CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's nice to help your spouse with the housework.
Situation: Jim is reading a book on Saturday afternoon while his wife, Cindy, cleans the house.
Intention: Jim wants to finish his book.
Moral consequence: Cindy appreciates Jim's offer, without having had to ask him to help out.
Immoral action: When Cindy asks Jim for help he tells her that he just wants to finish his book.
Norm: It is bad to lie to someone about birth control.
Situation: Fiona is worried that her boyfriend is bored with her and is planning on leaving her.
Intention: Fiona wants to keep her boyfriend.
Moral action: Fiona discusses her fears with her boyfriend.
Immoral consequence: Fiona gets pregnant but loses her boyfriend when he finds out what she has done.
Norm: It is bad to lie to someone about birth control.
Situation: Fiona is worried that her boyfriend is bored with her and is planning on leaving her.
Intention: Fiona wants to keep her boyfriend.
Moral consequence: Fiona discovers where she stands and is able to make decisions about her future based on that.
Immoral action: Fiona pretends to still be taking her birth control but has actually stopped.
Norm: It's good to be loyal to old friends.
Situation: Mark's childhood best friend Justin has fallen on some hard times and asks Mark if he can crash at Mar's place for a few weeks.
Intention: Mark wants to continue living alone.
Moral action: Mark tells Justin he can't let him stay at Mark's place, but offers to put in up in a hotel for a few weeks.
Immoral consequence: Justin remains homeless and suffers living on the streets in desperation.
Norm: It's good to be loyal to old friends.
Situation: Mark's childhood best friend Justin has fallen on some hard times and asks Mark if he can crash at Mar's place for a few weeks.
Intention: Mark wants to continue living alone.
Moral consequence: Justin really appreciates the help, and uses the time effectively to get his life back together.
Immoral action: Mark tells Justin he can't let him stay at Mark's place right now but wishes him good luck.
Norm: You shouldn't download things illegally.
Situation: Marvin is excited about the release of a new game he wants to play.
Intention: Marvin wants to get the game.
Moral action: Marvin purchases the game from a games website.
Immoral consequence: Marvin gets sued by the publisher of the game.
Norm: You shouldn't download things illegally.
Situation: Marvin is excited about the release of a new game he wants to play.
Intention: Marvin wants to get the game.
Moral consequence: Marvin plays and enjoys his new game he purchased.
Immoral action: Marvin downloads a cracked version of the game from a website for free.
Norm: It is rude to bump someone with your car.
Situation: Kurt is on his way to work when a bicyclist cuts in front of him, slowing down traffic.
Intention: Kurt wants to make it to work on time.
Moral action: Kurt honks his horn at the bicyclist and when he doesn't slow down, Kurt takes an alternate route to work.
Immoral consequence: The bicyclist calls the cops and Kurt is fined for his action.
Norm: It is rude to bump someone with your car.
Situation: Kurt is on his way to work when a bicyclist cuts in front of him, slowing down traffic.
Intention: Kurt wants to make it to work on time.
Moral consequence: Kurt makes it to work on time without getting into any road incidents.
Immoral action: Kurt lightly bumps the bicyclist's back tire with his car, hoping he'll move out of the way.
Norm: It is not okay to overreact to a breakup.
Situation: Jeremy's girlfriend Eva tells him that she wants to start seeing other people, and doesn't want to be with him anymore.
Intention: Jeremy wants to express his feelings about the breakup.
Moral action: Jeremy says he's hurt, but he understands, and hopes she finds happiness.
Immoral consequence: Eva gets scared and stays away from Jeremy, and their friends split into factions to defend their favorite.
Norm: It is not okay to overreact to a breakup.
Situation: Jeremy's girlfriend Eva tells him that she wants to start seeing other people, and doesn't want to be with him anymore.
Intention: Jeremy wants to express his feelings about the breakup.
Moral consequence: Jeremy and Eva remain friends, and make a smooth transition into new relationships, and their circle of friends remains in tact.
Immoral action: Jeremy pounds his fist on the table and calls Eva a slut, and then posts a bunch of nasty messages on Facebook calling her a dirty whore.
Norm: It's rude to go back on a promise.
Situation: Ray wakes up with a terrible hangover and has promised to get his friends home early in the morning, so they can make an appointment.
Intention: Ray wants to go back to sleep.
