sister Sheena and convinces her to climb on the roof, then gets scared she might fall.
Intention: Dusty wants to get Sheena off the roof.
Moral action: Dusty tells Sheena to get off the roof and helps her down.
Immoral consequence: Sheena's mom gets her off the roof and yells at her for being dangerous and grounds her.
Norm: You shouldn't get your siblings into trouble.
Situation: Dusty is playing with his sister Sheena and convinces her to climb on the roof, then gets scared she might fall.
Intention: Dusty wants to get Sheena off the roof.
Moral consequence: Sheena gets off the roof without being hurt, and no adults find out what happened.
Immoral action: Dusty yells to his mom that Sheena got on the roof.
Norm: It's rude to take advantage of people.
Situation: Maria met Phil and found out that he had a lot of money.
Intention: Maria wants to go on a date with Phil.
Moral action: Maria takes Phil out on a date on a picnic in the park.
Immoral consequence: Phil feels used and doesn't answer any of her calls to him in the future.
Norm: It's rude to take advantage of people.
Situation: Maria met Phil and found out that he had a lot of money.
Intention: Maria wants to go on a date with Phil.
Moral consequence: Phil falls in love with Maria and they get married.
Immoral action: Maria makes Phil take her out on a date to a fancy restaurant and ignores him the whole time.
Norm: It is rude to comment on people's personal hygiene.
Situation: Sally is in the break room at work getting coffee and chatting with coworkers when Sam walks in.
Intention: Sally wants Sam to join in on the conversation she's having.
Moral action: Sally tells Sam that she should hang out and chat for a bit before heading back to work.
Immoral consequence: Sam is offended by Sally's comment and exits the break room as quickly as possible.
Norm: It is rude to comment on people's personal hygiene.
Situation: Sally is in the break room at work getting coffee and chatting with coworkers when Sam walks in.
Intention: Sally wants Sam to join in on the conversation she's having.
Moral consequence: Sam agrees and ends up having a friendly conversation with Sally for the next several minutes.
Immoral action: Sally remarks to Sam that she must have a had a rough week because it looks like she hasn't showered in days.
Norm: It is rude to dislike someones kids.
Situation: Karen is relaxing at home watching TV when her friend Phyllis calls her to come over and play cards while she watches her kids.
Intention: Karen wants to decline the request.
Moral action: Karen tells Phyllis she's had a long day and just wants to stay home and relax.
Immoral consequence: Phyllis is devastated that her friend thinks so low of her children and is angry she'd just openly say that.
Norm: It is rude to dislike someones kids.
Situation: Karen is relaxing at home watching TV when her friend Phyllis calls her to come over and play cards while she watches her kids.
Intention: Karen wants to decline the request.
Moral consequence: Phyllis understands and tells Karen they'll catch up another time and see each other.
Immoral action: Karen tells Phyllis that her kids are really annoying, and she hates them and doesn't want to be around them.
Norm: It's disingenuous to disguise yourself as the opposite gender.
Situation: Matt just heard that one of his friends has started using a dating app to try and find a girlfriend.
Intention: Matt wants to prank his friend.
Moral action: Matt hides his friend's phone, making him unable to use the app for a few hours.
Immoral consequence: Matt's friend gets excited by the messages until he realizes that it's Matt playing a prank on him, which leads him to feel embarrassed.
Norm: It's disingenuous to disguise yourself as the opposite gender.
Situation: Matt just heard that one of his friends has started using a dating app to try and find a girlfriend.
Intention: Matt wants to prank his friend.
Moral consequence: Matt's friend eventually finds his phone and realizes how useless the dating app was.
Immoral action: Matt creates a fake female profile on the same dating app and starts messaging his friend.
Norm: It's not okay to brag to others.
Situation: Don is a basketball player, and he's talking to a player on a team he just beat.
Intention: Don wants to say something to the player.
Moral action: Don tells the player that it was really hard to beat them.
Immoral consequence: The player's feelings are hurt, and he feels that Don is a jerk.
Norm: It's not okay to brag to others.
Situation: Don is a basketball player, and he's talking to a player on a team he just beat.
