CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's hurtful to ditch a friend.
Situation: Theresa was at the mall shopping with her friend Debbie.
Intention: Theresa wants to go home.
Moral action: Theresa tells Debbie that it is about time to go home.
Immoral consequence: Debbie gets scared and starts crying because she thinks she is lost.
Norm: It's hurtful to ditch a friend.
Situation: Theresa was at the mall shopping with her friend Debbie.
Intention: Theresa wants to go home.
Moral consequence: Debbie is happy that she got to spend time with her friend during the day.
Immoral action: Theresa leaves the mall without telling Debbie she was leaving.
Norm: It's wrong to block someone's Internet connection.
Situation: Maude prepared a very extensive dinner for her son, and he rushed through it in order to go play video games.
Intention: Maude wants her son to spend less time gaming.
Moral action: Maude asks her son to try and play less games explaining how moderation is important.
Immoral consequence: Maude's son is unable to email his teacher his homework, gets in trouble as school, and grows to resent Maude.
Norm: It's wrong to block someone's Internet connection.
Situation: Maude prepared a very extensive dinner for her son, and he rushed through it in order to go play video games.
Intention: Maude wants her son to spend less time gaming.
Moral consequence: Maude's son makes an attempt to play less games, and spends time talking at the next family meal.
Immoral action: Maude decides to shut the router off, essentially cutting off her son's internet connection.
Norm: You shouldn't have to feel pressured to talk to people.
Situation: Lucas' sister is very shy and sometimes has a hard time with small talk when she meets new people.
Intention: Lucas wants his sister to chat with one of his friends.
Moral action: Lucas suggests his sister play a board game with him and his friend.
Immoral consequence: Lucas' sister has a short conversation with Lucas' friend but feels very ill-at-ease.
Norm: You shouldn't have to feel pressured to talk to people.
Situation: Lucas' sister is very shy and sometimes has a hard time with small talk when she meets new people.
Intention: Lucas wants his sister to chat with one of his friends.
Moral consequence: Lucas' sister has a great time playing the game with them and effortlessly strikes a fun conversation with Lucas' friend.
Immoral action: Lucas insists that his sister chat with his friend.
Norm: You shouldn't go back on your word.
Situation: Mark has agreed to help George paint his house on the weekend.
Intention: Mark wants to have a fun weekend.
Moral action: Mark asks other friends to join him and George for a house painting party.
Immoral consequence: Mark feels bad for bailing on George so isn't able to fully enjoy himself.
Norm: You shouldn't go back on your word.
Situation: Mark has agreed to help George paint his house on the weekend.
Intention: Mark wants to have a fun weekend.
Moral consequence: Mark is able to help George and have a good time with his friends.
Immoral action: Mark cancels his plans with George and goes to the shore for the weekend.
Norm: It's not okay to lie to an SO.
Situation: Vlad is getting ready to go the casino to gamble some money with friends and is about to leave when his wife Yona asks him where he's going.
Intention: Vlad wants to answer Yona's question.
Moral action: Vlad tells Yona he's going to the casino with some friends and that he'll be back later.
Immoral consequence: Yona later finds out that Vlad was lying and it breaks her trust in him and causes her to feel used and vulnerable.
Norm: It's not okay to lie to an SO.
Situation: Vlad is getting ready to go the casino to gamble some money with friends and is about to leave when his wife Yona asks him where he's going.
Intention: Vlad wants to answer Yona's question.
Moral consequence: Yona tells Vlad to have a great time and to hopefully not lose too much money.
Immoral action: Vlad tells Yona that he's going to a baseball game with some friends and that he'll be back later.
Norm: It is fun to enjoy video games with friends.
Situation: Joel gets a new game console for his birthday.
Intention: Joel wants to try some of the new games available for his console.
Moral action: Joel gets a game that two players can play and invites his best friend over to play the game with him.
Immoral consequence: Joel becomes bored and lonely sitting by himself in the room, playing the game.
Norm: It is fun to enjoy video games with friends.
Situation: Joel gets a new game console for his birthday.
Intention: Joel wants to try some of the new games available for his console.
Moral consequence: Joel has a great time playing with his friend, and they make it a regular event to get together for game days.
