CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's wrong to cut off your kids from your life.
Situation: Cindy and her adult daughter get into an argument and stop speaking to each other for a while, which hurts Cindy.
Intention: Cindy wants to deal with the pain.
Moral action: Cindy tries to make up and start a positive relationship with her daughter to avoid fighting.
Immoral consequence: Cindy never gets to see her grandchildren and is never satisfied with the situation.
Norm: It's wrong to cut off your kids from your life.
Situation: Cindy and her adult daughter get into an argument and stop speaking to each other for a while, which hurts Cindy.
Intention: Cindy wants to deal with the pain.
Moral consequence: Cindy and her daughter reconnect over time and no longer fight.
Immoral action: Cindy refuses to talk to her daughter any longer, so she doesn't have another fight.
Norm: It is unhealthy to shoot up drugs.
Situation: Charles has a busy fast paced life and must balance work and family.
Intention: Charles wants to reduce stress and find activities that give him pleasure.
Moral action: Charles eats healthy and takes up exercise both on his own and with his family.
Immoral consequence: Charles loses his job and family and must go to rehabilitation.
Norm: It is unhealthy to shoot up drugs.
Situation: Charles has a busy fast paced life and must balance work and family.
Intention: Charles wants to reduce stress and find activities that give him pleasure.
Moral consequence: Charles has more energy and less stress making his work life balance easier to manage.
Immoral action: Charles takes up drugs to fill the void including heroin and crystal meth.
Norm: It's polite to give up your parking spot.
Situation: Tim in a store parking lot and found a great spot near the entrance, but and older person who can't walk well is also looking for a spot.
Intention: Tim wants to park his car.
Moral action: Tim gives up the spot to the older gentleman and parks further away.
Immoral consequence: The older gentleman has to park far away and is worn out when he gets to the entrance.
Norm: It's polite to give up your parking spot.
Situation: Tim in a store parking lot and found a great spot near the entrance, but and older person who can't walk well is also looking for a spot.
Intention: Tim wants to park his car.
Moral consequence: The older gentleman has an easy time getting to the entrance and doesn't need to take a break before shoppping.
Immoral action: Tim parks in the space nearest the store, leaving the older gentleman to find another spot.
Norm: Getting rid of important family items is disrespectful.
Situation: Paula is helping her parents move to a different town and their house has many items such as albums.
Intention: Paula wants to clean out her parent's house.
Moral action: Paula asks her parents about the picture albums she finds and what to do with them.
Immoral consequence: Paula's parents become upset at Paula and saddened the memories are lost.
Norm: Getting rid of important family items is disrespectful.
Situation: Paula is helping her parents move to a different town and their house has many items such as albums.
Intention: Paula wants to clean out her parent's house.
Moral consequence: Paula's parents will explain the pictures to Paula and teach her about the past.
Immoral action: Paula throws away picture albums she finds.
Norm: It's wrong to sleep with underage girls.
Situation: Robert is a handsome 25 year old high school teacher who is popular with his students.
Intention: Robert wants to get a girlfriend.
Moral action: Robert asks his friends to introduce him to some women who might be interested.
Immoral consequence: Robert gets in legal trouble when the girl's parents find out.
Norm: It's wrong to sleep with underage girls.
Situation: Robert is a handsome 25 year old high school teacher who is popular with his students.
Intention: Robert wants to get a girlfriend.
Moral consequence: Robert meets a woman his own age that he connects with and can have a relationship with.
Immoral action: Robert starts dating and sleeping with one of his students who he gets along with.
Norm: You shouldn't wear clothes that are too revealing.
Situation: Jen is currently shopping at the mall and trying on a bunch of clothes.
Intention: Jen wants to buy new outfits for work.
Moral action: Jen decides to wear a modest and formal business outfit to work.
Immoral consequence: Jen's coworkers get the impression that she is not very professional.
Norm: You shouldn't wear clothes that are too revealing.
Situation: Jen is currently shopping at the mall and trying on a bunch of clothes.
Intention: Jen wants to buy new outfits for work.
Moral consequence: Jen's coworker's are impressed with how well put together she appears to be.
Immoral action: Jen shows up to work wearing an outfit that is fairly revealing.
Norm: You should never cheat on your romantic partner
Situation: Cory has been losing interest in his current romantic partner.