Intention: Don wants to say something to the player.
Moral consequence: The player feels proud, and they know that Don is just being nice.
Immoral action: Don tells the player that his team was so much better than his.
Norm: It's rude to assume women are bad at video games.
Situation: Randall is inviting people to participate in a speed running event, and a person helping him asks Randall to invite some female runners to the event.
Intention: Randall wants high quality runners to attend the event.
Moral action: Randall hosts a competition for men and women and the people with the fastest time are invited to the event.
Immoral consequence: Randall is called for being sexist by the other people moderating the event.
Norm: It's rude to assume women are bad at video games.
Situation: Randall is inviting people to participate in a speed running event, and a person helping him asks Randall to invite some female runners to the event.
Intention: Randall wants high quality runners to attend the event.
Moral consequence: The competition gives Randall's event free publicity making people more excited about the event.
Immoral action: Randall tells the person helping him that women naturally aren't good speed runners based on his faulty beliefs.
Norm: You should't kick out your in-laws.
Situation: Meg's mother and father-in-law had been staying with her and her husband for a month because they were out of work.
Intention: Meg wants to be alone with her husband.
Moral action: Meg tells her mother and father in-law that she and her husband will be going out to dinner.
Immoral consequence: Meg's husband is extremely upset when he finds out how she was treating his family.
Norm: You should't kick out your in-laws.
Situation: Meg's mother and father-in-law had been staying with her and her husband for a month because they were out of work.
Intention: Meg wants to be alone with her husband.
Moral consequence: Meg and her husband are able to enjoy a pleasant night out.
Immoral action: Meg tells her mother and father in-law that they have to leave by the afternoon.
Norm: You shouldn't lie to your classmates.
Situation: Rodney is in university and his friends are talking about their upcoming internships.
Intention: Rodney wants to join the conversation.
Moral action: Rodney asks his friends what are good internships to apply to.
Immoral consequence: Rodney will have to keep up with his lie and become stressed.
Norm: You shouldn't lie to your classmates.
Situation: Rodney is in university and his friends are talking about their upcoming internships.
Intention: Rodney wants to join the conversation.
Moral consequence: Rodney will be able to find a great internship.
Immoral action: Rodney says he has a great internship which is not true.
Norm: You should pitch in when buying gifts for friends.
Situation: Janice's friends are going in on a birthday gift for a friend of theirs.
Intention: Janice wants to save money for a vacation.
Moral action: Janice gives what she owes for the gift and decides to eat out less for a while to save money for her vacation.
Immoral consequence: Janice's friends are mad that they have to cover her portion of the gift.
Norm: You should pitch in when buying gifts for friends.
Situation: Janice's friends are going in on a birthday gift for a friend of theirs.
Intention: Janice wants to save money for a vacation.
Moral consequence: Janice's friends have a nice time with Janice celebrating the friend's birthday.
Immoral action: Janice says she will chip in for the gift but never gives the money to her friend, but instead puts it in her vacation fund.
Norm: You shouldn't abuse your work privileges.
Situation: Artie has access to a company car at his job and has the weekend off from work.
Intention: Artie wants to go out with friends for the weekend.
Moral action: Artie uses his own vehicle for the weekend because he likes to keep the company car in pristine condition.
Immoral consequence: Artie's boss is annoyed that Artie used the company car outside of work and has to think of a punishment.
Norm: You shouldn't abuse your work privileges.
Situation: Artie has access to a company car at his job and has the weekend off from work.
Intention: Artie wants to go out with friends for the weekend.
Moral consequence: Artie's boss always appreciates the condition the company car is in and never has to worry about it.
Immoral action: Artie uses the company car for his personal travels over the weekend, so he can take advantage of the free gas.
Norm: It is responsible to turn in a lost item.
Situation: Jake was at an airport, and he found a diamond ring on the ground.
Intention: Jake wants to decide what to do with the ring.
Moral action: Jake walks up to an airport attendant and tells them that he found the ring.
Immoral consequence: Jake feels guilty and hopes the owner doesn't need the ring.