Immoral action: Joel starts playing a game that requires many hours of sitting in a room by yourself solving puzzles to finish.
Norm: It's wrong to smoke in someone else's car.
Situation: Lester, who smokes, borrows his friend's car, which has never been smoked in, and drives an hour away on a trip.
Intention: Lester wants to have a cigarette.
Moral action: Lester pulls over and has a cigarette on the side of the road.
Immoral consequence: Lester's friend gets in the car later and smells the cigarette smoke, making him sick and upset.
Norm: It's wrong to smoke in someone else's car.
Situation: Lester, who smokes, borrows his friend's car, which has never been smoked in, and drives an hour away on a trip.
Intention: Lester wants to have a cigarette.
Moral consequence: Lester's friend's car is clean and nice-smelling, making Lester's friend very happy.
Immoral action: Lester lights a cigarette while he's driving and is careful to put the ashes and cigarette out of the window.
Norm: Married people are expected to settle down.
Situation: Anthony is sitting in the living room of his home with his wife, watching television.
Intention: Anthony wants to find something exciting to do with his night.
Moral action: Anthony invites his wife to go out to the local pub for dinner and some drinks, offering to treat her to a fun night on the town.
Immoral consequence: Anthony feels guilty for leaving his wife home alone and his wife feels resentful and hurt that he went out without her.
Norm: Married people are expected to settle down.
Situation: Anthony is sitting in the living room of his home with his wife, watching television.
Intention: Anthony wants to find something exciting to do with his night.
Moral consequence: Anthony feels good that his wife will be having some fun with him, and his wife is happy that he doesn't want to go out at night without her.
Immoral action: Anthony decides to get dressed and go out to a local club for the evening, by himself.
Norm: It's good to be concerned about your partner.
Situation: Billy sits on the couch at home as his wife, Elizabeth, is stranded on the side of the road with car trouble.
Intention: Billy wants to continue sitting on the couch at rest.
Moral action: When Elizabeth calls Billy for help, he decides to call-in a favour from a friend of his who lives close-by to the site of Elizabeth’s accident.
Immoral consequence: Elizabeth becomes frustrated and angry with Billy, and Billy can't relax because he wonders why she keeps calling him.
Norm: It's good to be concerned about your partner.
Situation: Billy sits on the couch at home as his wife, Elizabeth, is stranded on the side of the road with car trouble.
Intention: Billy wants to continue sitting on the couch at rest.
Moral consequence: Elizabeth is grateful to Billy for arranging the quick help and Billy feels like he is a good life partner to Elizabeth.
Immoral action: Elizabeth calls Billy's phone repeatedly, looking for help, but Billy does not answer her calls.
Norm: You shouldn't be biased against Christian people.
Situation: Dan feels unsure about going to his friend's wedding, believing that the Christian family will have strong feelings against Dan bringing his husband as his guest.
Intention: Dan wants to support his friend by going to the wedding.
Moral action: Dan decides to go to the wedding with his husband and try to make the most of it.
Immoral consequence: Dan leaves feeling sad that he had a bad time at the wedding.
Norm: You shouldn't be biased against Christian people.
Situation: Dan feels unsure about going to his friend's wedding, believing that the Christian family will have strong feelings against Dan bringing his husband as his guest.
Intention: Dan wants to support his friend by going to the wedding.
Moral consequence: Dan meets a lot of new people, has a great time, and realizes that Christian people are actually very nice and accepting.
Immoral action: Dan decides to go to the wedding with his husband but tries not to talk to anyone and leaves immediately after dinner.
Norm: You should try to cheery people up who are down.
Situation: Nicole is visiting a friend who just got dumped by her boyfriend.
Intention: Nicole wants to hear the details of the break up.
Moral action: Nicole comforts her friend letting her tell the story on her terms and assures her that everything will turn out for the better.
Immoral consequence: Nicole's friend becomes upset with Nicole and asks her to leave.
Norm: You should try to cheery people up who are down.
Situation: Nicole is visiting a friend who just got dumped by her boyfriend.
Intention: Nicole wants to hear the details of the break up.
Moral consequence: Nicole's friend appreciates Nicole's attempts to make her feel better and lets Nicole know that she is a good friend.
Immoral action: Nicole consistently asks her friend detailed questions about the breakup even when her friend doesn't wish to continue.