Intention: Cory wants to be in an exciting romance.
Moral action: Cory breaks up with his current partner before exploring his other options.
Immoral consequence: Cory's partner finds out about this and is devastated that he would do this.
Norm: You should never cheat on your romantic partner
Situation: Cory has been losing interest in his current romantic partner.
Intention: Cory wants to be in an exciting romance.
Moral consequence: Cory's partner understands that it isn't working and is free to move on.
Immoral action: Cory engages in romance with another woman while still with his partner.
Norm: You should get help for your depressed tweens.
Situation: Janet's son Brad who is a majorly depressed twelve year old approaches her in the kitchen and tells her he's feeling really low lately.
Intention: Janet wants to respond to Brad's statement.
Moral action: Janet tells Brad that this seems serious and that she will set up an appointment with a child psychologist.
Immoral consequence: Brad of course, doesn't get well soon as he's majorly depressed and begins contemplating dark ideas.
Norm: You should get help for your depressed tweens.
Situation: Janet's son Brad who is a majorly depressed twelve year old approaches her in the kitchen and tells her he's feeling really low lately.
Intention: Janet wants to respond to Brad's statement.
Moral consequence: Brad finds the therapy of a great benefit, and he starts to see the light at the end of the depression tunnel.
Immoral action: Janet tells Brad that we all feel low sometimes but that he'll cheer up soon and everything will be OK.
Norm: It's bad to help someone cheat on their schoolwork.
Situation: Kelly is a student in high school that gets good grades.
Intention: Kelly wants to help another student get better grades.
Moral action: Kelly tutors the student after school.
Immoral consequence: The student doesn't learn how to do well on their own.
Norm: It's bad to help someone cheat on their schoolwork.
Situation: Kelly is a student in high school that gets good grades.
Intention: Kelly wants to help another student get better grades.
Moral consequence: The student learns studying techniques to get better grades.
Immoral action: Kelly allows the student to copy off them.
Norm: It is wrong to hate someone based on their gender.
Situation: Josh just found out that one of his friends is a transgender male.
Intention: Josh wants to let his friend know what he thinks about this.
Moral action: Josh tells his friend that he doesn't care about gender and that they should've just told him.
Immoral consequence: Josh's friend's feelings are hurt, and they feel ashamed for transitioning.
Norm: It is wrong to hate someone based on their gender.
Situation: Josh just found out that one of his friends is a transgender male.
Intention: Josh wants to let his friend know what he thinks about this.
Moral consequence: Josh's friend feels closer to him and is more willing to trust him with their secrets.
Immoral action: Josh tells his friend that he doesn't want to be seen around anyone who's transgender.
Norm: It's polite to sneeze into a tissue or your elbow.
Situation: Mark is on a plane, and he has a slight cold.
Intention: Mark needs to sneeze.
Moral action: Mark gets out a tissue that he brought with him and proceeds to sneeze into it.
Immoral consequence: The people on the plane start becoming fearful that they might get the coronavirus.
Norm: It's polite to sneeze into a tissue or your elbow.
Situation: Mark is on a plane, and he has a slight cold.
Intention: Mark needs to sneeze.
Moral consequence: The people on the plane feel fear hearing him sneeze but then feel relieved seeing that he sneezed into a tissue.
Immoral action: Mark sneezes without covering his mouth while on the plane.
Norm: You should fire someone who breaks the rules.
Situation: Bela is a manager at a company.
Intention: Bela wants to review employee performance.
Moral action: Bela tells an employee that has numerous violations that they're being released.
Immoral consequence: Bela has to deal with the employee's poor behavior which takes away from other work.
Norm: You should fire someone who breaks the rules.
Situation: Bela is a manager at a company.
Intention: Bela wants to review employee performance.
Moral consequence: Bela is able to train a replacement employee properly and have increased efficiency.
Immoral action: Bela notices numerous violations on an employee's record but decides to keep them.
Norm: You should be respectful of people at memorial services.
Situation: Eric is at a former friend's wake with some other friends and is standing in a very long line to see the coffin.
Intention: Eric wants to talk with his friends.
Moral action: Eric talks with his friends about the person who died and all the fun experiences they had together.
Immoral consequence: The family gets very offended and kicks Eric out of the funeral home.
