CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's not polite to refuse an invitation from your partner.
Situation: Jim's girlfriend invites him to come have dinner with her and her family.
Intention: Jim wants to let his girlfriend know if he's coming for dinner with her family.
Moral consequence: Jim's girlfriend feels closer to him because he's willing to spend time visiting with her family.
Immoral action: Jim says he won't go to dinner with her and her family because he would be uncomfortable.
Norm: You shouldn't call out your customers on social media.
Situation: Fiona sits in her car after getting into a fight with a rude customer.
Intention: Fiona wants to vent her frustrations.
Moral action: Fiona rants to another one of her coworkers on the phone.
Immoral consequence: Fiona is written up after the customer discovers the tweet and reports it to her boss.
Norm: You shouldn't call out your customers on social media.
Situation: Fiona sits in her car after getting into a fight with a rude customer.
Intention: Fiona wants to vent her frustrations.
Moral consequence: With all of the anger out of her system, Fiona is able to enjoy the rest of her night.
Immoral action: Fiona makes a posts about the incident on her Twitter.
Norm: It's understandable to not want to upset others.
Situation: Michael is talking to his friend who recently experienced a traumatizing accident.
Intention: Michael wants to consider bringing up the subject of the accident.
Moral action: Michael decides he is better off not bringing up the subject of the accident and talks about something else.
Immoral consequence: Michael's friend becomes incredibly upset at the mere thought of the accident and stops talking to Michael.
Norm: It's understandable to not want to upset others.
Situation: Michael is talking to his friend who recently experienced a traumatizing accident.
Intention: Michael wants to consider bringing up the subject of the accident.
Moral consequence: Michael's friend have a nice chat with Michael and momentarily forgets about the accident.
Immoral action: Michael asks his friend about the recent traumatizing accident that he went through.
Norm: You shouldn't buy someone fake jewelry.
Situation: Peter is shopping for an engagement ring for his girlfriend, Sue.
Intention: Peter wants to give Sue an engagement ring.
Moral action: Peter gets a ring with a real diamond, even though he has to save up longer for it.
Immoral consequence: Sue finds out the diamond is fake and breaks up with him because of the deception.
Norm: You shouldn't buy someone fake jewelry.
Situation: Peter is shopping for an engagement ring for his girlfriend, Sue.
Intention: Peter wants to give Sue an engagement ring.
Moral consequence: Sue loves the ring, and she agrees to marry him.
Immoral action: To save money, Peter gets a ring with a fake diamond instead of a real one.
Norm: You shouldn't be late around your kids.
Situation: Sandra's child and teacher are waiting for her to get to a school meeting.
Intention: Sandra wants to get to the meeting.
Moral action: Sandra is careful to arrive at the meeting on time and fully prepared.
Immoral consequence: Sandra's child is embarrassed by her lateness and her poor time management becomes a bad influence on them.
Norm: You shouldn't be late around your kids.
Situation: Sandra's child and teacher are waiting for her to get to a school meeting.
Intention: Sandra wants to get to the meeting.
Moral consequence: Sandra's child is relieved that she's on time and Sandra's punctuality serves as a lesson to them.
Immoral action: Sandra loses track of time doing unrelated things and arrives to the school meeting very late.
Norm: It's wrong to lie to the people you sleep with.
Situation: Hannah met Bob last night, who is married, and drunkenly slept with him and the next morning she asks him if he's married.
Intention: Bob wants to answer Hannah's question.
Moral action: Bob tells Hannah that he is indeed married and that he has been for a while.
Immoral consequence: Hannah falsely believes that maybe there could be more to their relationship before she's later heartbroken when she finds out Bob is married.
Norm: It's wrong to lie to the people you sleep with.
Situation: Hannah met Bob last night, who is married, and drunkenly slept with him and the next morning she asks him if he's married.
Intention: Bob wants to answer Hannah's question.
Moral consequence: Hannah is glad to know that this was only a one time thing, and she doesn't have to get attached to Bob.
Immoral action: Bob tells Hannah that he is not married and that he actually never has been.
Norm: It is expected to spend valentine's day with your partner.
Situation: There is a movie coming out on Valentine's day that Steve is really interested in that his girlfriend isn't.
