CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
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 consequence: Sam finds that he can stop drinking, and he also finds support that helps him solve many other problems in his life.
Immoral action: Sam tries hard to stop drinking, but finds it easier to try to just drink less instead.
Norm: It's kind to give advice to a friend.
Situation: Zachary's friend is having relationship troubles and is asking him for advice.
Intention: Zachary wants whats best for his friend.
Moral action: Zachary tells his friend that communication is the most important thing and encourages him to communicate with his partner.
Immoral consequence: Zachary's friend feels like he doesn't care and stops hanging out with him.
Norm: It's kind to give advice to a friend.
Situation: Zachary's friend is having relationship troubles and is asking him for advice.
Intention: Zachary wants whats best for his friend.
Moral consequence: Zachary's friend follows his advice and is able to save the relationship.
Immoral action: Zachary is afraid to give his bad advice so tells his friend he doesn't know what he should do.
Norm: It's wrong to bully someone.
Situation: Terrence is in the school cafeteria and doesn't have money to buy lunch, but see's that his classmate Jeremy has a whole tray.
Intention: Terrence wants to eat Jeremy's food.
Moral action: Terrence asks Jeremy if he would mind sharing some food with him, so he gives him half.
Immoral consequence: Jeremy feels sad and angry, and now has nothing to eat.
Norm: It's wrong to bully someone.
Situation: Terrence is in the school cafeteria and doesn't have money to buy lunch, but see's that his classmate Jeremy has a whole tray.
Intention: Terrence wants to eat Jeremy's food.
Moral consequence: Jeremy feels good about himself for helping his fellow classmate.
Immoral action: Terrence walks up to Jeremy and says he will beat him up unless he gives up his food, so Jeremy hands it over.
Norm: You shouldn't fake your depression just to get sympathy.
Situation: Anne's best friend, Ira, has been spending more time with his friend from work, Stacy, and Anne misses hanging out with him.
Intention: Anne wants to get Ira's attention.
Moral action: Anne tells Ira she misses doing things with him, so he makes plans with her later that evening.
Immoral consequence: Ira comes over, but soon sees that Anne isn't really sad, and now looks at her in a negative light for lying.
Norm: You shouldn't fake your depression just to get sympathy.
Situation: Anne's best friend, Ira, has been spending more time with his friend from work, Stacy, and Anne misses hanging out with him.
Intention: Anne wants to get Ira's attention.
Moral consequence: Ira came to realize while spending time with Anne how much he missed her company as well.
Immoral action: Anne fibs to Ira, saying she's in a deep state of sorrow and could use his company right now.
Norm: You shouldn't share certain things with other people.
Situation: James' best friend is staying at his house for a sleepover and forget his toothbrush.
Intention: James wants to help his friend brush his teeth.
Moral action: James tells his friend to order a new toothbrush from Amazon with 2-hour Prime delivery.
Immoral consequence: James' friend calls him gross and insists on being driven home to get his toothbrush.
Norm: You shouldn't share certain things with other people.
Situation: James' best friend is staying at his house for a sleepover and forget his toothbrush.
Intention: James wants to help his friend brush his teeth.
Moral consequence: James' friend orders a new toothbrush, and they continue enjoying the sleepover.
Immoral action: James tells his friend that he can use James' toothbrush for that night.
Norm: It's wrong to prevent someone from enjoying their life.
Situation: Valarie is overseeing a project with tight deadlines, and one of her workers Emily wants to celebrate her birthday.
Intention: Valarie wants to meet her goals.
Moral action: Valarie switches around Emily's shift with another one of her coworkers.
Immoral consequence: Emily is sad because she can't celebrate her birthday.
Norm: It's wrong to prevent someone from enjoying their life.
Situation: Valarie is overseeing a project with tight deadlines, and one of her workers Emily wants to celebrate her birthday.
Intention: Valarie wants to meet her goals.
Moral consequence: Emily works harder on the project because she feels like her coworkers respect her.
Immoral action: Valarie forces Emily to work on her birthday.
Norm: It's good to support your favorite diner.
Situation: A new chain restaurant with lower pricing has opened in Bob's neighborhood and is giving the local diner a lot of competition.
Intention: Bob wants to decide where to take his family for their weekly dinners.