Norm: You should be respectful of people at memorial services.
Situation: Eric is at a former friend's wake with some other friends and is standing in a very long line to see the coffin.
Intention: Eric wants to talk with his friends.
Moral consequence: The family hears about the experiences and gives Eric an opportunity to share them up-front.
Immoral action: Eric starts joking about how the people around them look as dead as the person in the coffin.
Norm: It's good to recognize an employees long tenure.
Situation: Steve is the CEO of a company that has been around for a long time.
Intention: Steve wants to hold a conference where he talks about the emloyees.
Moral action: Steve says the older employees are the foundation of the company and gives them awards.
Immoral consequence: The older employees will feel disgruntled and not want to work as hard.
Norm: It's good to recognize an employees long tenure.
Situation: Steve is the CEO of a company that has been around for a long time.
Intention: Steve wants to hold a conference where he talks about the emloyees.
Moral consequence: The older employees will want to work hard for the company and set a good example.
Immoral action: Steve says the young employees are the future and the older employees are the past.
Norm: It's wrong to fat-shame your daughter.
Situation: Billy's daughter has put on a lot of weight recently, and Billy is concerned.
Intention: Billy wants his daughter to lose weight.
Moral action: Billy sits her down and talks to her about how he's concerned and how he loves her so much.
Immoral consequence: Billy's daughter is devastated and thinks her father hates her, and starts crying.
Norm: It's wrong to fat-shame your daughter.
Situation: Billy's daughter has put on a lot of weight recently, and Billy is concerned.
Intention: Billy wants his daughter to lose weight.
Moral consequence: Billy's daughter gets the jolt she needed, and decides to start an exercise regimen.
Immoral action: Billy starts making fun of his daughter loudly every single time she walks by.
Norm: You should be more responsible with your pets.
Situation: Samantha's parents gifted her a pet gerbil recently.
Intention: Samantha wants to show her friends her new gerbil.
Moral action: Samantha invites her friends over to take a look at her gerbil in it's cage.
Immoral consequence: Samantha's friends get scared and scream when they see her gerbil, who then jumps out of Samantha's hands and gets hurt.
Norm: You should be more responsible with your pets.
Situation: Samantha's parents gifted her a pet gerbil recently.
Intention: Samantha wants to show her friends her new gerbil.
Moral consequence: Samantha's friends think it's very cute and buy treats for it every once in a while.
Immoral action: Samantha carries the gerbil in her hands to her friends house to show them.
Norm: It's good to be physical in a relationship.
Situation: John's girlfriend is going on a trip, and he's driving her to the airport.
Intention: John wants to say goodbye to his girlfriend.
Moral action: John hugs his girlfriend tightly while saying goodbye.
Immoral consequence: John's girlfriend will feel that John won't miss her when she is gone.
Norm: It's good to be physical in a relationship.
Situation: John's girlfriend is going on a trip, and he's driving her to the airport.
Intention: John wants to say goodbye to his girlfriend.
Moral consequence: John's girlfriend will feel that John will miss her a lot when she is gone.
Immoral action: John says and waves goodbye as his girlfriend goes into the airport.
Norm: It's wrong to peep on others.
Situation: Hugh is dating Susan, and he is in her apartment while she is changing her clothes for their date.
Intention: Hugh wants to see Susan naked.
Moral action: Hugh waits in the other room, then charms her on their date.
Immoral consequence: Susan is horrified and angrily kicks Hugh out of her apartment.
Norm: It's wrong to peep on others.
Situation: Hugh is dating Susan, and he is in her apartment while she is changing her clothes for their date.
Intention: Hugh wants to see Susan naked.
Moral consequence: Susan invites Hugh to her apartment afterward, and they make love.
Immoral action: Hugh peeks in on Susan as she is getting undressed.
Norm: It's rude to act out when eating out with friends.
Situation: Lucy is having dinner with her friends has has found a hair in her food.
Intention: Lucy wants compensated for her meal.
Moral action: Lucy points out the hair in her food and asks for another one.
Immoral consequence: Lucy's friends are embarrassed, and they never go with Lucy to dinner again.
Norm: It's rude to act out when eating out with friends.
Situation: Lucy is having dinner with her friends has has found a hair in her food.
