CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's rude to back out of a trip last minute.
Situation: Yuri promised his wife Helga they would take a road trip this weekend but his friend Bo just got into town.
Intention: Yuri wants to decide what to do.
Moral consequence: Helga is happy Yuri put their relationship first.
Immoral action: Yuri tells Helga that Bo just arrived and wants to take the road trip another time.
Norm: You shouldn't hide the identity of someone's parent from them.
Situation: Kelly was raised by a single mother and never met her father.
Intention: Kelly's mother wants to protect Kelly.
Moral action: Kelly's mother tells Kelly who her father is and lets Kelly decide what to do with that information.
Immoral consequence: Kelly's relationship with her mother deteriorates because Kelly's mother is not taking her feelings seriously.
Norm: You shouldn't hide the identity of someone's parent from them.
Situation: Kelly was raised by a single mother and never met her father.
Intention: Kelly's mother wants to protect Kelly.
Moral consequence: Kelly is grateful to her mother and chooses not to contact her father to avoid hurting her mother.
Immoral action: Kelly's mother refuses to tell Kelly who her father is because he had an affair walked out on them.
Norm: You shouldn't make fun of someone's dream.
Situation: Will has announced that he intends to drop out of college to become a full-time streamer.
Intention: Paul wants to convince Will that this is not a good idea.
Moral action: Paul calmy explains the reasons he thinks Will should stay in school for the time being.
Immoral consequence: Will becomes defensive and doubles down on his plan.
Norm: You shouldn't make fun of someone's dream.
Situation: Will has announced that he intends to drop out of college to become a full-time streamer.
Intention: Paul wants to convince Will that this is not a good idea.
Moral consequence: Will sees Paul's point and takes some of his advice.
Immoral action: Paul calls Will stupid and makes fun of his plan.
Norm: You should be compassionate towards people who are homeless.
Situation: Tom is walking down the sidewalk when he sees a homeless man with a can of money nearby for donations.
Intention: Tom wants to react to the homeless man.
Moral action: Tom pulls out a dollar and puts it into the homeless person's can.
Immoral consequence: The homeless person has less money to survive on and has a difficult week.
Norm: You should be compassionate towards people who are homeless.
Situation: Tom is walking down the sidewalk when he sees a homeless man with a can of money nearby for donations.
Intention: Tom wants to react to the homeless man.
Moral consequence: The homeless person thanks Tom and uses the money for food.
Immoral action: Tom tells the homeless person to get a job and to stop wasting space.
Norm: Parents shouldn't leave their children home unattended without adult supervision.
Situation: Kate, who is single and has a 12-year-old son, is asked to work extra hours for the next few weeks.
Intention: Kate wants to be faithful to her work duties.
Moral action: Kate hires a babysitter to watch over her son while she's away.
Immoral consequence: Kate's son injures himself and has no one to help him.
Norm: Parents shouldn't leave their children home unattended without adult supervision.
Situation: Kate, who is single and has a 12-year-old son, is asked to work extra hours for the next few weeks.
Intention: Kate wants to be faithful to her work duties.
Moral consequence: The babysitter is there to help when Kate's son injures himself.
Immoral action: Kate gives her son instructions for how to take care of himself before she gets home.
Norm: You shouldn't look weird and creepy for your school photos.
Situation: Dean is at home getting dressed and will have school pictures taken today.
Intention: Dean wants to wear something to impress his friends.
Moral action: Dean brushes his hair, puts on a collared shirt, and gets his school picture taken.
Immoral consequence: Dean's friends love it, but his parents are horrified.
Norm: You shouldn't look weird and creepy for your school photos.
Situation: Dean is at home getting dressed and will have school pictures taken today.
Intention: Dean wants to wear something to impress his friends.
Moral consequence: Dean's friends like it and his parents send the photo to family and friends.
Immoral action: Dean dresses up in all black, does his hair like a goth, and gets his school picture taken.
Norm: Partners are expected to be together during a medical emergency.
Situation: Bill receives a frantic call telling him the his wife Patty's appendix burst, and she has been rushed to the hospital.
Intention: Bill wants to finish making a presentation to his boss.
Moral action: Bill asks a coworker to make the presentation for him and rushes to Patty's side.
