CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Normative action: Mary is honest with Tim that the relationship isn't working out and breaks up with him.
Consequence: Tim is very distraught, and spends months in a depression.
Divergent action: Mary pretends she has cancer and makes Tim think she has died.
Consequence: Tim is very distraught, and spends months in a depression.
Consequence: Tim is sad, but moves on and finds a new girlfriend.
Divergent action: Mary pretends she has cancer and makes Tim think she has died.
Normative action: Sherman purchases his own new clock for his room.
Consequence: Sherman felt responsible and his family were glad he resolved his situation.
Normative action: Sherman purchases his own new clock for his room.
Consequence: Sherman's family punishes Sherman, and Sherman regrets his decision.
Divergent action: Sherman takes a clock out of a family member's room without their permission, to use it in his own room.
Consequence: Sherman's family punishes Sherman, and Sherman regrets his decision.
Consequence: Sherman felt responsible and his family were glad he resolved his situation.
Divergent action: Sherman takes a clock out of a family member's room without their permission, to use it in his own room.
Normative action: Destiny brings her children on a family trip similar to one she had when she was young.
Consequence: Destiny's children have fun and go on to cherish their memories of the trip.
Normative action: Destiny brings her children on a family trip similar to one she had when she was young.
Consequence: Destiny's children spend too much time sedentary than is healthy and create no lasting memories.
Divergent action: Destiny buys her children new tablets for them to distract themselves with all vacation.
Consequence: Destiny's children spend too much time sedentary than is healthy and create no lasting memories.
Consequence: Destiny's children have fun and go on to cherish their memories of the trip.
Divergent action: Destiny buys her children new tablets for them to distract themselves with all vacation.
Normative action: Graham tells other people at the park about the dog.
Consequence: The other people will be able to leave the park and avoid the dog.
Normative action: Graham tells other people at the park about the dog.
Consequence: The other people at the park may be bit by the dog.
Divergent action: Graham leaves the park without telling anyone else about the dog.
Consequence: The other people at the park may be bit by the dog.
Consequence: The other people will be able to leave the park and avoid the dog.
Divergent action: Graham leaves the park without telling anyone else about the dog.
Normative action: Dan insists that his partner leave the chores for him to do when he gets up.
Consequence: Dan's partner accepts the deal and is relieved to take a break from the housework.
Normative action: Dan insists that his partner leave the chores for him to do when he gets up.
Consequence: Dan's partner is overworked and stressed out about having to do everything around the house.
Divergent action: Dan allows his partner to do everything around the house while he tries to sleep off his ailments.
Consequence: Dan's partner is overworked and stressed out about having to do everything around the house.
Consequence: Dan's partner accepts the deal and is relieved to take a break from the housework.
Divergent action: Dan allows his partner to do everything around the house while he tries to sleep off his ailments.
Normative action: Al hugs Joe and tells him he will still love him.
Consequence: Joe will embrace Al back and tell him he loves him too.
Normative action: Al hugs Joe and tells him he will still love him.
Consequence: Joe will hit Al back and they will fight.
Divergent action: Al balls up his fist and hits Joe in the face.
Consequence: Joe will hit Al back and they will fight.
Consequence: Joe will embrace Al back and tell him he loves him too.
Divergent action: Al balls up his fist and hits Joe in the face.
Normative action: Jackie tells the club that she has asthma and needs to find suitable activities, so they go see a movie.
Consequence: Jackie enjoys seeing the movie with the club and feels included despite her asthma.
Normative action: Jackie tells the club that she has asthma and needs to find suitable activities, so they go see a movie.
Consequence: Jackie has an asthma attack while on the hike and needs medical intervention.
Divergent action: Jackie doesn't tell the club that she has asthma, and they take her on a hike with them.
Consequence: Jackie has an asthma attack while on the hike and needs medical intervention.
Consequence: Jackie enjoys seeing the movie with the club and feels included despite her asthma.