Intention: Lucy wants compensated for her meal.
Moral consequence: The server replaces Lucy's meal and gives her her drink for free.
Immoral action: Lucy goes on and on about the hair in her food to the server and becomes very animated.
Norm: It's hurtful to point out problems with a coworker's attire.
Situation: Cara comes into the break room and notices a coworker wearing a mismatched outfit.
Intention: Cara wants to make small talk with the coworker.
Moral action: Cara talks to the coworker and mentions that she likes her top.
Immoral consequence: Cara ends up making her coworker feel self conscious about her clothes.
Norm: It's hurtful to point out problems with a coworker's attire.
Situation: Cara comes into the break room and notices a coworker wearing a mismatched outfit.
Intention: Cara wants to make small talk with the coworker.
Moral consequence: The coworker feels better about the outfit they chose to wear.
Immoral action: Cara points out that the coworker's shirt doesn't really match in jest.
Norm: It's rude to refer to people as pigs.
Situation: Jerry made new friends at school, and they hang out during the day.
Intention: Jerry wants to give nicknames to his friends.
Moral action: Jerry calls his friends nicknames based on what they're good at.
Immoral consequence: Jerry's friends are offended and don't want to eat with Jerry.
Norm: It's rude to refer to people as pigs.
Situation: Jerry made new friends at school, and they hang out during the day.
Intention: Jerry wants to give nicknames to his friends.
Moral consequence: Jerry's friends think Jerry is a positive person and like being around him.
Immoral action: Jerry calls his friends pigs because they eat lunch together.
Norm: It's nice to play with others.
Situation: Tara gets a popular new video game the she wanted for her birthday.
Intention: Tara wants to play the game.
Moral action: Tara invites her friend who also has the game to play with her.
Immoral consequence: Tara wishes that she enjoyed the fun mission with her friend.
Norm: It's nice to play with others.
Situation: Tara gets a popular new video game the she wanted for her birthday.
Intention: Tara wants to play the game.
Moral consequence: Tara has a great time completing the mission with her friend.
Immoral action: Tara plays the game by herself going on a solo mission.
Norm: It's good to be a team player when playing soccer.
Situation: Dave joined a soccer team and was excited to play and score goals.
Intention: Dave wanted to impress the team.
Moral action: Dave scores some goals but also some assists as well with his new teamamtes.
Immoral consequence: The boss and the fans like Dave but his teammates don't like the ball hogging.
Norm: It's good to be a team player when playing soccer.
Situation: Dave joined a soccer team and was excited to play and score goals.
Intention: Dave wanted to impress the team.
Moral consequence: Dave is popular with his new teammates after his first game.
Immoral action: Dave hogs the ball and scores 6 goals by himself to prove he's worthy of the team.
Norm: It's rude not to help your coworkers.
Situation: David is at work, and sees that a coworker is struggling to get his work done.
Intention: David wants the coworker to stop struggling so much.
Moral action: David jumps in to assist his coworker, lightening his workload.
Immoral consequence: David's boss comes out and yells at his coworker, making him even more stressed.
Norm: It's rude not to help your coworkers.
Situation: David is at work, and sees that a coworker is struggling to get his work done.
Intention: David wants the coworker to stop struggling so much.
Moral consequence: David's coworker is very thrilled that his coworker cares so much.
Immoral action: David runs and tells his boss that his coworker can't keep up.
Norm: You should learn to work together with others.
Situation: Trevor is volunteering at a food pantry and has to pack a hundred boxes and hand them to the guests.
Intention: Trevor wants to fill up the boxes on time.
Moral action: Trevor asks for help from the other volunteers, and they form an assembly line for the boxes.
Immoral consequence: Trevor gets tired and is overwhelmed with the number of boxes he still has to pack.
Norm: You should learn to work together with others.
Situation: Trevor is volunteering at a food pantry and has to pack a hundred boxes and hand them to the guests.
Intention: Trevor wants to fill up the boxes on time.
Moral consequence: Trevor and the other volunteers are able to package the boxes efficiently and on time.
Immoral action: Trevor tries to fill up all the boxes with produce and other food items by himself.
Norm: It's wrong to date others when you're already dating someone.
Situation: Ryan is dating a girl but has lost his feelings for her when he meets a new girl that peaks his interest.