Moral action: Ray hails his friends a ride using a rideshare app before going back to bed.
Immoral consequence: Ray's friends are not able to get back in time and miss the appointment.
Norm: It's rude to go back on a promise.
Situation: Ray wakes up with a terrible hangover and has promised to get his friends home early in the morning, so they can make an appointment.
Intention: Ray wants to go back to sleep.
Moral consequence: Ray's friends end up making it to their appointment on time.
Immoral action: Ray puts it out of his mind and allows himself to fall back asleep.
Norm: It's wrong to be manipulative.
Situation: Bob is assigned a new client by his company, in hopes that he will improve their sales relationship.
Intention: Bob wants to make a big sale to the company.
Moral action: Bob gives a strong presentation about what he has to offer and asks directly for more of the company's business.
Immoral consequence: The company finds out that Bob lied to them, when they talk to other people in the industry, and Bob loses all of their business.
Norm: It's wrong to be manipulative.
Situation: Bob is assigned a new client by his company, in hopes that he will improve their sales relationship.
Intention: Bob wants to make a big sale to the company.
Moral consequence: The company he is working with appreciates his professionalism and rewards him with a large purchase.
Immoral action: Bob tells his new client that he can save them some money if they buy in quantity, but only for one day, which is not true.
Norm: It's good to let people be themselves.
Situation: Ryan's son is acting very girly and likes to wear dresses.
Intention: Ryan wants to say something to his son.
Moral action: Ryan tells his son that he supports whatever he wants to do in life.
Immoral consequence: Ryan's son feels hurt that his dad doesn't support his identity.
Norm: It's good to let people be themselves.
Situation: Ryan's son is acting very girly and likes to wear dresses.
Intention: Ryan wants to say something to his son.
Moral consequence: Ryan's son increases his love for his dad and is glad that he doesn't have to change.
Immoral action: Ryan tells his son that he needs to start behaving manlier.
Norm: You should always care about your education.
Situation: Simon is normally a good student, but has recently gotten a job that takes up a lot of time.
Intention: Simon wants to work at a job.
Moral action: Simon takes a less time-consuming job so that he can focus on his studies.
Immoral consequence: Simon's grades drop, and he can't get into his preferred college.
Norm: You should always care about your education.
Situation: Simon is normally a good student, but has recently gotten a job that takes up a lot of time.
Intention: Simon wants to work at a job.
Moral consequence: Simon gets good grades and is able to attend his preferred college when he graduates.
Immoral action: Simon continues working at the time-consuming job and spends less time on his schoolwork.
Norm: It's good to stay in contact with your parents.
Situation: Bob has been living with his parents but just got a new job.
Intention: Bob wants to be independent.
Moral action: Bob moves out to his own house near his parents and calls them daily.
Immoral consequence: Bob's parents wonder if Bob loves them anymore and become sad.
Norm: It's good to stay in contact with your parents.
Situation: Bob has been living with his parents but just got a new job.
Intention: Bob wants to be independent.
Moral consequence: Bob's parents feel loved and stay happy and healthy.
Immoral action: Bob travels across the country, settles down and never calls home.
Norm: You shouldn't fake having a dead sibling.
Situation: Peter is at a party and sees Lisa, who he finds attractive, and goes up to talk to her.
Intention: Peter wants to get Lisa's interest.
Moral action: Peter ask Lisa about her hobbies and shows interest in the things she does.
Immoral consequence: Lisa finds out Peter lied about the sister and calls him a creep and tells him never to talk to her again.
Norm: You shouldn't fake having a dead sibling.
Situation: Peter is at a party and sees Lisa, who he finds attractive, and goes up to talk to her.
Intention: Peter wants to get Lisa's interest.
Moral consequence: Lisa finds Peter interesting and agrees to go on a date with him.
Immoral action: Peter decides to try the pity route, and claims he has a sister who recently died.
Norm: It's wrong to spend all your time getting high.
Situation: Ronny bought marijuana to smoke but also has work in the morning.
Intention: Ronny wants to figure out what to do.
Moral action: Ronny decides to smoke marijuana after work and goes to sleep.
Immoral consequence: Ronny misses work the next day and gets fired.
Norm: It's wrong to spend all your time getting high.
Situation: Ronny bought marijuana to smoke but also has work in the morning.