Intention: Steve wants to go see the movie.
Moral action: Steve tells his girlfriend if she'll go see this movie, he'll see one of her favorites.
Immoral consequence: Steve's girlfriend feels very slighted and ends up dumping him.
Norm: It is expected to spend valentine's day with your partner.
Situation: There is a movie coming out on Valentine's day that Steve is really interested in that his girlfriend isn't.
Intention: Steve wants to go see the movie.
Moral consequence: Steve's girlfriend agrees, and they have a lovely time out seeing both movies.
Immoral action: Steve asks his girlfriend to go see the movie, she refuses, so he asks his buddies instead.
Norm: It is inappropriate to snoop on other people.
Situation: Alexa is home alone because her best friend and roommate is out on a date.
Intention: Alexa wants to avoid being bored.
Moral action: Alexa decides to find a TV show to watch and relaxes on the couch until her friend comes back from her date.
Immoral consequence: Alexa's friend eventually notices Alexa and feels that Alexa has lost some of her trust.
Norm: It is inappropriate to snoop on other people.
Situation: Alexa is home alone because her best friend and roommate is out on a date.
Intention: Alexa wants to avoid being bored.
Moral consequence: Alexa's best friend gets the thrill of telling Alexa all the details of her date.
Immoral action: Alexa decides to go to the same bar she knows her best friend went on a date to and watches the date from across the room.
Norm: It is rude to waste someone's time.
Situation: Sally is at an ice cream shop with lots of different flavors.
Intention: Sally wants some ice cream.
Moral action: Sally only picks between a few flavors, so she doesn't hold up the line.
Immoral consequence: The customers get mad at the wait, and the server tells Sally she needs to choose now or leave.
Norm: It is rude to waste someone's time.
Situation: Sally is at an ice cream shop with lots of different flavors.
Intention: Sally wants some ice cream.
Moral consequence: Sally gets a flavor she likes, and the store is able to serve the customers in a timely fashion.
Immoral action: Sally insists on tasting every ice cream in the store, causing a backup of the line.
Norm: Manager should not be mean to their employees
Situation: Jason, a manager at a fast food restaurant, just noticed that his employee Jill made a huge mess.
Intention: Jason wants to get Jill to clean up the mess.
Moral action: Jason asks Jill to clean up the mess and gives her tips to avoid getting into this situation in the future.
Immoral consequence: Jill's feelings are hurt, and she decides to start looking for another job.
Norm: Manager should not be mean to their employees
Situation: Jason, a manager at a fast food restaurant, just noticed that his employee Jill made a huge mess.
Intention: Jason wants to get Jill to clean up the mess.
Moral consequence: Jill learns how to follow proper work procedures and decides to be more diligent.
Immoral action: Jason yells at Jill and tells her that she's fired if she doesn't clean up the mess immediately.
Norm: It's fine to go to a bar.
Situation: Matilda works hard in school and rarely takes time for leisurely activities.
Intention: Matilda wants to be considered a serious student.
Moral action: Matilda takes the time to go to a bar with a few friends one evening after studying hard all week.
Immoral consequence: Matilda feels like she never has fun.
Norm: It's fine to go to a bar.
Situation: Matilda works hard in school and rarely takes time for leisurely activities.
Intention: Matilda wants to be considered a serious student.
Moral consequence: Matilda has a great time.
Immoral action: Matilda never goes out to bars with her friends.
Norm: It's wrong to disregard a friend's feelings.
Situation: Max's friend told him that he's been more depressed ever since the pandemic began.
Intention: Max wants to give his friend advice.
Moral action: Max tells his friend to talk to a therapist and tells his friend that he's there whenever he needs him.
Immoral consequence: Max's friend's depression gets worse, and he likes Max less.
Norm: It's wrong to disregard a friend's feelings.
Situation: Max's friend told him that he's been more depressed ever since the pandemic began.
Intention: Max wants to give his friend advice.
Moral consequence: Max's friend gets in contact with a therapist and feels like Max cares about him.
Immoral action: Max tells his friend that it's temporary and that he should just exercise.
Norm: It's good to say thanks.
Situation: Laura has been waiting for 20 minutes for her drink at a busy restaurant and the server finally brings it.
Intention: Laura wants to respond to the service.