Norm: Letting your dog run around off a leash is irresponsible.
Situation: Janet thinks it's a beautiful day outside to get some sunshine with her dog, Mr Beefy.
Intention: Janet wants to spend time with Mr Beefy.
Moral action: Janet decides to go for a jog with Mr Beefy, so she keeps up pace with him on the leash.
Immoral consequence: Mr Beefy keeps running past the stick and gets lost, and now Janet can't find him.
Norm: Letting your dog run around off a leash is irresponsible.
Situation: Janet thinks it's a beautiful day outside to get some sunshine with her dog, Mr Beefy.
Intention: Janet wants to spend time with Mr Beefy.
Moral consequence: Mr Beefy loves running with Janet and the two of them have a nice time.
Immoral action: Janet decides to throw a stick for Mr Beefy and lets him off his leash to go after it.
Norm: You shouldn't make up medical ailments you don't have.
Situation: Pat hates baseball which is what they are learning in his gym class.
Intention: Pat wants to avoid playing the game.
Moral action: Pat explains to the teacher that he hates baseball, and would rather play something different, but the teacher convinces him that it's fun once you learn.
Immoral consequence: The teacher calls Pat's mom, who lit isn't true, and then Pat gets in trouble when he goes home.
Norm: You shouldn't make up medical ailments you don't have.
Situation: Pat hates baseball which is what they are learning in his gym class.
Intention: Pat wants to avoid playing the game.
Moral consequence: It turns out that Pat really enjoys the game is happy that he gave it a chance.
Immoral action: Pat tells the teacher he has asthma, but he doesn't believe him.
Norm: It is in poor taste to be jealous.
Situation: Pat notices that his girlfriend laughs at all of the jokes told by his friend, but rarely laughs at any of his jokes.
Intention: Pat wants to say something to his girlfriend about his observation.
Moral action: Pat tells his girlfriend that he is glad she liked his friend, but that he wished she laughed as much at his jokes as she did at his friend’s.
Immoral consequence: She is unable to contain her amusement and lets Pat know that he is behaving in a ridiculous way, at which point Pat feels embarrassed about his outburst.
Norm: It is in poor taste to be jealous.
Situation: Pat notices that his girlfriend laughs at all of the jokes told by his friend, but rarely laughs at any of his jokes.
Intention: Pat wants to say something to his girlfriend about his observation.
Moral consequence: His girlfriend is understanding and tells him that she loves his jokes, but sometimes she just laughs more than she does at others, helping Pat to feel better.
Immoral action: Pat accuses his girlfriend of liking his friend more than she likes Pat, and furthermore he insists that she never see his friend again.
Norm: It's good to do favors for your roommates.
Situation: John sees that his roommate Bob is running out of time for a deadline, and stressed about taking time for housework.
Intention: John wants to respond to Bob's worry.
Moral action: John gets up and does the dishes and vacuums the floor so Bob has less to do.
Immoral consequence: Bob feels even more stressed, and becomes resentful of John's attitude.
Norm: It's good to do favors for your roommates.
Situation: John sees that his roommate Bob is running out of time for a deadline, and stressed about taking time for housework.
Intention: John wants to respond to Bob's worry.
Moral consequence: Bob is relieved and saves time and thanks John for the help.
Immoral action: John tells Bob he should quiet down while cleaning, because John is trying to play video games.
Norm: It's hurtful to trick people.
Situation: Bob sees that his classmate Tim has delicious looking brownies packed in his school lunch.
Intention: Bob wants to eat a brownie.
Moral action: Bob asks Tim if he would be willing to share one of the brownies with him.
Immoral consequence: Tim feels sad and Bob later gets in trouble for taking the brownies.
Norm: It's hurtful to trick people.
Situation: Bob sees that his classmate Tim has delicious looking brownies packed in his school lunch.
Intention: Bob wants to eat a brownie.
Moral consequence: Tim agrees to give Bob a brownie and both boys enjoy eating them.
Immoral action: Bob tricks Tim into giving him the brownies, then he eats them all.
Norm: It's good to invite people over for dinner.
Situation: Jill is making dinner at home and is talking to an old good friend on the phone who is in town.
