CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Normative action: James tells his ex-girlfriend to stop texting him.
Consequence: James' girlfriend gets overwhelmed and responds that he should keep his distance.
Divergent action: James engages in a long conversation with his ex-girlfriend via text, professing his continued love for her.
Consequence: James' girlfriend gets overwhelmed and responds that he should keep his distance.
Consequence: James' girlfriend is ultimately thankful to James for being direct and ceases communication with James.
Divergent action: James engages in a long conversation with his ex-girlfriend via text, professing his continued love for her.
Normative action: Ryan goes by the standard procedures given to him by his boss and beats his sales goal.
Consequence: Ryan is rewarded with a raise for doing a good job.
Normative action: Ryan goes by the standard procedures given to him by his boss and beats his sales goal.
Consequence: Ryan is let go for not following the rules that his employer laid out.
Divergent action: Ryan skirts company policy to try to get more customers and reach his sales goal.
Consequence: Ryan is let go for not following the rules that his employer laid out.
Consequence: Ryan is rewarded with a raise for doing a good job.
Divergent action: Ryan skirts company policy to try to get more customers and reach his sales goal.
Normative action: Mary sees she has a call, but decides to text the caller instead.
Consequence: The other passengers have a pleasant trip and aren't annoyed by Mary.
Normative action: Mary sees she has a call, but decides to text the caller instead.
Consequence: The other passengers are mad at Mary for being selfish.
Divergent action: Mary picks up her phone and is talking well above normal levels.
Consequence: The other passengers are mad at Mary for being selfish.
Consequence: The other passengers have a pleasant trip and aren't annoyed by Mary.
Divergent action: Mary picks up her phone and is talking well above normal levels.
Normative action: Larry books a room at a nice hotel and books his family rooms for a night off after the holiday meal.
Consequence: His parents are proud that they raised such a fine boy and his brother looks up to him.
Normative action: Larry books a room at a nice hotel and books his family rooms for a night off after the holiday meal.
Consequence: His parent's and brother are very irritable with him all weekend.
Divergent action: Larry demands his parents put him up for the weekend forcing his brother out of his own room.
Consequence: His parent's and brother are very irritable with him all weekend.
Consequence: His parents are proud that they raised such a fine boy and his brother looks up to him.
Divergent action: Larry demands his parents put him up for the weekend forcing his brother out of his own room.
Normative action: John quickly pays his bill and drives back to his house where he masturbates in peace for what seems like a very long time.
Consequence: No one is subjected to the horrific sounds that John makes when he masturbates and everyone lives happily.
Normative action: John quickly pays his bill and drives back to his house where he masturbates in peace for what seems like a very long time.
Consequence: The man who was taking a poop in the stall next door is horrified at the sounds of John's violent masturbation.
Divergent action: John runs into the restaurant's bathroom and immediately unzips his pants and starts to bop his bologna.
Consequence: The man who was taking a poop in the stall next door is horrified at the sounds of John's violent masturbation.
Consequence: No one is subjected to the horrific sounds that John makes when he masturbates and everyone lives happily.
Divergent action: John runs into the restaurant's bathroom and immediately unzips his pants and starts to bop his bologna.
Normative action: John decides to put the handgun in his car's trunk since that would be locked all day.
Consequence: John gets through the school day as normal and takes the gun back home at the end of the day with no consequence.
Normative action: John decides to put the handgun in his car's trunk since that would be locked all day.
Consequence: The school's metal detector goes off and John is caught and expelled from school.
Divergent action: John decides to bring the handgun into the school and store it in his locker until the day is done.
Consequence: The school's metal detector goes off and John is caught and expelled from school.
Consequence: John gets through the school day as normal and takes the gun back home at the end of the day with no consequence.
Divergent action: John decides to bring the handgun into the school and store it in his locker until the day is done.
Normative action: John tells Osama hello and offers to help him acclimate himself to the company.
Consequence: Osama feels welcomed to the company and feels optimistic about the future.
Normative action: John tells Osama hello and offers to help him acclimate himself to the company.
Consequence: Osama is ashamed for being called a terrorist and is extremely angered by John's racism.