Intention: Ronny wants to figure out what to do.
Moral consequence: Ronny goes to work and makes money then smokes afterwards.
Immoral action: Ronny smokes his marijuana all night long.
Norm: It is wrong to hurt someone's feelings on purpose.
Situation: Carl is eating dinner with his family at home and his son Jake has spilled his drink.
Intention: Carl wants to say something about the drink spilling.
Moral action: Carl says that it's no big deal and gets a towel for Jake to clean up the spill.
Immoral consequence: Jake becomes so afraid of making a mistake around Carl that he never tries anything new and leads a boring life.
Norm: It is wrong to hurt someone's feelings on purpose.
Situation: Carl is eating dinner with his family at home and his son Jake has spilled his drink.
Intention: Carl wants to say something about the drink spilling.
Moral consequence: Jake learns what mistakes are important and what ones aren't and is able to take calculated risks to improve his life.
Immoral action: Carl tells Jake he is so clumsy and that he's always been a disappointment.
Norm: You shouldn't call people weird.
Situation: Claire asks Donald what he thinks about her making art with macaroni.
Intention: Donald wants to give his opinion to Claire.
Moral action: Donald says that Claire is a good macaroni artist with talent.
Immoral consequence: Claire get upset with Donald for talking negatively about her art.
Norm: You shouldn't call people weird.
Situation: Claire asks Donald what he thinks about her making art with macaroni.
Intention: Donald wants to give his opinion to Claire.
Moral consequence: Claire thanks Donald and gives him a picture made of macaroni.
Immoral action: Donald says he thinks it's weird to make art with macaroni.
Norm: It's good to be sociable
Situation: Bryan runs out to the store to pick up a few things and notices a friend in one of the aisles that he hasn't seen for a while.
Intention: Bryan has to decide whether to say hello to his friend.
Moral action: Bryan walks over to his friend and greets him, standing for a few minutes to talk.
Immoral consequence: Bryan feels ashamed of his behavior at the store and later on wishes that he had talked with his friend.
Norm: It's good to be sociable
Situation: Bryan runs out to the store to pick up a few things and notices a friend in one of the aisles that he hasn't seen for a while.
Intention: Bryan has to decide whether to say hello to his friend.
Moral consequence: Bryan is happy that he had a chance to catch up with his friend and feels that he achieved a lot on his trip to the store.
Immoral action: Bryan quickly scurries out of the aisle before his friend sees him and heads toward the checkout, so he can leave before his friend sees him.
Norm: You shouldn't leave people behind.
Situation: Jess is a track coach, and one of the members of the team keeps stopping to get their breath as everyone else runs.
Intention: Jess wants to decide how to handle the member.
Moral action: Jess goes back and stays by the member until they can run again.
Immoral consequence: The member feels bad and feels like they let Jess down.
Norm: You shouldn't leave people behind.
Situation: Jess is a track coach, and one of the members of the team keeps stopping to get their breath as everyone else runs.
Intention: Jess wants to decide how to handle the member.
Moral consequence: The member is appreciative of Jess and will work to make her proud.
Immoral action: Jess doesn't come back to help the member and continues to run.
Norm: You shouldn't break up your partner's friendships.
Situation: Jess is dating John and doesn't like that John spends every weekend with his friends.
Intention: Jess wants to spend more time with John.
Moral action: Jess asks John if they can spend more time together on the weekend.
Immoral consequence: John finds out, gets angry with Jess, and breaks up with her.
Norm: You shouldn't break up your partner's friendships.
Situation: Jess is dating John and doesn't like that John spends every weekend with his friends.
Intention: Jess wants to spend more time with John.
Moral consequence: John agrees, and they plan for a date night on Saturdays.
Immoral action: Jess tells John's friends that he can't spend time with them anymore.
Norm: You shouldn't give gifts to people that are expired.
Situation: Allison bought some cheese back to share with her family when she was overseas but notices it's gone bad when she got back.
Intention: Allison wants to give her relatives a souvenir from her trip.
Moral action: Allison takes some of the clothing items she bought for herself on the trip and gives them to her relatives as gifts.
Immoral consequence: Her relatives eat the cheese and start to feel sick a few hours later.
Norm: You shouldn't give gifts to people that are expired.
Situation: Allison bought some cheese back to share with her family when she was overseas but notices it's gone bad when she got back.