Divergent action: Jackie doesn't tell the club that she has asthma, and they take her on a hike with them.
Normative action: Victoria pets her dog on its back and chest when it barks.
Consequence: The dog will become relaxed and less nervous.
Normative action: Victoria pets her dog on its back and chest when it barks.
Consequence: The dog will become stressed from being hit.
Divergent action: Victoria rolls up a newspaper and disciplines the dog with it when it barks.
Consequence: The dog will become stressed from being hit.
Consequence: The dog will become relaxed and less nervous.
Divergent action: Victoria rolls up a newspaper and disciplines the dog with it when it barks.
Normative action: John hides the documents and deilvers them unread as he should.
Consequence: Nobody ever finds out what was in those secret documents.
Normative action: John hides the documents and deilvers them unread as he should.
Consequence: John's friends get offered bribes by an enemy government for information.
Divergent action: John lets his friends read the documents before he delivers them.
Consequence: John's friends get offered bribes by an enemy government for information.
Consequence: Nobody ever finds out what was in those secret documents.
Divergent action: John lets his friends read the documents before he delivers them.
Normative action: Done says that he made a mistake and has his employees wear masks when possible and stay home if they feel sick.
Consequence: Don's business muddles through the pandemic and recession and recovers afterward.
Normative action: Done says that he made a mistake and has his employees wear masks when possible and stay home if they feel sick.
Consequence: Some of Don's employees die, many quit, and Don's business goes under.
Divergent action: Don doubles down and tells his employees they will be let go if they stay home from work sick.
Consequence: Some of Don's employees die, many quit, and Don's business goes under.
Consequence: Don's business muddles through the pandemic and recession and recovers afterward.
Divergent action: Don doubles down and tells his employees they will be let go if they stay home from work sick.
Normative action: Victor is honest about his findings and warns people about the dangers of the virus.
Consequence: Many people avoid getting sick because they take precautions not to catch the virus.
Normative action: Victor is honest about his findings and warns people about the dangers of the virus.
Consequence: Many people are infected with the virus and become ill.
Divergent action: Victor underplays the danger of the virus in order to make his findings sound less alarmist.
Consequence: Many people are infected with the virus and become ill.
Consequence: Many people avoid getting sick because they take precautions not to catch the virus.
Divergent action: Victor underplays the danger of the virus in order to make his findings sound less alarmist.
Normative action: Marsha holds Camden's hand through trick-or-treating and teaches him to take just one piece of candy.
Consequence: Camden loses his shyness and goes home with the same amount of candy as the neighborhood kids.
Normative action: Marsha holds Camden's hand through trick-or-treating and teaches him to take just one piece of candy.
Consequence: Marsha takes so much candy that the neighborhood kids are left with none.
Divergent action: With Camden too shy to walk door-to-door, Marsha does it for him while grabbing handfuls of candy from every bucket.
Consequence: Marsha takes so much candy that the neighborhood kids are left with none.
Consequence: Camden loses his shyness and goes home with the same amount of candy as the neighborhood kids.
Divergent action: With Camden too shy to walk door-to-door, Marsha does it for him while grabbing handfuls of candy from every bucket.
Normative action: Jak waits until he gets home to throw the cup in his recycle bin.
Consequence: The cup doesn't end up anywhere where it could end up hurting animals.
Normative action: Jak waits until he gets home to throw the cup in his recycle bin.
Consequence: Jak puts animals at risk of consuming the plastic and dying from it.
Divergent action: Jak opens his window and throws the cup out of it.
Consequence: Jak puts animals at risk of consuming the plastic and dying from it.
Consequence: The cup doesn't end up anywhere where it could end up hurting animals.
Divergent action: Jak opens his window and throws the cup out of it.
Normative action: Jan tells Wally that he can be an engineer if he works hard and applies to the right school.
Consequence: Wally will become inspired and look up the path to being an engineer.