Divergent action: John, upon being introduced, tells Osama that he "doesn't work with terrorists" and asks Osama why "he hates America?".
Consequence: Osama is ashamed for being called a terrorist and is extremely angered by John's racism.
Consequence: Osama feels welcomed to the company and feels optimistic about the future.
Divergent action: John, upon being introduced, tells Osama that he "doesn't work with terrorists" and asks Osama why "he hates America?".
Normative action: Alex asks Matt for ideas on the label name.
Consequence: Matt starts trusting Alex more, and their friendship deepens.
Normative action: Alex asks Matt for ideas on the label name.
Consequence: Matt's feelings are hurt by Alex's actions.
Divergent action: Alex uses Matt's embarrassing childhood nickname as the label.
Consequence: Matt's feelings are hurt by Alex's actions.
Consequence: Matt starts trusting Alex more, and their friendship deepens.
Divergent action: Alex uses Matt's embarrassing childhood nickname as the label.
Normative action: Phoebe is open with her boyfriend and explains that she doesn't love him anymore.
Consequence: Phoebe's boyfriend is devastated, but understands, and ultimately accepts it.
Normative action: Phoebe is open with her boyfriend and explains that she doesn't love him anymore.
Consequence: Phoebe's boyfriend dumps her, and tells everyone who will listen about what she did.
Divergent action: Phoebe sleeps with her boyfriend’s best friend and makes it easy for the boyfriend to find out.
Consequence: Phoebe's boyfriend dumps her, and tells everyone who will listen about what she did.
Consequence: Phoebe's boyfriend is devastated, but understands, and ultimately accepts it.
Divergent action: Phoebe sleeps with her boyfriend’s best friend and makes it easy for the boyfriend to find out.
Normative action: Markus picks a stranger and takes them home to have sex.
Consequence: Markus has an enjoyable sexual experience with no strings attached.
Normative action: Markus picks a stranger and takes them home to have sex.
Consequence: Markus and his friend become distant after sharing an intimate time together.
Divergent action: Markus sees a friend and takes him home and has sex with him.
Consequence: Markus and his friend become distant after sharing an intimate time together.
Consequence: Markus has an enjoyable sexual experience with no strings attached.
Divergent action: Markus sees a friend and takes him home and has sex with him.
Normative action: Jerry sits down and gives Evan constructive critisism.
Consequence: Evan gets the encouragement that he needs.
Normative action: Jerry sits down and gives Evan constructive critisism.
Consequence: Evan is hurt by the way the Jerry acted.
Divergent action: Jerry yells at Evan to get his own ideas and tells him he sucks.
Consequence: Evan is hurt by the way the Jerry acted.
Consequence: Evan gets the encouragement that he needs.
Divergent action: Jerry yells at Evan to get his own ideas and tells him he sucks.
Normative action: Martha focuses on being herself and having fun when she's with Justin.
Consequence: Martha and Justin build their relationship on a foundation of trust.
Normative action: Martha focuses on being herself and having fun when she's with Justin.
Consequence: Justin learns of Martha's lies and begins to distrust her.
Divergent action: Martha knowingly omits certain things about herself when talking to Justin in order to seem more likable.
Consequence: Justin learns of Martha's lies and begins to distrust her.
Consequence: Martha and Justin build their relationship on a foundation of trust.
Divergent action: Martha knowingly omits certain things about herself when talking to Justin in order to seem more likable.
Normative action: Marcy tells Al that she saw him steal, and she hopes he puts the food back.
Consequence: Al tells Marcy that he's hungry but that theft is indeed below him and feels good about returning the stolen food.
Normative action: Marcy tells Al that she saw him steal, and she hopes he puts the food back.
Consequence: Al, who is stealing because he's hungry is appalled that someone would wish death upon him for a relatively minor crime.
Divergent action: Marcy tells Al that she saw him steal and that she hopes he dies.
Consequence: Al, who is stealing because he's hungry is appalled that someone would wish death upon him for a relatively minor crime.
Consequence: Al tells Marcy that he's hungry but that theft is indeed below him and feels good about returning the stolen food.
Divergent action: Marcy tells Al that she saw him steal and that she hopes he dies.