Intention: Jill wants to catch up with her old friend.
Moral action: Jill invites her friend over for dinner explaining she is already cooking and it would be a great way to talk.
Immoral consequence: Jill and her friend catch up but never get around to hanging out together before the friend leaves town.
Norm: It's good to invite people over for dinner.
Situation: Jill is making dinner at home and is talking to an old good friend on the phone who is in town.
Intention: Jill wants to catch up with her old friend.
Moral consequence: Jill and her friend catch up over dinner and have a great time together.
Immoral action: Jill makes dinner for herself and continues to talk with her friend all night learning what they have been up to.
Norm: It's bad to work for a business that commits crimes.
Situation: Rory is unemployed and has been approached by a friend who is part of a criminal organization with a job offer.
Intention: Rory wants to earn a high salary.
Moral action: Rory decides to study and get a degree in order to get a high paying job.
Immoral consequence: Rory's friend ends up feeling guilty that he got him into a life of crime.
Norm: It's bad to work for a business that commits crimes.
Situation: Rory is unemployed and has been approached by a friend who is part of a criminal organization with a job offer.
Intention: Rory wants to earn a high salary.
Moral consequence: Rory's friend is eventually glad he refused the offer and made something of himself.
Immoral action: Rory decides to take a job with his friend despite knowing what the company does.
Norm: Excluding your classmates from gaming is hurtful.
Situation: Chad was planning to play video games with some of his friends on the weekend.
Intention: Chad wants to invite his classmates to his house.
Moral action: Chad makes sure to invite all the kids in his class to his house.
Immoral consequence: The boy that isn't invited feels left out and spends the weekend alone and depressed.
Norm: Excluding your classmates from gaming is hurtful.
Situation: Chad was planning to play video games with some of his friends on the weekend.
Intention: Chad wants to invite his classmates to his house.
Moral consequence: The kids all have a great time together playing video games at Chad's house.
Immoral action: Chad invites everyone but one of the boys in his class to his house.
Norm: It's not okay to get overly worked up about things.
Situation: Tom is running late for work but stops for coffee anyway, which is taking a lot longer than he expected.
Intention: Tom wants to speed the process of getting his coffee along.
Moral action: Tom asks the Barista if there is anything he can do to get the coffee more quickly, and explains that he needs to get to work right away.
Immoral consequence: The Barista apologizes and explains that brewing the coffee takes a certain amount of time, which he has no control over, and Tom feels guilty.
Norm: It's not okay to get overly worked up about things.
Situation: Tom is running late for work but stops for coffee anyway, which is taking a lot longer than he expected.
Intention: Tom wants to speed the process of getting his coffee along.
Moral consequence: The Barista offers to give Tom a ready made drink instead, saving him some time and relieving pressure on everyone.
Immoral action: Tom tells the Barista that if he gets into trouble at work over the wait, he will be back to get the young man fired from the coffee shop.
Norm: You shouldn't let others pressure you to do things.
Situation: Kiran is feeling tired from a weekend of going out to bars with his friends, but they are trying to persuade him to go out again.
Intention: Kiran wants to avoid disappointing his friends.
Moral action: Kiran tells his friends that he needs to take a night off but makes plans to go out with them later that week.
Immoral consequence: Kiran starts to feel sick from all the drinking, vomits, and has to leave the bar.
Norm: You shouldn't let others pressure you to do things.
Situation: Kiran is feeling tired from a weekend of going out to bars with his friends, but they are trying to persuade him to go out again.
Intention: Kiran wants to avoid disappointing his friends.
Moral consequence: Kiran feels better after resting for a couple days and has a good time when he goes out with his friends again.
Immoral action: Kiran agrees to go out with his friends, and they go out and drink a fair amount including some shots of whiskey.
Norm: It's wrong not to take your job seriously.
Situation: Will just got a new job and was invited by some less career-focused coworkers to go drinking during their lunch break.
Intention: Will wants to fit in with a group at work.
Moral action: Will says he'll pass on lunch but makes plans to meet up with them after work for a happy hour.
Immoral consequence: Will gets called into his boss's office to talk about the long lunch break and is fired when his boss smells the beer on his breath.
Norm: It's wrong not to take your job seriously.