Normative action: Jan tells Wally that he can be an engineer if he works hard and applies to the right school.
Consequence: Wally will become discouraged and reconsider his dreams.
Divergent action: Jan tells Wally that being an engineer requires math, and he's not good at math.
Consequence: Wally will become discouraged and reconsider his dreams.
Consequence: Wally will become inspired and look up the path to being an engineer.
Divergent action: Jan tells Wally that being an engineer requires math, and he's not good at math.
Normative action: Courtney takes a variety of orders from a variety of customers treating them all with equal care.
Consequence: Courtney works hard and effectively and her work day flies by.
Normative action: Courtney takes a variety of orders from a variety of customers treating them all with equal care.
Consequence: The customers complain to the manager and Courtney's day is ruined.
Divergent action: Courtney gets some customers that make very particular orders about the exclusion of meat that makes her work more difficult, so she avoids the table as much as possible.
Consequence: The customers complain to the manager and Courtney's day is ruined.
Consequence: Courtney works hard and effectively and her work day flies by.
Divergent action: Courtney gets some customers that make very particular orders about the exclusion of meat that makes her work more difficult, so she avoids the table as much as possible.
Normative action: Belinda tells her mother that she's tired and stressed from her test.
Consequence: Belinda's mother agrees to cook tonight if Belinda cooks dinner tomorrow.
Normative action: Belinda tells her mother that she's tired and stressed from her test.
Consequence: Belinda's mother swears back at her and says she's not cooking, so Belinda can either cook or go hungry.
Divergent action: Belinda swears at her mother and says that she never does any work around the house.
Consequence: Belinda's mother swears back at her and says she's not cooking, so Belinda can either cook or go hungry.
Consequence: Belinda's mother agrees to cook tonight if Belinda cooks dinner tomorrow.
Divergent action: Belinda swears at her mother and says that she never does any work around the house.
Normative action: Jake spends a minute extolling the virtues of a steak done at medium or medium rare.
Consequence: John is convinced by Jake to switch his choice to medium rare and to his surprise enjoys the steak more.
Normative action: Jake spends a minute extolling the virtues of a steak done at medium or medium rare.
Consequence: John is livid when he sees his steak is not burnt to a crisp and demands that Jake return the meal.
Divergent action: Jake writes down John's order but changes the steak to be medium before relaying the order to the chef.
Consequence: John is livid when he sees his steak is not burnt to a crisp and demands that Jake return the meal.
Consequence: John is convinced by Jake to switch his choice to medium rare and to his surprise enjoys the steak more.
Divergent action: Jake writes down John's order but changes the steak to be medium before relaying the order to the chef.
Normative action: Bob is supportive and urges his wife to seek professional help.
Consequence: Bob helps his wife get the help she needs.
Normative action: Bob is supportive and urges his wife to seek professional help.
Consequence: Bob's response sends his wife into a downward spiral.
Divergent action: Bob tells his wife to get over whatever her problem is or their marriage is over.
Consequence: Bob's response sends his wife into a downward spiral.
Consequence: Bob helps his wife get the help she needs.
Divergent action: Bob tells his wife to get over whatever her problem is or their marriage is over.
Normative action: Linda tells Raylene that her boyfriend seems to have abusive tendencies.
Consequence: Raylene starts seeing the tendencies and breaks up with him before the relationship gets far.
Normative action: Linda tells Raylene that her boyfriend seems to have abusive tendencies.
Consequence: Raylene's boyfriend becomes abusive and cuts Raylene off from her friends.
Divergent action: Linda tells Raylene that her new boyfriend seems like an OK person.
Consequence: Raylene's boyfriend becomes abusive and cuts Raylene off from her friends.
Consequence: Raylene starts seeing the tendencies and breaks up with him before the relationship gets far.
Divergent action: Linda tells Raylene that her new boyfriend seems like an OK person.
Normative action: Dean refuses the woman's advances and instead calls a friend he hooks up with from time to time.