Normative action: Linda signals that she is changing lanes and looks and sees Jake and then proceeds to wait for him to pass before she moves into the middle lane.
Consequence: Jake waves to Linda as he passes by, relieved that she saw him.
Normative action: Linda signals that she is changing lanes and looks and sees Jake and then proceeds to wait for him to pass before she moves into the middle lane.
Consequence: Jake is terrified as he sees his life flash before his eyes.
Divergent action: Linda swerves into the middle lane without checking her mirrors or her blind spot, hitting the side of Jake's car.
Consequence: Jake is terrified as he sees his life flash before his eyes.
Consequence: Jake waves to Linda as he passes by, relieved that she saw him.
Divergent action: Linda swerves into the middle lane without checking her mirrors or her blind spot, hitting the side of Jake's car.
Normative action: Steph fills out her resume to the best of her abililty, making sure to highlight all of her skills.
Consequence: She might get the job due to how impressed they were with her skills.
Normative action: Steph fills out her resume to the best of her abililty, making sure to highlight all of her skills.
Consequence: Steph my get the job, but she will struggle as she is clearly not qualified.
Divergent action: Steph exaggerates the amount of relevant experience on her resume, charitably interpreting what may be deemed relevant.
Consequence: Steph my get the job, but she will struggle as she is clearly not qualified.
Consequence: She might get the job due to how impressed they were with her skills.
Divergent action: Steph exaggerates the amount of relevant experience on her resume, charitably interpreting what may be deemed relevant.
Normative action: Bill switches hands and brushes his teeth with the other hand as his painful one rests.
Consequence: Bill kills all the bacteria in his mouth and his teeth remain healthy.
Normative action: Bill switches hands and brushes his teeth with the other hand as his painful one rests.
Consequence: Bacteria build in Bill's mouth overnight beginning the process of forming a cavity.
Divergent action: Bill stops brushing his teeth and puts his arms down, goes to rest and forgets about brushing.
Consequence: Bacteria build in Bill's mouth overnight beginning the process of forming a cavity.
Consequence: Bill kills all the bacteria in his mouth and his teeth remain healthy.
Divergent action: Bill stops brushing his teeth and puts his arms down, goes to rest and forgets about brushing.
Normative action: Sally avoids the crowd of people and walks around them.
Consequence: The crowd of people do not notice Sally and continue their day.
Normative action: Sally avoids the crowd of people and walks around them.
Consequence: The crowd of people is angry that someone shoved their way through them.
Divergent action: Sally shoves her way through the crowd towards the bus stop.
Consequence: The crowd of people is angry that someone shoved their way through them.
Consequence: The crowd of people do not notice Sally and continue their day.
Divergent action: Sally shoves her way through the crowd towards the bus stop.
Normative action: John excuses himself from the table with a hand gesture and turns away with a hand over his mouth, to quietly and slowly let some gas escape.
Consequence: John's colleagues hardly  notice him as they continue talking and having a great evening.
Normative action: John excuses himself from the table with a hand gesture and turns away with a hand over his mouth, to quietly and slowly let some gas escape.
Consequence: John's colleagues recoil in horror as they watch their colleague act like a common animal in public.
Divergent action: John lets out a gloriously loud and long burp that thunders over the table.
Consequence: John's colleagues recoil in horror as they watch their colleague act like a common animal in public.
Consequence: John's colleagues hardly  notice him as they continue talking and having a great evening.
Divergent action: John lets out a gloriously loud and long burp that thunders over the table.
Normative action: Andy waits until the speaker is done and then pulls out his phone and looks at it.
Consequence: The speaker is happy that he had the crowd's attention.
Normative action: Andy waits until the speaker is done and then pulls out his phone and looks at it.
Consequence: The speaker notices a man looking at his phone and is disheartened.
Divergent action: Andy pulls his phone out of his pocket and looks at it.
Consequence: The speaker notices a man looking at his phone and is disheartened.
Consequence: The speaker is happy that he had the crowd's attention.
Divergent action: Andy pulls his phone out of his pocket and looks at it.
Normative action: Marry tells Shelly the dress doesn't suit her suggesting something else instead.
Consequence: Shelly goes on her date, and her date thinks she looks amazing.