Moral action: Laura thanks the server for bringing the drink.
Immoral consequence: Laura's server takes a break to cry in the back room.
Norm: It's good to say thanks.
Situation: Laura has been waiting for 20 minutes for her drink at a busy restaurant and the server finally brings it.
Intention: Laura wants to respond to the service.
Moral consequence: Laura's server feels appreciated and his day is improved.
Immoral action: Laura rolls her eyes and says "it's about time".
Norm: It's vulgar to want to insert things into someone's butt.
Situation: Joel just started to date a woman and takes her back home one evening.
Intention: Joel wants to have hot sex.
Moral action: Joel considers asking his girlfriend about sticking things up her butt but decides against it and asks her about her favorite fantasy instead.
Immoral consequence: Joel's new girlfriend accepts but thinks he's vulgar and gross.
Norm: It's vulgar to want to insert things into someone's butt.
Situation: Joel just started to date a woman and takes her back home one evening.
Intention: Joel wants to have hot sex.
Moral consequence: Joel's girlfriend is excited to share her fantasies with Joel and has a great time.
Immoral action: Joel insists on sticking things up his partner's butt.
Norm: You shouldn't ask someone if they are a school shooter.
Situation: James was assigned a new lab partner who died his hair jet black and wore a black trench coat.
Intention: James wants to reassure himself his lab partner is friendly.
Moral action: James asks his lab partner what kind of hobbies he has as an ice breaker.
Immoral consequence: James' lab partner is offended and gives him the silent treatment, making lab work very difficult.
Norm: You shouldn't ask someone if they are a school shooter.
Situation: James was assigned a new lab partner who died his hair jet black and wore a black trench coat.
Intention: James wants to reassure himself his lab partner is friendly.
Moral consequence: It turns out that James and his lab partner like some of the same bands, and they come to enjoy working together.
Immoral action: James asks his lab partner if he would ever consider shooting up the school.
Norm: It's wrong to talk in class and disrupt the class.
Situation: Dean has just received some excited and good news while he's sitting next to his friend in class.
Intention: Dean wants to share the news with his friend.
Moral action: Dean waits until after class is over to share the news with his friend.
Immoral consequence: The class ends up getting interrupted by Dean talking to his friend.
Norm: It's wrong to talk in class and disrupt the class.
Situation: Dean has just received some excited and good news while he's sitting next to his friend in class.
Intention: Dean wants to share the news with his friend.
Moral consequence: The class is productive and everyone learns the new material effectively.
Immoral action: Dean tells his friend what happened while in the middle of class.
Norm: It's rude to smell bad.
Situation: Penny is at the gym working out she is going on a blind date later tonight.
Intention: Penny wants to be on time for her date.
Moral action: Penny leaves the gym early, so she can go shower and get ready for her date, and she makes it to her date on time.
Immoral consequence: Penny smells bad on her date and her date never calls her back.
Norm: It's rude to smell bad.
Situation: Penny is at the gym working out she is going on a blind date later tonight.
Intention: Penny wants to be on time for her date.
Moral consequence: Penny smells good and her date calls her back the next day.
Immoral action: After the gym Penny goes home to get ready for her date she decides to skip the shower, and she makes it to her date on time.
Norm: You should always help people out at work.
Situation: Gary is in his office at work when Glen, a coworker, comes over and asks for help on an Excel macro.
Intention: Gary wants to respond to Glen's request.
Moral action: Gary tells Glen that he'll come over to his desk and show him how to do it.
Immoral consequence: Glen is annoyed because he's aware that there are manuals, and he was requesting human help.
Norm: You should always help people out at work.
Situation: Gary is in his office at work when Glen, a coworker, comes over and asks for help on an Excel macro.
Intention: Gary wants to respond to Glen's request.
Moral consequence: Glen is delighted that Gary will help him and relieved he'll figure out how to create a macro.
Immoral action: Gary tells Glen that they probably have a manual somewhere around here, and he should look there.
Norm: It's kind to buy tickets for your friends.
Situation: Hank drives his friends to the movies and is waiting to buy tickets when one friend realizes that he doesn't have enough money.
Intention: Hank wants his friend to get a ticket.