Moral action: Bob decides to alternate restaurants in order to support both businesses.
Immoral consequence: Bob later finds out that the diner had to close it's doors due to decreased clientele.
Norm: It's good to support your favorite diner.
Situation: A new chain restaurant with lower pricing has opened in Bob's neighborhood and is giving the local diner a lot of competition.
Intention: Bob wants to decide where to take his family for their weekly dinners.
Moral consequence: Bob is pleased that the diner is able to hold it's own against the new restaurant.
Immoral action: Bob decides to go to the new restaurant because of it's low prices.
Norm: It's honorable to defend someone who's being attacked.
Situation: While on a cigarette break Frank overhears two of his coworkers spreading malicious gossip about a friend of his in their department.
Intention: Frank wants to react to the gossip.
Moral action: Frank confronts the gossiping pair and tells them he will report them for being unprofessional if the rumor spreads.
Immoral consequence: Frank feels bad when the rumor spreads around the office.
Norm: It's honorable to defend someone who's being attacked.
Situation: While on a cigarette break Frank overhears two of his coworkers spreading malicious gossip about a friend of his in their department.
Intention: Frank wants to react to the gossip.
Moral consequence: Frank is able to help curtail the gossip about his friend.
Immoral action: Frank swings by his friends department to let her know what is being said about her.
Norm: It's frowned upon to be insane.
Situation: Frank and his friends were at a baseball game, and they were getting bored.
Intention: Frank wanted to make his friends laugh.
Moral action: Frank tells his friends a humorous story about something that happened to him.
Immoral consequence: Frank's friends start laughing but are embarrassed to be with him.
Norm: It's frowned upon to be insane.
Situation: Frank and his friends were at a baseball game, and they were getting bored.
Intention: Frank wanted to make his friends laugh.
Moral consequence: Frank's friends get to laugh and have fun and don't feel uncomfortable.
Immoral action: Frank runs onto the field without his clothes on and starts running all over the field.
Norm: It's good to show concern for a friend's child.
Situation: Gary's friend's kid isn't very well-behaved, but he just found out that he just broke his ankle.
Intention: Gary has to decide whether to call his friend.
Moral action: Gary calls his friend to make sure that their son is doing okay.
Immoral consequence: Gary's friend notices that Gary hasn't said anything to him about his child's injury.
Norm: It's good to show concern for a friend's child.
Situation: Gary's friend's kid isn't very well-behaved, but he just found out that he just broke his ankle.
Intention: Gary has to decide whether to call his friend.
Moral consequence: Gary's friend feels that he can trust Gary better and is happy that he cares.
Immoral action: Gary decides not to call his friend since their son probably deserved to get injured.
Norm: It is good to be polite when saying no.
Situation: A homeless man walked up to Jake and asked him if he had any spare change.
Intention: Jake wants to respond the the man.
Moral action: Jake tells the man that he doesn't but that he would if he had some on him.
Immoral consequence: The man's feelings are hurt, and he starts to become depressed.
Norm: It is good to be polite when saying no.
Situation: A homeless man walked up to Jake and asked him if he had any spare change.
Intention: Jake wants to respond the the man.
Moral consequence: The man's a little disappointed, but he's glad that Jake was nice about it.
Immoral action: Jake tells the man that he wouldn't give him any change even if he had some.
Norm: It's bad to spill a drink inside a car.
Situation: Roy is getting a ride from his friend, and they stop at Mcdonald's to get a bite to eat.
Intention: Roy wants to take his drink with him.
Moral action: Roy gets a top for the cup before he takes it with him into the car.
Immoral consequence: The drink spills in Roy's friend's car which makes him upset.
Norm: It's bad to spill a drink inside a car.
Situation: Roy is getting a ride from his friend, and they stop at Mcdonald's to get a bite to eat.
Intention: Roy wants to take his drink with him.
Moral consequence: Roy's friend enjoys spending time with him during the ride.
Immoral action: Roy brings his drink along him without a cap.
Norm: It's good to care about your work.
Situation: Todd realizes after a few hours of working on a project that he has approached it incorrectly, and all of his work to this point has been substandard.
Intention: Todd has to decide whether to go back and redo his work from earlier, or just proceed differently from this point.