Intention: Ryan wants to date the new girl.
Moral action: Ryan breaks up with his current girlfriend before dating the new girl.
Immoral consequence: The new girl finds out and no longer wishes to see him.
Norm: It's wrong to date others when you're already dating someone.
Situation: Ryan is dating a girl but has lost his feelings for her when he meets a new girl that peaks his interest.
Intention: Ryan wants to date the new girl.
Moral consequence: The new girl appreciates having a new man in her life.
Immoral action: Ryan starts going out with the new girl while he's still in a relationship.
Norm: It's good to practice at something so you get better.
Situation: Sally likes to play soccer, and the varsity team's tryouts are in a week.
Intention: Sally wants to try out for the soccer team.
Moral action: Sally practices lots of different skills in the week before the tryouts.
Immoral consequence: Sally's soccer tryout does not go well, and she doesn't make the team.
Norm: It's good to practice at something so you get better.
Situation: Sally likes to play soccer, and the varsity team's tryouts are in a week.
Intention: Sally wants to try out for the soccer team.
Moral consequence: Sally's tryout goes well, and she easily makes the team.
Immoral action: Sally watches a lot of soccer on TV before the tryouts, but does not practice herself.
Norm: You shouldn't walk out on your job.
Situation: Tony has been working a new job for a few months and is growing to hate it.
Intention: Tony wants to quit his job.
Moral action: Tony puts in his two week notice.
Immoral consequence: Tony gets blacklisted in his industry for leaving his job in an unprofessional manner.
Norm: You shouldn't walk out on your job.
Situation: Tony has been working a new job for a few months and is growing to hate it.
Intention: Tony wants to quit his job.
Moral consequence: Tony's employer offers him a severance package and encourages him to use them as a reference for his next job.
Immoral action: Tony gets fed up and walks out of his job.
Norm: It's polite to meet your girlfriend's family.
Situation: Rich has been dating his girlfriend for about a year now, but he hasn't met her family yet.
Intention: Rich wants to talk to his girl's parents.
Moral action: Rich invites his girl's parents over to his place so that they can talk.
Immoral consequence: Rich's girl's parents feel disrespected and feel worried for their daughter.
Norm: It's polite to meet your girlfriend's family.
Situation: Rich has been dating his girlfriend for about a year now, but he hasn't met her family yet.
Intention: Rich wants to talk to his girl's parents.
Moral consequence: Rich's girl's parents are able to get to know Rich and feel better about him dating their daughter.
Immoral action: Rich texts his girl's parents a message introducing himself to them.
Norm: You shouldn't cheat on your wife with a mistress.
Situation: Earl is in a relationship which has lost a lot of it's initial passion.
Intention: Earl wants an exciting and intimate experience.
Moral action: Earl thinks of something new he can try with his wife in the bedroom.
Immoral consequence: Earl's wife finds out about the other woman and wants a divorce.
Norm: You shouldn't cheat on your wife with a mistress.
Situation: Earl is in a relationship which has lost a lot of it's initial passion.
Intention: Earl wants an exciting and intimate experience.
Moral consequence: Earl's wife enjoys the new experience and her passion is also renewed.
Immoral action: Earl begins to engage with a new woman physically outside his marriage.
Norm: You shouldn't be upset at your friends.
Situation: Mark is playing basketball with his friends, and they are down several points.
Intention: Mark wants to coach his friends.
Moral action: Mark develops a plan that utilizes his friends' skills.
Immoral consequence: Mark's friends will not want to play with him and Mark becomes lonely.
Norm: You shouldn't be upset at your friends.
Situation: Mark is playing basketball with his friends, and they are down several points.
Intention: Mark wants to coach his friends.
Moral consequence: Mark and his friends learn to cooperate towards common goals.
Immoral action: Mark tells his friends that they're doing everything wrong, and they are unskilled players.
Norm: You shouldn't betray your friends confidence in you to others.
Situation: Lisa's friend Robin is pregnant and has asked Lisa to keep it a secret because she is planning to get an abortion.
Intention: Lisa wants to help Robin.
Moral action: Lisa looks up organizations that can help Robin through the process of getting a safe abortion.
Immoral consequence: Robin stops trusting Lisa and her parents are upset with her.