Normative action: Marry tells Shelly the dress doesn't suit her suggesting something else instead.
Consequence: Shelly goes on a date, and her date teases her about her dress making Shelly sad.
Divergent action: Marry tells Shelly that the dress is fine.
Consequence: Shelly goes on a date, and her date teases her about her dress making Shelly sad.
Consequence: Shelly goes on her date, and her date thinks she looks amazing.
Divergent action: Marry tells Shelly that the dress is fine.
Normative action: David tells Tom he can go see the movie with him tomorrow.
Consequence: David's family is happy to see him at the reunion.
Normative action: David tells Tom he can go see the movie with him tomorrow.
Consequence: David's family is disappointed he did not show up to the reunion.
Divergent action: David decides to not go to the family reunion and sees the movie with Tom instead.
Consequence: David's family is disappointed he did not show up to the reunion.
Consequence: David's family is happy to see him at the reunion.
Divergent action: David decides to not go to the family reunion and sees the movie with Tom instead.
Normative action: John leaves an hour early for the job interview and gets there in time despite traffic.
Consequence: John gets the job.
Normative action: John leaves an hour early for the job interview and gets there in time despite traffic.
Consequence: John gets stuck in traffic, is late for the interview, and does not get the job as a result.
Divergent action: John does not leave his house until 15 minutes before the interview because it is only a 10-minute drive away.
Consequence: John gets stuck in traffic, is late for the interview, and does not get the job as a result.
Consequence: John gets the job.
Divergent action: John does not leave his house until 15 minutes before the interview because it is only a 10-minute drive away.
Normative action: Megan works hard and is always on time, which earns her one promotion after another.
Consequence: Megan’s salary rises and so does her happiness.
Normative action: Megan works hard and is always on time, which earns her one promotion after another.
Consequence: Megan is let go after being caught on the security camera.
Divergent action: Megan takes money from the register each night before leaving the store, to improve her income.
Consequence: Megan is let go after being caught on the security camera.
Consequence: Megan’s salary rises and so does her happiness.
Divergent action: Megan takes money from the register each night before leaving the store, to improve her income.
Normative action: Ben tells Maggie that he will be sharing a room with Annie, assuring Maggie that their relationship is strictly platonic.
Consequence: Maggie's trust in Ben increases.
Normative action: Ben tells Maggie that he will be sharing a room with Annie, assuring Maggie that their relationship is strictly platonic.
Consequence: Maggie finds out about Annie, and she begins believing that Ben is cheating on her with Annie.
Divergent action: Ben tells Maggie that he's traveling alone.
Consequence: Maggie finds out about Annie, and she begins believing that Ben is cheating on her with Annie.
Consequence: Maggie's trust in Ben increases.
Divergent action: Ben tells Maggie that he's traveling alone.
Normative action: Terry asks Ron what he does for a living.
Consequence: Ron begins to feel more comfortable around Terry.
Normative action: Terry asks Ron what he does for a living.
Consequence: Terry makes Ron feel small and stereotyped.
Divergent action: Terry asks Ron if he plays basketball because he's so tall.
Consequence: Terry makes Ron feel small and stereotyped.
Consequence: Ron begins to feel more comfortable around Terry.
Divergent action: Terry asks Ron if he plays basketball because he's so tall.
Normative action: Brit puts together cute little candy bags to hand out to the children.
Consequence: The children love the candy bags and vow to come back every year.
Normative action: Brit puts together cute little candy bags to hand out to the children.
Consequence: The kids despise their candy and avoid going to her house in the future.
Divergent action: Brit makes sure to get the black licorice since it is on sale to hand out to the kids.
Consequence: The kids despise their candy and avoid going to her house in the future.
Consequence: The children love the candy bags and vow to come back every year.
Divergent action: Brit makes sure to get the black licorice since it is on sale to hand out to the kids.
Normative action: Margret tells Maggie to put her trash in the trashcan.
Consequence: Bob is able to clean the theater faster.
Normative action: Margret tells Maggie to put her trash in the trashcan.
Consequence: Bob, the janitor, spends five extra minutes cleaning up Maggie's mess.