Immoral consequence: Patty's surgery is delayed while they wait for him to arrive and sign consent forms.
Norm: Partners are expected to be together during a medical emergency.
Situation: Bill receives a frantic call telling him the his wife Patty's appendix burst, and she has been rushed to the hospital.
Intention: Bill wants to finish making a presentation to his boss.
Moral consequence: Patty gets her paperwork done promptly and has her surgery on time.
Immoral action: Bill stays at work to make his presentation before going to the hospital.
Norm: You shouldn't date someone you can't stand.
Situation: Steve and Willow have been seeing each other for almost a year, but Willow gets on Steve's nerves because he finds her sense of humor too self depreciating.
Intention: Steve wants to decide whether or not to stay in the relationship.
Moral action: Steve breaks things off with Willow, citing that they are too different.
Immoral consequence: Steve remains miserable because Willow has a personality and style that just doesn't mix with his.
Norm: You shouldn't date someone you can't stand.
Situation: Steve and Willow have been seeing each other for almost a year, but Willow gets on Steve's nerves because he finds her sense of humor too self depreciating.
Intention: Steve wants to decide whether or not to stay in the relationship.
Moral consequence: Steve is now free to date someone he is more compatible with.
Immoral action: Steve continues to be with Willow because she's pretty.
Norm: It's wrong to do drugs.
Situation: Jenny has a free weekend with her friend Bill, a shady drug dealer.
Intention: Jenny wants to decide how to spend the weekend.
Moral action: Jenny decides to spend the weekend writing short stories about morals.
Immoral consequence: Jenny spends way too much on junk food and puts on some weight.
Norm: It's wrong to do drugs.
Situation: Jenny has a free weekend with her friend Bill, a shady drug dealer.
Intention: Jenny wants to decide how to spend the weekend.
Moral consequence: Jenny is relaxed after spending some quality free time on creative pursuits.
Immoral action: Jenny decides to hang out at Bill's place and smoke his pot all weekend.
Norm: You shouldn't spread rumors about your friends.
Situation: Elaine's friend Susie just told her she heard her other friend Karen was cheating on her boyfriend, but isn't sure it's true.
Intention: Elaine wants to decide whether or not to tell the rest of her classmates at school tomorrow.
Moral action: Elaine calls Karen to ask if it's true she cheated on her boyfriend.
Immoral consequence: The news comes back to Karen's boyfriend, and they break up over it.
Norm: You shouldn't spread rumors about your friends.
Situation: Elaine's friend Susie just told her she heard her other friend Karen was cheating on her boyfriend, but isn't sure it's true.
Intention: Elaine wants to decide whether or not to tell the rest of her classmates at school tomorrow.
Moral consequence: Karen tells Elaine that's it's not true, so Elaine sets the record straight with Susie and Karen's boyfriend never hears the false information.
Immoral action: When Elaine is in class the next day she tells the other people in her class.
Norm: It is okay to set rules for your own house
Situation: Gigi has a group of friends and acquaintances over at her house for a party.
Intention: Gigi wants her guests to feel at home in her house.
Moral action: Gigi explains to people that she always takes her shoes off before entering the house, and asks them to do the same.
Immoral consequence: All the floors are filthy after the party and Gigi is pretty discouraged by the extent of the cleanup she's stuck with.
Norm: It is okay to set rules for your own house
Situation: Gigi has a group of friends and acquaintances over at her house for a party.
Intention: Gigi wants her guests to feel at home in her house.
Moral consequence: The house is mostly clean after the party and Gigi is happy not to have too much cleanup to do.
Immoral action: Gigi is too shy to ask people to take their shoes off before entering her house.
Norm: You shouldn't just cut people off without warning.
Situation: Steve is driving on the freeway in heavy traffic and realizes that he's in the wrong lane to exit.
Intention: Steve wants to change lanes.
Moral action: Steve sees an opening in the lane and signals, waiting for the person to allow him in.
Immoral consequence: The driver who is now behind Steve is infuriated and swears at Steve from his window.
Norm: You shouldn't just cut people off without warning.
Situation: Steve is driving on the freeway in heavy traffic and realizes that he's in the wrong lane to exit.
Intention: Steve wants to change lanes.
Moral consequence: The person slows down a bit to make space for Steve to fit in.