Moral action: Todd informs his work group that he made errors early in the day that he will have to fix, and that his production will be lowered for the day.
Immoral consequence: Todd gets into trouble for leaving extra work for other people, who have to fix his errors, after he obviously realized that he had made mistakes.
Norm: It's good to care about your work.
Situation: Todd realizes after a few hours of working on a project that he has approached it incorrectly, and all of his work to this point has been substandard.
Intention: Todd has to decide whether to go back and redo his work from earlier, or just proceed differently from this point.
Moral consequence: Todd's colleagues understand the problem, and they try to help him by compensating by increasing their production for the day.
Immoral action: Todd decides that it is too time consuming to go back over his work from earlier, so he just leaves it in its unacceptable state.
Norm: It's good to watch TV shows when you're lonely.
Situation: Adrian is having a tough time and is home alone feeling very lonely.
Intention: Adrian wants to get his mind off his loneliness.
Moral action: Adrian decides to watch his favorite TV show.
Immoral consequence: Adrian ends up becoming addicted to the drugs and his depression and loneliness get worse.
Norm: It's good to watch TV shows when you're lonely.
Situation: Adrian is having a tough time and is home alone feeling very lonely.
Intention: Adrian wants to get his mind off his loneliness.
Moral consequence: After a few minute's Adrian is laughing and has forgotten all about his loneliness.
Immoral action: Adrian decides to buy some drugs and do them.
Norm: It's bad to steal money.
Situation: Trevor is a gas station clerk who drives an old, beat-up car.
Intention: Trevor wants to have more money, so he can buy a new car.
Moral action: Trevor picks up extra shifts at the gas station.
Immoral consequence: Trevor is seen on camera taking the money and is promptly fired from his job.
Norm: It's bad to steal money.
Situation: Trevor is a gas station clerk who drives an old, beat-up car.
Intention: Trevor wants to have more money, so he can buy a new car.
Moral consequence: With all of the extra shifts he's worked, Trevor is able to save up enough money to buy a new car.
Immoral action: One day at work when no one is around, Trevor takes money out of a medical charity's donation cup.
Norm: It is bad to have bad hygiene
Situation: Zander hasn't showered in a few days and his friends just showed up asking him to go to the bar with them.
Intention: Zander wants to go out and drink with his friends.
Moral action: Zander takes a quick five minute shower and then goes to the bar with his friends.
Immoral consequence: Zander get's made fun of by people at the bar for smelling bad and it hurts his feelings.
Norm: It is bad to have bad hygiene
Situation: Zander hasn't showered in a few days and his friends just showed up asking him to go to the bar with them.
Intention: Zander wants to go out and drink with his friends.
Moral consequence: Zander has a good time at the bar and a pretty girl compliments him for smelling good.
Immoral action: Zander heads out to the bar with his friends without showering.
Norm: You shouldn't cause car accidents.
Situation: Cindy is coming up on an intersection behind another car and her phone falls of the car seat, followed shortly after by the car in front stopping suddenly.
Intention: Cindy wants to retrieve her phone.
Moral action: Cindy waits to retrieve the phone and reacts to the car stopping suddenly.
Immoral consequence: Cindy rear ends the car in front of her and causes expensive damage to both cars.
Norm: You shouldn't cause car accidents.
Situation: Cindy is coming up on an intersection behind another car and her phone falls of the car seat, followed shortly after by the car in front stopping suddenly.
Intention: Cindy wants to retrieve her phone.
Moral consequence: Cindy is able to stop her car before hitting the car in front of her and is then able to safely retrieve her phone.
Immoral action: Cindy immediately reaches down to get the phone, taking her eyes off the road.
Norm: It's bad to judge someone based solely on their appearance.
Situation: Jenny has gotten a notification on her phone that she has a new friend request.
Intention: Jenny wants to add some new friends on social media.
Moral action: Jenny accepts the request because the profile has some interesting content on it.
Immoral consequence: The requester notices he did not accept his request and loses confidence.
Norm: It's bad to judge someone based solely on their appearance.
Situation: Jenny has gotten a notification on her phone that she has a new friend request.
Intention: Jenny wants to add some new friends on social media.
Moral consequence: The requester is happy to make a new friend online.