Divergent action: Margret tells Maggie that the people working at the theater will take care of the trash.
Consequence: Bob, the janitor, spends five extra minutes cleaning up Maggie's mess.
Consequence: Bob is able to clean the theater faster.
Divergent action: Margret tells Maggie that the people working at the theater will take care of the trash.
Normative action: Jeff spends the rest of Martin's set drawing a funny picture on his shirt, and once Martin is finished runs on stage wearing it.
Consequence: Martin is delighted to see his fellow comedian impressing the crowd with his zany antics.
Normative action: Jeff spends the rest of Martin's set drawing a funny picture on his shirt, and once Martin is finished runs on stage wearing it.
Consequence: Martin is angered that Jeff is ruining his performance and attempts to attack Jeff.
Divergent action: Jeff runs behind Martin as Martin is talking and waves his arms around while making faces trying to get the crowd's attention.
Consequence: Martin is angered that Jeff is ruining his performance and attempts to attack Jeff.
Consequence: Martin is delighted to see his fellow comedian impressing the crowd with his zany antics.
Divergent action: Jeff runs behind Martin as Martin is talking and waves his arms around while making faces trying to get the crowd's attention.
Normative action: Wallace only texts back the person who told him and doesn't text anyone else about the incident.
Consequence: The person who texted Wallace clarifies whether it was true or not.
Normative action: Wallace only texts back the person who told him and doesn't text anyone else about the incident.
Consequence: The rumor spreads among Wallace's friends and ultimately his friends think Wallace is a gossiper.
Divergent action: Wallace immediately tells everyone he knows who is in his contacts the story in order to get clarification.
Consequence: The rumor spreads among Wallace's friends and ultimately his friends think Wallace is a gossiper.
Consequence: The person who texted Wallace clarifies whether it was true or not.
Divergent action: Wallace immediately tells everyone he knows who is in his contacts the story in order to get clarification.
Normative action: David trains hard every day for several weeks before the rade.
Consequence: David is well prepared from the training and wins the race.
Normative action: David trains hard every day for several weeks before the rade.
Consequence: David is not in shape for the race and performs very poorly.
Divergent action: David only trains one day before the race.
Consequence: David is not in shape for the race and performs very poorly.
Consequence: David is well prepared from the training and wins the race.
Divergent action: David only trains one day before the race.
Normative action: Abby calmly tells her student that this behavior is not appropriate for class.
Consequence: Abby convinces the student to behave and the class continues successfully.
Normative action: Abby calmly tells her student that this behavior is not appropriate for class.
Consequence: Abby loses her job for the inappropriate comment.
Divergent action: Abby tells her student that only black people behave this way.
Consequence: Abby loses her job for the inappropriate comment.
Consequence: Abby convinces the student to behave and the class continues successfully.
Divergent action: Abby tells her student that only black people behave this way.
Normative action: Josh brings a homeless man a sandwich after having lunch.
Consequence: Josh's friend sees him as a warm hearted and helpful.
Normative action: Josh brings a homeless man a sandwich after having lunch.
Consequence: Josh's friends now sees him as cold hearted.
Divergent action: Josh tells a homeless man to get a job and stop begging.
Consequence: Josh's friends now sees him as cold hearted.
Consequence: Josh's friend sees him as a warm hearted and helpful.
Divergent action: Josh tells a homeless man to get a job and stop begging.
Normative action: Bill has sex with his wife when they get home from work.
Consequence: Bill and his wife spend many years together as husband and wife.
Normative action: Bill has sex with his wife when they get home from work.
Consequence: Bill is divorced by his wife when she hears about his affair with the intern.
Divergent action: Bill invites an intern into his office and has sex with her.
Consequence: Bill is divorced by his wife when she hears about his affair with the intern.
Consequence: Bill and his wife spend many years together as husband and wife.
Divergent action: Bill invites an intern into his office and has sex with her.
Normative action: John asks his employer for a pay raise.
Consequence: John receives a pay raise.
Normative action: John asks his employer for a pay raise.
Consequence: John is caught, is prosecuted, and goes to prison.
Divergent action: John embezzles money from his employer.
Consequence: John is caught, is prosecuted, and goes to prison.