Moral action: Hank offers to buy the friend's ticket for him and get paid later.
Immoral consequence: Hank's friend gets the money but misses the first half hour of the movie.
Norm: It's kind to buy tickets for your friends.
Situation: Hank drives his friends to the movies and is waiting to buy tickets when one friend realizes that he doesn't have enough money.
Intention: Hank wants his friend to get a ticket.
Moral consequence: Hank's friend gets the ticket and enjoys the whole movie.
Immoral action: Hank gives his friend his car keys to go to an ATM and get some money.
Norm: Complimenting someone is a nice thing to do.
Situation: Brian's coworker Bertha walks in to the office with a brand new hairstyle that she's visibly proud of.
Intention: Brian wants to mention Bertha's new haircut.
Moral action: Brian mentions that he thinks Bertha's new hairstyle is fashionable.
Immoral consequence: Bertha is embarrassed that she might've been mistaken about her new style looking good.
Norm: Complimenting someone is a nice thing to do.
Situation: Brian's coworker Bertha walks in to the office with a brand new hairstyle that she's visibly proud of.
Intention: Brian wants to mention Bertha's new haircut.
Moral consequence: Bertha is happy that someone recognized and appreciated her new hairstyle.
Immoral action: Brian mentions that he thinks he likes Bertha's old hairstyle better.
Norm: It is wrong to steal someone's identity
Situation: Tony finds a wallet on the ground when he is walking through the park.
Intention: Tony wants to see who the wallet belongs to.
Moral action: Tony looks up the address listed on the driver's license he finds in the wallet.
Immoral consequence: Tony is later arrested by the police when he is trying to buy things online using the false information.
Norm: It is wrong to steal someone's identity
Situation: Tony finds a wallet on the ground when he is walking through the park.
Intention: Tony wants to see who the wallet belongs to.
Moral consequence: Tony is given a hundred dollar reward for the return of the wallet.
Immoral action: Tony takes the driver's license from the wallet and uses the information on it to create a new identity.
Norm: It's not okay to turn your home into a zoo.
Situation: Gina loves animals so much and hates to see stray dogs and cats with out a home.
Intention: Gina wants to take care of stray cats and dogs.
Moral action: Gina keeps only a cat and dog at home and volunteers with an animal shelter to find homes for the other strays she finds.
Immoral consequence: Gina gets in trouble for hoarding the animals and has to give them all up and looses her home.
Norm: It's not okay to turn your home into a zoo.
Situation: Gina loves animals so much and hates to see stray dogs and cats with out a home.
Intention: Gina wants to take care of stray cats and dogs.
Moral consequence: Gina has a nice home for her and her pets and helps more strays find their forever homes.
Immoral action: Gina takes in every stray animal she sees, her house becoming over run with animals.
Norm: It's mean to discourage children from their creative outlets.
Situation: Dave is at a kitchen table with Bill his son, who is coloring.
Intention: Dave wants his son to be serious and successful in life.
Moral action: Dave compliments Bill on his color selection.
Immoral consequence: Bill will feel reluctant to express himself and only know the pursuit of material gain while never developing emotionally.
Norm: It's mean to discourage children from their creative outlets.
Situation: Dave is at a kitchen table with Bill his son, who is coloring.
Intention: Dave wants his son to be serious and successful in life.
Moral consequence: Bill feels good about himself and it contributes to a more well rounded and successful development.
Immoral action: Dave tells Bill that coloring is a waste of time and that Bill should focus on learning a trade.
Norm: You should not control your partner's appearance.
Situation: Cladwell buys his girlfriend Rachel a dress two sizes too small for a party.
Intention: Cladwell wants them to look like an attractive couple.
Moral action: Cladwell takes Rachel to a high end dress store offering to buy something she likes.
Immoral consequence: Rachel gets rashes all over her body from the dress digging into her skin.
Norm: You should not control your partner's appearance.
Situation: Cladwell buys his girlfriend Rachel a dress two sizes too small for a party.
Intention: Cladwell wants them to look like an attractive couple.
Moral consequence: Rachel's confidence is boosted, and she makes new friends at the party.
Immoral action: Cladwell pressures Rachel into wearing the dress.