Intention: Allison wants to give her relatives a souvenir from her trip.
Moral consequence: Her relatives love the thoughtful gifts and start wearing them regularly.
Immoral action: Allison gives the cheese to her family at the next get together and hopes they don't notice it's gone bad.
Norm: You should always support an artist you enjoy.
Situation: Anna loves a local artist named Felipe, who rents an art studio in town.
Intention: Anna wants to see Felipe's art every day.
Moral action: Anna buys a large painting of Felipe's and hangs it on her wall at home.
Immoral consequence: Felipe gets kicked out of his studio when he can't pay the month's rent after selling no paintings.
Norm: You should always support an artist you enjoy.
Situation: Anna loves a local artist named Felipe, who rents an art studio in town.
Intention: Anna wants to see Felipe's art every day.
Moral consequence: Felipe uses the proceeds from the sale to Anna to pay his rent and keeps his studio open.
Immoral action: Anna takes pictures of Felipe's art at his studio and looks at the pictures each day.
Norm: It's good to do nice things for love interests.
Situation: Barry is dating Tonya and her birthday is tomorrow.
Intention: Barry wants to save his money.
Moral action: Barry spends what he can afford on a nice gift for Tonya and saves the rest.
Immoral consequence: Tonya feels sad and wonders whether Barry is right for her.
Norm: It's good to do nice things for love interests.
Situation: Barry is dating Tonya and her birthday is tomorrow.
Intention: Barry wants to save his money.
Moral consequence: Tonya loves the gift and is happy and feels closer to Barry.
Immoral action: Barry pretends he forgot Tonya's birthday date and doesn't get her anything.
Norm: It's wrong to un-invite someone.
Situation: Larry was having a party and invited Steve to his house.
Intention: Larry wants to invite Marco to the party as well.
Moral action: Larry invites both Steve and Marco to go to his party.
Immoral consequence: Steve gets mad at Larry and doesn't talk to him for a month.
Norm: It's wrong to un-invite someone.
Situation: Larry was having a party and invited Steve to his house.
Intention: Larry wants to invite Marco to the party as well.
Moral consequence: Steve has a great time hanging out with Larry and Marco at the party.
Immoral action: Larry tells Steve not to come to the party because he wants Marco to go instead.
Norm: You shouldn't hide bodies places.
Situation: Anna owns a morgue and there has been a surplus of bodies lately.
Intention: Anna wants to keep up with the surplus.
Moral action: Anna petitions the city's medical office for more resources and hires additional employees to keep up with the volume of bodies coming in.
Immoral consequence: Anna's illegal tactics for disposing of the bodies are discovered by the police, and she is put in jail.
Norm: You shouldn't hide bodies places.
Situation: Anna owns a morgue and there has been a surplus of bodies lately.
Intention: Anna wants to keep up with the surplus.
Moral consequence: Anna's morgue is able to keep up with the bodies, and she is relieved.
Immoral action: Anna starts to bury bodies throughout the woods behind the morgue property that were supposed to be cremated in hopes to save time and resources.
Norm: It's good to show your kids you care about them.
Situation: Louise's daughter Nina is struggling in her English class and got a C on a recent test.
Intention: Louise wants Nina to do better in school.
Moral action: Louise offers to help Nina with her English homework and asks if there is anything Nina thinks would help her succeed.
Immoral consequence: Nina is upset and starts hiding her problems from Louise because she does not trust her mother.
Norm: It's good to show your kids you care about them.
Situation: Louise's daughter Nina is struggling in her English class and got a C on a recent test.
Intention: Louise wants Nina to do better in school.
Moral consequence: Louise and Nina have an open conversation about Nina's struggles and Louise is able to get Nina the help she needs to improe.
Immoral action: Louise tells Nina that she is disappointed and that Nina must get a better score next time, or she's grounded.
Norm: It's wrong to break something because you are upset.
Situation: Tom and his friends are competing as a team in an online battleground game.
Intention: Tom wants to win the tournament.
Moral action: Tom throws his stress ball across the room because he thinks the team they just lost to was cheating.
Immoral consequence: Tom gets kicked off the team until he can go buy another keyboard since he can't play the game without one.
Norm: It's wrong to break something because you are upset.
Situation: Tom and his friends are competing as a team in an online battleground game.