Consequence: The married woman feels embarrassed by being turned down and goes home instead.
Normative action: Dean refuses the woman's advances and instead calls a friend he hooks up with from time to time.
Consequence: The woman's husband finds out and it ruins their marriage.
Divergent action: Dean takes the woman home with him, and they end up having sex.
Consequence: The woman's husband finds out and it ruins their marriage.
Consequence: The married woman feels embarrassed by being turned down and goes home instead.
Divergent action: Dean takes the woman home with him, and they end up having sex.
Normative action: Shay threatens to leave Juan if he ever hits her again.
Consequence: Juan never thinks about hitting Shay again, and Shay is seen as assertive.
Normative action: Shay threatens to leave Juan if he ever hits her again.
Consequence: Juan continues to become more and more abusive as time goes on.
Divergent action: Shay decides to stay with Juan thinking that Juan just made a mistake.
Consequence: Juan continues to become more and more abusive as time goes on.
Consequence: Juan never thinks about hitting Shay again, and Shay is seen as assertive.
Divergent action: Shay decides to stay with Juan thinking that Juan just made a mistake.
Normative action: Oscar makes a poster with a rainbow on it and holds it up on the sidewalk near the parade.
Consequence: The people in the parade cheer at Oscar's poster.
Normative action: Oscar makes a poster with a rainbow on it and holds it up on the sidewalk near the parade.
Consequence: Oscar's apartment is vandalized by some of the angry marchers who walk by.
Divergent action: Oscar makes a poster saying, "God hates fags," and hangs it outside of his window.
Consequence: Oscar's apartment is vandalized by some of the angry marchers who walk by.
Consequence: The people in the parade cheer at Oscar's poster.
Divergent action: Oscar makes a poster saying, "God hates fags," and hangs it outside of his window.
Normative action: Jamie tells Alexander to stop making jokes about him with his own witty wordplay.
Consequence: Jamie becomes close to several people that enjoyed his sense of humor.
Normative action: Jamie tells Alexander to stop making jokes about him with his own witty wordplay.
Consequence: Jamie continues to be the source of Alexander's jokes.
Divergent action: Jamie gets away from his friend to talk to another group of people.
Consequence: Jamie continues to be the source of Alexander's jokes.
Consequence: Jamie becomes close to several people that enjoyed his sense of humor.
Divergent action: Jamie gets away from his friend to talk to another group of people.
Normative action: Kate orders an extra large pizza, enough to feed three and saves some for her parents.
Consequence: Kate's parents get to rest when they get home because dinner is provided.
Normative action: Kate orders an extra large pizza, enough to feed three and saves some for her parents.
Consequence: Kate's parents have to cook for themselves when they get home from work.
Divergent action: Kate gets a medium pizza which is small enough for her to eat by herself.
Consequence: Kate's parents have to cook for themselves when they get home from work.
Consequence: Kate's parents get to rest when they get home because dinner is provided.
Divergent action: Kate gets a medium pizza which is small enough for her to eat by herself.
Normative action: Jerry decides to wipe away his worries through exercise.
Consequence: Jerry breaks his weightlifting record.
Normative action: Jerry decides to wipe away his worries through exercise.
Consequence: Jerry resumes smoking, and eventually gets lung cancer.
Divergent action: Jerry accepts the friend's offer smoking the cigarette.
Consequence: Jerry resumes smoking, and eventually gets lung cancer.
Consequence: Jerry breaks his weightlifting record.
Divergent action: Jerry accepts the friend's offer smoking the cigarette.
Normative action: Guy lets out hollers and hugs his wife tightly asking over and over if she is serious.
Consequence: Guy's wife cries tears of happiness at Guy's enthusiasm and assures him that she is serious.
Normative action: Guy lets out hollers and hugs his wife tightly asking over and over if she is serious.
Consequence: Guy's wife is a little hurt by his lack of outward emotion initially.