Immoral action: Steve sees an opening in the lane and veers into it before someone else can take it, cutting off another car.
Norm: You should never throw someone else's property away
Situation: James' sister just went away to college, and he wants to move into her room.
Intention: James wants to have lots of space in his sister's room.
Moral action: James moves all of his sister's stuff into their garage.
Immoral consequence: When James' sister comes home from college, she screams at him.
Norm: You should never throw someone else's property away
Situation: James' sister just went away to college, and he wants to move into her room.
Intention: James wants to have lots of space in his sister's room.
Moral consequence: When Jame's sister comes home, she thanks James, sells some of her stuff and takes some to college.
Immoral action: James throws all of his sister's stuff into the trash, so he can move his own stuff in.
Norm: You should always try to work hard.
Situation: Kent was just hired to mow grass for a large institution and isn't sure how to handle all of the work.
Intention: Kent wants to earn a paycheck.
Moral action: Kent works overtime to cut all of the grass everywhere.
Immoral consequence: Kent's supervisor sees the unmowed areas and gives Kent a pay cut.
Norm: You should always try to work hard.
Situation: Kent was just hired to mow grass for a large institution and isn't sure how to handle all of the work.
Intention: Kent wants to earn a paycheck.
Moral consequence: Kent gets paid extra for his overtime work.
Immoral action: Kent mows the more well-traveled areas and neglects the more out-of-the-way ones.
Norm: It is wrong to yell at children.
Situation: Fran teaches kindergarten to a rowdy group of kids.
Intention: Fran wants her students to settle down for class.
Moral action: Fran comes up with engaging activities that get her students full attention.
Immoral consequence: Fran is cautioned by the principle for scaring her students.
Norm: It is wrong to yell at children.
Situation: Fran teaches kindergarten to a rowdy group of kids.
Intention: Fran wants her students to settle down for class.
Moral consequence: Fran is able to control her class effectively.
Immoral action: Fran yells at her students until they take their seats and quiet down.
Norm: You shouldn't write in other people's diaries.
Situation: Ali is at Kamryn's house when she sees Kamryn's diary sitting next to her bed.
Intention: Ali wants to play a prank on Kamryn.
Moral action: When Kamryn goes to the bathroom, Ali uses lipstick to make kissy lips on Kamryn's mirror.
Immoral consequence: Kamryn is mortified that night when she realizes that Ali had looked in her diary.
Norm: You shouldn't write in other people's diaries.
Situation: Ali is at Kamryn's house when she sees Kamryn's diary sitting next to her bed.
Intention: Ali wants to play a prank on Kamryn.
Moral consequence: Kamryn laughs when she sees the lip print on the mirror.
Immoral action: When Kamryn goes to the bathroom, Ali opens up Kamryn's diary, reads a few pages, and then writes "Ali was here" on the next empty page.
Norm: You shouldn't make excuses.
Situation: David needs help moving and asks Janie for help.
Intention: Janie wants to go to a concert on the same day.
Moral action: Janie helps David with the moving process.
Immoral consequence: Janie loses a friend because David sees a picture of her on social media at the concert.
Norm: You shouldn't make excuses.
Situation: David needs help moving and asks Janie for help.
Intention: Janie wants to go to a concert on the same day.
Moral consequence: They finish early and Janie gets to catch the second half of the concert.
Immoral action: Janie tells David she's sick and goes to the concert herself.
Norm: It is good to help others prepare for a presentation.
Situation: Jonah's colleagues are in a hurry to wrap up fine-tuning their upcoming presentation and ask him for help, but he is busy on an important project of his own.
Intention: Jonah wants to be recognized as an outstanding worker.
Moral action: Jonah decides to help his colleagues polish their presentation and stays late to work on his own project.
Immoral consequence: Jonah's colleagues' presentation is not well received because it's a bit rough around the edges.
Norm: It is good to help others prepare for a presentation.
Situation: Jonah's colleagues are in a hurry to wrap up fine-tuning their upcoming presentation and ask him for help, but he is busy on an important project of his own.
Intention: Jonah wants to be recognized as an outstanding worker.
Moral consequence: Jonah's colleagues' presentation is a big success because it's so well rounded and elegant.
Immoral action: Jonah doesn't help his colleagues and intensely focuses on his project.