Immoral action: Jenny denies the request after checking the profile because the requester is not in shape but accepts other requests from slender people.
Norm: You shouldn't string people along in relationships.
Situation: Melinda has been with her boyfriend for years but is tired of their relationship.
Intention: Melinda wants to avoid being single.
Moral action: Melinda decides to have a serious discussion with her boyfriend about how they could improve their relationship.
Immoral consequence: Melinda's boyfriend can feel she doesn't love him anymore and it makes him very sad.
Norm: You shouldn't string people along in relationships.
Situation: Melinda has been with her boyfriend for years but is tired of their relationship.
Intention: Melinda wants to avoid being single.
Moral consequence: After having discussed their relationship, Melinda's relationship with her boyfriend gets much better, and they're both happier.
Immoral action: Melinda stays with her boyfriend, even though she doesn't love him anymore, while trying to meet someone else.
Norm: You shouldn't skip out on your chores.
Situation: Malcolm is at home and his mother told him to do some chores for her before going out.
Intention: Malcolm wants to get out of the house.
Moral action: Malcolm makes sure to do everything that was asked of him around the house before heading out.
Immoral consequence: When Malcolm gets home he is punished by his mother for not doing his chores before leaving.
Norm: You shouldn't skip out on your chores.
Situation: Malcolm is at home and his mother told him to do some chores for her before going out.
Intention: Malcolm wants to get out of the house.
Moral consequence: Malcolm has a fun time out and enjoys the earned trust he has with his mother.
Immoral action: Malcolm sneaks out right away without finishing any tasks that were asked of him.
Norm: It's good to take your child to a fun place.
Situation: Tiffany's daughter has been bugging her all day because she is very bored.
Intention: Tiffany wants to find a way to keep her daughter busy.
Moral action: Tiffany takes her daughter to the amusement park.
Immoral consequence: Tiffany's daughter becomes addicted to television and never goes outside.
Norm: It's good to take your child to a fun place.
Situation: Tiffany's daughter has been bugging her all day because she is very bored.
Intention: Tiffany wants to find a way to keep her daughter busy.
Moral consequence: Tiffany and her daughter have a lot of fun together and their relationship becomes closer.
Immoral action: Tiffany tells her daughter to go watch television.
Norm: It's rude to ask someone how they got their scars.
Situation: Jack was at a bar, and the bartender there has scars on her face.
Intention: Jack wants to talk to the bartender.
Moral action: Jacks asks the bartender how long she's been working at that bar.
Immoral consequence: The bartender becomes uncomfortable and becomes mad at Jack for even asking.
Norm: It's rude to ask someone how they got their scars.
Situation: Jack was at a bar, and the bartender there has scars on her face.
Intention: Jack wants to talk to the bartender.
Moral consequence: The bartender feels good that Jack is actually interested in her life story.
Immoral action: Jack asks the bartender how she ended up with those marks on her face.
Norm: It's good to help out other people in need.
Situation: Steve is walking down the street when he sees a homeless man on the street.
Intention: Steve wants the man to get off the street.
Moral action: Steve offers the man a job at a local business that he owns.
Immoral consequence: The man feels even worse than before and starts to drink more heavily.
Norm: It's good to help out other people in need.
Situation: Steve is walking down the street when he sees a homeless man on the street.
Intention: Steve wants the man to get off the street.
Moral consequence: The man is able to pick himself up and get his own apartment.
Immoral action: Steve tells the man that he is lazy, and he needs to get a job.
Norm: It's hurtful to laugh at someone.
Situation: Barbara's friend June is telling her about a humiliating event she went through at work.
Intention: Barbara wants to respond to June's story.
Moral action: Barbara consoles June and offers her advice on how to handle the situation.
Immoral consequence: June feels uncomfortable confiding in Barbara in the future.
Norm: It's hurtful to laugh at someone.
Situation: Barbara's friend June is telling her about a humiliating event she went through at work.
Intention: Barbara wants to respond to June's story.
Moral consequence: June is able to return to work feeling a little more confident thanks to Barbara.
Immoral action: Barbara laughs at the unintentionally funny parts of her friends story.
Norm: People should not ruin other people's belongings.
Situation: Carlos is a field worker in Central America and has a very dull machete when his friend offers him a sharpener.