Situation: Will just got a new job and was invited by some less career-focused coworkers to go drinking during their lunch break.
Intention: Will wants to fit in with a group at work.
Moral consequence: Will works hard and sets a good impression during the day, and he has a good time at happy hour after work.
Immoral action: Will goes to a long lunch with his coworkers that takes over a couple hours, and he drinks several beers.
Norm: It's mean to hold things from your children.
Situation: Marc sees his daughter's phone on the floor where she has dropped it, and he picks it up and puts it in his pocket.
Intention: Marc wants to teach his daughter to be more careful with her things.
Moral action: Marc tells his daughter that he found her phone on the floor and tells her he will give it back if she promises to be more careful with her things.
Immoral consequence: She is genuinely panicked when she thinks she has lost her phone and all she learns when he tells the truth is that she can't trust him completely.
Norm: It's mean to hold things from your children.
Situation: Marc sees his daughter's phone on the floor where she has dropped it, and he picks it up and puts it in his pocket.
Intention: Marc wants to teach his daughter to be more careful with her things.
Moral consequence: Mary is happy and relieved to get her phone back, grateful to her father, and she keeps her promise to keep better track of her possessions.
Immoral action: Marc keeps the phone in his pocket, and he lets his daughter think that it is lost when she comes looking for it.
Norm: People should not overstay their welcome as a guest.
Situation: Rachel is visiting a friend's house for dinner and her friend has work in the morning.
Intention: Rachel wants to enjoy herself.
Moral action: Rachel makes sure to catch up with her friend over the meal and leaves soon after they finish eating, so that her friend can get enough sleep.
Immoral consequence: Rachel's friend is too polite to ask her to leave and ends up losing sleep which makes her work performance suffer the next day.
Norm: People should not overstay their welcome as a guest.
Situation: Rachel is visiting a friend's house for dinner and her friend has work in the morning.
Intention: Rachel wants to enjoy herself.
Moral consequence: Rachel's friend enjoys Rachel's visit and gets a good night's rest which leaves her ready for the work day.
Immoral action: Rachel lingers at her friend's house well after the meal is complete and into the night because she is enjoying the conversations.
Norm: You shouldn't use the word retarded as an insult.
Situation: Barry watches his friend clown around with his other friends, and he laughs hysterically.
Intention: Barry wants to say something in the spirit of the moment.
Moral action: Barry tells his friend that he loves it when they all get together and laugh like that, it's his favorite part of life.
Immoral consequence: One of Barry's friends is insulted by the comment, because he has a family member who is retarded and does not see it as a joke.
Norm: You shouldn't use the word retarded as an insult.
Situation: Barry watches his friend clown around with his other friends, and he laughs hysterically.
Intention: Barry wants to say something in the spirit of the moment.
Moral consequence: His friends agree with him that the moments where they all get together and laugh are the best of times, and everyone feels great.
Immoral action: Barry jokingly calls his friend retarded for acting in such a silly manner.
Norm: You should be courteous to your coworkers.
Situation: Sarah is working with a new employee this week, named Bob, and she is trying to teach him the proper way to conduct a sales call.
Intention: Sarah wants to break Bob's habit of being too casual on sales calls.
Moral action: Sarah conducts some role playing exercises with Bob to help him remember how to conduct a call.
Immoral consequence: Bob is offended by her remarks and gets upset, responding that he has a lot to remember during training, and she doesn't need to be rude, and Sarah feels badly.
Norm: You should be courteous to your coworkers.
Situation: Sarah is working with a new employee this week, named Bob, and she is trying to teach him the proper way to conduct a sales call.
Intention: Sarah wants to break Bob's habit of being too casual on sales calls.
Moral consequence: Bob is appreciative of the lesson and it does help him to remember, while Sarah feels that she is doing well as a trainer.
Immoral action: Sarah tells Bob that she has already explained how to conduct a call and that if he is too incompetent for that simple task, that he won’t make it here.
Norm: It's hurtful to not invite someone to dinner.
Situation: Ryan has been planning to have dinner with friends at a fancy restaurant.
Intention: Ryan wants to decide on who to invite.
Moral action: Ryan makes sure he invited every single one of his friends.
Immoral consequence: The one friend that did not get an invite feels left out and starts to like Ryan less.