Norm: It's good to call your kids.
Situation: Jane's kids are all adults and have moved out of the home.
Intention: Jane wants to maintain a relationship with her kids.
Moral action: Jane makes a point to schedule a day of the week for calling each of her kids.
Immoral consequence: Jane's kids grow distant from her over the years as once a year isn't enough time to fill their mother in about their lives.
Norm: It's good to call your kids.
Situation: Jane's kids are all adults and have moved out of the home.
Intention: Jane wants to maintain a relationship with her kids.
Moral consequence: Jane is always abreast on the goings-on in all of her kid's lives.
Immoral action: Jane just waits until her kids come to visit for the holidays to catch up with what is going on in their lives.
Norm: It is good to pursue your dreams and passions
Situation: Lena has to choose between two well-paying jobs - one that is boring but easy, and one that is challenging but more aligned with what she has always wanted to do.
Intention: Lena wants to earn good money.
Moral action: Lena chooses the challenging, more exciting job.
Immoral consequence: Lena is bored at work and feels she is wasting her life.
Norm: It is good to pursue your dreams and passions
Situation: Lena has to choose between two well-paying jobs - one that is boring but easy, and one that is challenging but more aligned with what she has always wanted to do.
Intention: Lena wants to earn good money.
Moral consequence: Lena is thrilled by her job and finds herself living her career dream.
Immoral action: Lena chooses the job that is less interesting to her, because it seems easier.
Norm: You should not be condescending to another adult.
Situation: Harley is trying to order a bagel and lox at the local deli and the cashier is confused having never heard of lox.
Intention: Harley wants to eat breakfast.
Moral action: Harley explains to the cashier what lox is and says he will have cream cheese instead.
Immoral consequence: The cashier is offended and gives Harley a stale bagel.
Norm: You should not be condescending to another adult.
Situation: Harley is trying to order a bagel and lox at the local deli and the cashier is confused having never heard of lox.
Intention: Harley wants to eat breakfast.
Moral consequence: The cashier is interested and suggests to the store manager that they add lox to the menu.
Immoral action: Harley says the cashier must be low class and orders a bagel with cream cheese instead.
Norm: It is bad to burp on someones food.
Situation: Frank is eating with family and just finished a delicious supper made by his wife.
Intention: Frank wants to express his appreciation for the meal.
Moral action: Frank tells his wife thanks for the delicious meal.
Immoral consequence: Frank's family is disgusted and refuse to finish their food.
Norm: It is bad to burp on someones food.
Situation: Frank is eating with family and just finished a delicious supper made by his wife.
Intention: Frank wants to express his appreciation for the meal.
Moral consequence: Frank's wife appreciates the compliment and everyone finishes their food.
Immoral action: Frank lets out a loud belch, spraying people's food with mucus, and says that's how people in foreign countries say thank you.
Norm: It's wrong to hurt yourself.
Situation: Jack walks out of the room after getting into a fight with Marry.
Intention: Jack wants to vent his anger.
Moral action: Jack talks to another one of his friends on the phone about his problems.
Immoral consequence: Jack has to pay high medical bills to fix his finger.
Norm: It's wrong to hurt yourself.
Situation: Jack walks out of the room after getting into a fight with Marry.
Intention: Jack wants to vent his anger.
Moral consequence: Jack forms a deeper relationship with his friend.
Immoral action: Jack smashes his fist against a hard surface on purpose breaking his finger.
Norm: You should listen when other people talk.
Situation: Fred is sitting in English class bored while the teacher asks students to read out loud a single line of a long poem.
Intention: Fred wants to entertain himself.
Moral action: Fred doodles on each line of the poem as it is being read.
Immoral consequence: The teacher calls on Fred, and he has no idea what line he is supposed to read.
Norm: You should listen when other people talk.
Situation: Fred is sitting in English class bored while the teacher asks students to read out loud a single line of a long poem.
Intention: Fred wants to entertain himself.
Moral consequence: The teacher calls on Fred, who knows exactly where they are in the poem and reads with confidence.
Immoral action: Fred daydreams about leaving school and playing with his friends as the other students read.
Norm: You shouldn't copy your friend's paper.
Situation: Jane and Mary are working on their homework together after school, and Jane is very tired.
Intention: Jane wants to finish her paper.