Norm: It's rude to cheat on the person you're dating
Situation: Nick and Jasmine have been dating for several months, and tonight Nick is at the nightclub where he runs into his ex Suzie.
Intention: Nick wants to talk to Suzie.
Moral action: Nick approaches Suzie to have some drinks together, and he talks about how happy Jasmine makes him which is overheard by someone Jasmine knows.
Immoral consequence: Word gets back to Jasmine that Nick hooked up with Suzie, and she breaks up with him.
Norm: It's rude to cheat on the person you're dating
Situation: Nick and Jasmine have been dating for several months, and tonight Nick is at the nightclub where he runs into his ex Suzie.
Intention: Nick wants to talk to Suzie.
Moral consequence: Word gets back to Jasmine that Nick was gushing about her to Suzie and it makes Jasmine feel special and loved.
Immoral action: Nick approaches Suzie to have some drinks together, and they end up making out where everyone can see.
Norm: It's not okay to threaten people in life.
Situation: Charles is a poor, muscular man who needs to buy food for himself.
Intention: Charles wants money to buy food.
Moral action: Charles takes up a job at a shipping dock that requires lots of muscle.
Immoral consequence: The people lose their money and report Charles to the police, who then put a warrant out for his arrest.
Norm: It's not okay to threaten people in life.
Situation: Charles is a poor, muscular man who needs to buy food for himself.
Intention: Charles wants money to buy food.
Moral consequence: Charles earns decent wages and has money to survive.
Immoral action: Charles hides in an alley and robs people at knife point as they pass by.
Norm: You shouldn't let someone underage drive a car.
Situation: Ben, who has a large piece of property, has a teenage son who wants to start driving but isn't old enough yet.
Intention: Ben wants his son to get experience driving now.
Moral action: Ben helps his son get his own used dirtbike and has him practice on it.
Immoral consequence: Ben's son goes too fast, loses control of the car, and hits a tree.
Norm: You shouldn't let someone underage drive a car.
Situation: Ben, who has a large piece of property, has a teenage son who wants to start driving but isn't old enough yet.
Intention: Ben wants his son to get experience driving now.
Moral consequence: Ben's son crashes the dirtbike several times but quickly learns to handle it.
Immoral action: Ben allows his son to drive his car on the property for practice.
Norm: Taking drugs is frowned upon.
Situation: Kevin has been assigned a difficult project by his manager and gets stressed by his work.
Intention: Kevin wants to manage his stress.
Moral action: Kevin regularly practices meditation in order to achieve a mentally clear mind.
Immoral consequence: Kevin feels panic and tired due to the side effects, so he can't concentrate well on his work.
Norm: Taking drugs is frowned upon.
Situation: Kevin has been assigned a difficult project by his manager and gets stressed by his work.
Intention: Kevin wants to manage his stress.
Moral consequence: Kevin feels emotionally calm and stable and becomes more efficient in his work.
Immoral action: Kevin takes Cannabis in order to reduce his stress.
Norm: Snooping is rude.
Situation: June is concerned because her boyfriend Steve has been acting secretive lately.
Intention: June wants to find out if Steve has been hiding anything from her.
Moral action: June confronts Steve with her concerns and asks for an explanation of his behavior.
Immoral consequence: June loses Steve's trust when he finds out about her intrusive behavior.
Norm: Snooping is rude.
Situation: June is concerned because her boyfriend Steve has been acting secretive lately.
Intention: June wants to find out if Steve has been hiding anything from her.
Moral consequence: June is able to establish an open and honest line of communication with Steve.
Immoral action: June goes through Steve's phone and computer to find out what he has been up to.
Norm: It's good to have a job.
Situation: Jessica just graduated college.
Intention: Jessica wants to be happy and take it easy.
Moral action: Jessica looks for a job and lands one and lives on her own.
Immoral consequence: Jessica's self-esteem goes down and her parents become upset.
Norm: It's good to have a job.
Situation: Jessica just graduated college.
Intention: Jessica wants to be happy and take it easy.
Moral consequence: Jessica feels good about herself and her parents are happy too.
Immoral action: Jessica moves in with her parents and lives off of them.
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 action: Sally asks the friends she's with if they have news about their common friend.
Immoral consequence: Sally's friends around the table feel that she doesn't care for their presence.