Norm: It is responsible to turn in a lost item.
Situation: Jake was at an airport, and he found a diamond ring on the ground.
Intention: Jake wants to decide what to do with the ring.
Moral consequence: Jake is happy that he did the right thing regardless of if the owner is found.
Immoral action: Jake decides to keep the ring and sell it to a jeweler.
Norm: You shouldn't treat someone differently because of their race.
Situation: Jack, a white storeowner, has a few white and black customers browsing his products.
Intention: Jack wants to protect his store from thieves.
Moral action: Jack watches every customer equally from his counter.
Immoral consequence: The black customers become upset and file a complaint with the police.
Norm: You shouldn't treat someone differently because of their race.
Situation: Jack, a white storeowner, has a few white and black customers browsing his products.
Intention: Jack wants to protect his store from thieves.
Moral consequence: The black customers don't feel singled out or threatened and enjoy shopping.
Immoral action: Jack follows only the black customers closely around the store.
Norm: It's harmful to ignore your significant other.
Situation: Bobby was playing a video game and his girlfriend wanted to talk to him.
Intention: Bobby wants to play his video game.
Moral action: Bobby pauses his video game, listens to his girlfriend, and returns to his game later.
Immoral consequence: Bobby's girlfriend gets annoyed with him and breaks up with him.
Norm: It's harmful to ignore your significant other.
Situation: Bobby was playing a video game and his girlfriend wanted to talk to him.
Intention: Bobby wants to play his video game.
Moral consequence: Bobby's girlfriend is happy that she has such a caring boyfriend.
Immoral action: Bobby focuses on his video game and doesn't listen to a word his girlfriend says.
Norm: It's wrong to throw your partner around against their will.
Situation: John's mother just died and John is at home with his wife Mindy.
Intention: John wants to vent his sadness.
Moral action: John tells MIndy the sad news and John goes and takes a bath.
Immoral consequence: Mindy cries and resents John and the cops arrest him.
Norm: It's wrong to throw your partner around against their will.
Situation: John's mother just died and John is at home with his wife Mindy.
Intention: John wants to vent his sadness.
Moral consequence: Mindy comforts John and feels closer to him and John doesn't get arrested.
Immoral action: John raises his voice at Mindy and throws her across the room.
Norm: It's inconsiderate to pull a girl's hair.
Situation: Billy is in grade school and has a crush on a girl in his class.
Intention: Billy wants to get the girl's attention.
Moral action: Billy offers the girl a dessert treat during lunch and asks if he can sit next to her.
Immoral consequence: The girl who gets her hair pulled by Billy feels pain from it and is upset.
Norm: It's inconsiderate to pull a girl's hair.
Situation: Billy is in grade school and has a crush on a girl in his class.
Intention: Billy wants to get the girl's attention.
Moral consequence: The girl is touched by the gift from Billy and feels happy.
Immoral action: Billy sneak up behind the girl to surprise her by giving her hair a tug because he doesn't know how to talk to girls.
Norm: It's wrong to have an affair.
Situation: Keri is on a business trip out of state from her husband and has a free evening.
Intention: Keri wants have a drink and enjoy herself.
Moral action: Keri takes a few drinks out of the mini bar in her hotel room and gives her husband a call to see how he is.
Immoral consequence: Keri's infidelity is eventually discovered and it makes her husband feel humiliated and betrayed.
Norm: It's wrong to have an affair.
Situation: Keri is on a business trip out of state from her husband and has a free evening.
Intention: Keri wants have a drink and enjoy herself.
Moral consequence: Keri's husband is happy to talk with her and feels good about himself that she thought of him.
Immoral action: Keri heads to a local bar for some drinks and meets a local man who she brings back to her hotel room.
Norm: It's bad to want someone to help you get drugs.
Situation: Gary is hanging out with one of his friends after school in his parents' basement.
Intention: Gary wants to try marijuana.
Moral action: Gary talks with his friend about marijuana for the rest of the afternoon before deciding to seek out a source himself.
Immoral consequence: Gary's friend feels nervous, but he helps find a drug dealer and buys marijuana for the two of them.