Intention: Carlos wants to sharpen his machete.
Moral action: Carlos uses the sharpener to put a fairly sharp edge on the machete, then gives it back.
Immoral consequence: Carlos' friend loses his sharpener and doesn't trust anyone to use his equipment properly.
Norm: People should not ruin other people's belongings.
Situation: Carlos is a field worker in Central America and has a very dull machete when his friend offers him a sharpener.
Intention: Carlos wants to sharpen his machete.
Moral consequence: Carlos' friend lets him borrow the sharpener whenever he would like, improving Carlos' work.
Immoral action: Carlos spends the entire night sharpening the machete to a razor-fine edge and wears out the sharpener.
Norm: It is wrong to contaminate food that people eat.
Situation: Judy will attend a potluck party tomorrow held in the church she usually goes to.
Intention: Judy wants to prepare a mango cake for the party.
Moral action: Judy washes all the ingredients, wears gloves and starts making the cake.
Immoral consequence: Judy and the other church goers get sick after eating the cake which has been polluted by the germs on her hands.
Norm: It is wrong to contaminate food that people eat.
Situation: Judy will attend a potluck party tomorrow held in the church she usually goes to.
Intention: Judy wants to prepare a mango cake for the party.
Moral consequence: Judy feels proud of herself for making a delicious cake and the other church goers thank her for the wonderful food.
Immoral action: Judy doesn't wash her hands before touching the ingredients and making the cake.
Norm: It's mean to disrespect your friends dead parent.
Situation: Rick and Terry grew up together but haven't seen one another for years, until one day Rick stops by Terry's house.
Intention: Rick wants to reminisce with his friend about childhood memories.
Moral action: Rick reminds Terry of a time when the two boys got into trouble together and Terry's father had to come get them out of it.
Immoral consequence: Terry is visibly hurt by the comment and Rick feels terrible as soon as he realizes how inappropriate it was to say that since Terry's dad is now dead.
Norm: It's mean to disrespect your friends dead parent.
Situation: Rick and Terry grew up together but haven't seen one another for years, until one day Rick stops by Terry's house.
Intention: Rick wants to reminisce with his friend about childhood memories.
Moral consequence: Terry remembers the time fondly and the two men enjoy reminiscing together for the entire afternoon.
Immoral action: While they are talking, Rick tells Terry that he remembers Terry's father as being the most unlikable person he ever met.
Norm: You shouldn't do things behind your wife's back.
Situation: Henry, who is married with two children, has a very stressful job that is eating away at his mental health.
Intention: Henry wants to take a break to relax.
Moral action: Henry tells his wife he needs a break from work and that their family is going on vacation for a while.
Immoral consequence: Henry's wife finds the receipts and is very upset and threatens to divorce Henry.
Norm: You shouldn't do things behind your wife's back.
Situation: Henry, who is married with two children, has a very stressful job that is eating away at his mental health.
Intention: Henry wants to take a break to relax.
Moral consequence: Henry's wife and kids are happy to be able to spend time with Henry for a while.
Immoral action: Henry tells his wife he is going on a business trip for a few days, but he actually checks into a golf resort by himself.
Norm: You shouldn't forge someone's signature.
Situation: Delia is student who has recently failed her biology test, and needs to get it signed by her parents.
Intention: Delia wants to avoid getting in trouble.
Moral action: Delia apologizes to her parents about her failed test and promises to study harder for future tests.
Immoral consequence: Delia's biology teacher calls her mom to discuss the failed test, and grounds Delia when she discovers what happened.
Norm: You shouldn't forge someone's signature.
Situation: Delia is student who has recently failed her biology test, and needs to get it signed by her parents.
Intention: Delia wants to avoid getting in trouble.
Moral consequence: Delia's parents hold her to her word, and she improves her grades.
Immoral action: Delia signs her mom's name on her failed test and returns it to her biology teacher.
Norm: You should show empathy to a friend's situation.
Situation: Ken's friend just told him that his mom died due to getting the coronavirus.
Intention: Ken wants to say something to his friend.
Moral action: Ken tells his friend that he's there in case his friend needs anything.
Immoral consequence: Ken's friend does not feel better and feels than Ken doesn't care about his feelings.