Intention: Tom wants to win the tournament.
Moral consequence: Tom takes a break and gets a soda before coming back to join the team for a new tournament.
Immoral action: Tom throws his keyboard across the room because he thinks the team they just lost to was not playing fair.
Norm: It's fun to see movies with people.
Situation: Angie and Jordan are each in their separate homes on a Friday night, looking for something to do.
Intention: Angie wants to watch a movie.
Moral action: Angie invites Jordan to go to the movie theater with her and watch a new release.
Immoral consequence: Angie thinks the movie is really bad and wants to complain about it to someone, but she's by herself.
Norm: It's fun to see movies with people.
Situation: Angie and Jordan are each in their separate homes on a Friday night, looking for something to do.
Intention: Angie wants to watch a movie.
Moral consequence: Angie thinks the movie is really bad but has a great time laughing about all the stupid scenes with Jordan on the way home.
Immoral action: Angie goes to the movie theater by herself and watches a new release.
Norm: You should break up with someone you don't like anymore.
Situation: Kylie has been dating Aaron for some time, but has grown bored with the relationship.
Intention: Kylie wants to have a boyfriend.
Moral action: Kylie breaks up with Aaron and starts dating someone she is more compatible with.
Immoral consequence: Kylie is miserable and in a bad mood all the time.
Norm: You should break up with someone you don't like anymore.
Situation: Kylie has been dating Aaron for some time, but has grown bored with the relationship.
Intention: Kylie wants to have a boyfriend.
Moral consequence: Kylie has a much better time with her new boyfriend and is happier than she's been in a while.
Immoral action: Kylie stays with Aaron so that she can say she has a boyfriend.
Norm: You shouldn't expect your friends to do certain things.
Situation: Greg, who loves extreme sports, is on a trip with some friends when he sees a bungee jumping place nearby.
Intention: Greg wants to go bungee jumping.
Moral action: Greg asks his friends to drop him off at the bungee jumping place and to pick him up in a few hours.
Immoral consequence: Greg's friends have a bad experience bungee jumping and resent Greg for his selfishness.
Norm: You shouldn't expect your friends to do certain things.
Situation: Greg, who loves extreme sports, is on a trip with some friends when he sees a bungee jumping place nearby.
Intention: Greg wants to go bungee jumping.
Moral consequence: Greg's friends work to please Greg and are grateful that they don't have to do it with him.
Immoral action: Greg tells his friends that they need to go bungee jumping and keeps telling them until they give in.
Norm: It's wrong to sleep on someone else's dime.
Situation: Glenn did not sleep well the night before and is feeling very tired during his shift.
Intention: Glenn wants to stop feeling so tired at work.
Moral action: Glenn makes himself a few cups of strong coffee to get the caffeine kick.
Immoral consequence: Glenn gets caught by his manager and is written up for sleeping at work.
Norm: It's wrong to sleep on someone else's dime.
Situation: Glenn did not sleep well the night before and is feeling very tired during his shift.
Intention: Glenn wants to stop feeling so tired at work.
Moral consequence: Glenn perks up a little thanks to the caffeine, and he is able to make it through the rest of his shift before going home to sleep.
Immoral action: Glenn goes to the supply closet when no one is looking to take a quick nap.
Norm: It is nice to send letters to your friend.
Situation: Travis is at home missing his friend who is deployed overseas.
Intention: Travis wants miss his friend less.
Moral action: Travis decides to start writing his friend every week to keep him updated on everything going on at home.
Immoral consequence: Since Travis doesn't catch up with his friend, his friend feels lonely overseas.
Norm: It is nice to send letters to your friend.
Situation: Travis is at home missing his friend who is deployed overseas.
Intention: Travis wants miss his friend less.
Moral consequence: Travis's friend looks forward to the letters every week, and they help him get through his deployment.
Immoral action: Travis decides to go out with other friends to distract himself from his friend who is overseas.
Norm: It's good to talk to others.
Situation: Sam is having problems in his life that he hasn't been able to get past, and he has recently been drinking too much to compensate.
Intention: Sam needs to stop drinking alcohol.
Moral action: Sam attends a meeting with other people who have had problems with alcohol, and he talks with them about what worked for them.
Immoral consequence: Sam is unable to drink less and each time he fails to reduce his drinking adds to his feelings of failure to get past his problems.