Moral action: Jane drinks a huge cup of coffee and focuses all her energy on writing the paper based on her class notes.
Immoral consequence: Jane gets detention because the teacher notices the similarities in Jane and Mary's papers.
Norm: You shouldn't copy your friend's paper.
Situation: Jane and Mary are working on their homework together after school, and Jane is very tired.
Intention: Jane wants to finish her paper.
Moral consequence: Jane gets outstanding marks on her paper and gets it published on the school website.
Immoral action: Jane gets Mary's permission to copy her paper so that she can go to bed early.
Norm: You shouldn't cause scenes.
Situation: Dave is at the mall when Bill who was walking past him, accidentally bumps into Dave.
Intention: Dave wants to get Bill's attention and get him to apologize.
Moral action: Dave quietly tells Bill "hey watch it" and points to the spot where Bill hit him.
Immoral consequence: Bill is stunned by the loud verbal attack and embarrassed to be the center of a public commotion.
Norm: You shouldn't cause scenes.
Situation: Dave is at the mall when Bill who was walking past him, accidentally bumps into Dave.
Intention: Dave wants to get Bill's attention and get him to apologize.
Moral consequence: Bill is remorseful immediately and profusely apologizes to Bill for hurting him.
Immoral action: Dave screams at Bill loud enough for the other patrons to hear and swears at Bill demanding that he apologize.
Norm: It is rude to ask personal questions for other people.
Situation: Phil was at work talking to his coworkers Mike and Jane.
Intention: Phil wants to stimulate conversation.
Moral action: Phil asks Mike and Jane what their favorite hobby is.
Immoral consequence: Mike replies that's a personal question leaving Phil embarrassed.
Norm: It is rude to ask personal questions for other people.
Situation: Phil was at work talking to his coworkers Mike and Jane.
Intention: Phil wants to stimulate conversation.
Moral consequence: Phil listens to Jane talk about football and Mike talk about all the TV show's he's seen.
Immoral action: Phil asks Mike and Jane what religion they happen to be.
Norm: You shouldn't approach a stranger's campsite unannounced.
Situation: John is using the facilities in the middle of the night at a National Park camp site.
Intention: John wants to find his campsite.
Moral action: John remembers what number campsite his tent is at and makes his way quietly back to it while avoiding other's campsites.
Immoral consequence: The occupants of the tent scream in fright and freak out that a stranger is trying to come into their tent.
Norm: You shouldn't approach a stranger's campsite unannounced.
Situation: John is using the facilities in the middle of the night at a National Park camp site.
Intention: John wants to find his campsite.
Moral consequence: All the campers at the campsite are able to sleep as they go undisturbed by John.
Immoral action: John approaches the first tent he sees and attempts to open it thinking it may be his.
Norm: It's good to give a spouse a special holiday gift.
Situation: Robert and his spouse Sally recently moved in with one another and their first Christmas together is coming up.
Intention: Robert wants to give Sally something nice for Christmas.
Moral action: Robert buys Sally a silver necklace that she had been wanting for a long time.
Immoral consequence: Sally is a bit disappointed and feels that Robert should have bought her a nice gift for Christmas.
Norm: It's good to give a spouse a special holiday gift.
Situation: Robert and his spouse Sally recently moved in with one another and their first Christmas together is coming up.
Intention: Robert wants to give Sally something nice for Christmas.
Moral consequence: Sally is thrilled to receive the necklace and very thankful for the thoughtful gift.
Immoral action: Robert gives his spouse Sally a big hug and tells her he loves her.
Norm: You should thank someone who gives you good advice.
Situation: James was struggling to change a flat tire when a passerby pointed out that he was using the wrong size of wrench.
Intention: James wants to avoid feeling incompetent.
Moral action: James thanks the passerby and swaps his wrench for the correct size from his toolset.
Immoral consequence: The passerby shrugs and laughs as James goes back to struggling with the tire.
Norm: You should thank someone who gives you good advice.
Situation: James was struggling to change a flat tire when a passerby pointed out that he was using the wrong size of wrench.
Intention: James wants to avoid feeling incompetent.
Moral consequence: James is quickly able to replace the tire and continue on his trip.
Immoral action: James insists that the passerby must be blind, and he's using the right wrench.