Divergent action: Guy doesn't react emotionally outward despite being glad and just asks to see the pregnancy test.
Consequence: Guy's wife is a little hurt by his lack of outward emotion initially.
Consequence: Guy's wife cries tears of happiness at Guy's enthusiasm and assures him that she is serious.
Divergent action: Guy doesn't react emotionally outward despite being glad and just asks to see the pregnancy test.
Normative action: Kyle holds it in until he can get away.
Consequence: Kyle is relieved that he got through it.
Normative action: Kyle holds it in until he can get away.
Consequence: A guest tells the manager and Kyle is very embarassed.
Divergent action: Kyle carefully lets out what he can.
Consequence: A guest tells the manager and Kyle is very embarassed.
Consequence: Kyle is relieved that he got through it.
Divergent action: Kyle carefully lets out what he can.
Normative action: Dave looks his coworker in the eyes in a normal manner while they are talking to him.
Consequence: Dave's coworker sees Dave as a normal decent person and feels comfortable around him.
Normative action: Dave looks his coworker in the eyes in a normal manner while they are talking to him.
Consequence: Dave's coworker thinks he is some kind of creep for just staring at her breasts while she was talking to him.
Divergent action: Dave looks down at his coworker's chest for most of the time they are talking to him.
Consequence: Dave's coworker thinks he is some kind of creep for just staring at her breasts while she was talking to him.
Consequence: Dave's coworker sees Dave as a normal decent person and feels comfortable around him.
Divergent action: Dave looks down at his coworker's chest for most of the time they are talking to him.
Normative action: Stan asks Cindy if he can pray with her so that God will help her with her problems.
Consequence: Cindy cries out of gratitude, prays with Stan, and goes back into the conflict with renewed confidence.
Normative action: Stan asks Cindy if he can pray with her so that God will help her with her problems.
Consequence: Cindy doesn't connect well with the advice and continues to make the same mistakes as before.
Divergent action: Stan gives Cindy some encouraging advice on her situation and tells her to cheer up.
Consequence: Cindy doesn't connect well with the advice and continues to make the same mistakes as before.
Consequence: Cindy cries out of gratitude, prays with Stan, and goes back into the conflict with renewed confidence.
Divergent action: Stan gives Cindy some encouraging advice on her situation and tells her to cheer up.
Normative action: Jared writes down his feelings in his mood journal on his phone.
Consequence: Jared feels better after getting rid of all his negative feelings.
Normative action: Jared writes down his feelings in his mood journal on his phone.
Consequence: Jared is criticized by HR for his actions.
Divergent action: Jared discusses Morgan's flaws in great detail with another coworker.
Consequence: Jared is criticized by HR for his actions.
Consequence: Jared feels better after getting rid of all his negative feelings.
Divergent action: Jared discusses Morgan's flaws in great detail with another coworker.
Normative action: Gary invites all of his friends and family to the wedding including his sister Mary.
Consequence: Mary is thrilled to receive an invitation to Gary's wedding and their relationship grows stronger.
Normative action: Gary invites all of his friends and family to the wedding including his sister Mary.
Consequence: Mary is offended that she has not been invited to Gary's wedding and their relationship is damaged.
Divergent action: Gary invites many friends and family members to the wedding but does not invite his sister Mary.
Consequence: Mary is offended that she has not been invited to Gary's wedding and their relationship is damaged.
Consequence: Mary is thrilled to receive an invitation to Gary's wedding and their relationship grows stronger.
Divergent action: Gary invites many friends and family members to the wedding but does not invite his sister Mary.
Normative action: Don tells kind, compassionate jokes at his rally.
Consequence: Many potential voters decide to vote for Don.
Normative action: Don tells kind, compassionate jokes at his rally.
Consequence: Many potential voters find it offensive and vote for someone else.
Divergent action: Don mimics a disabled veteran, waving his hands and pretending to fall.
Consequence: Many potential voters find it offensive and vote for someone else.
Consequence: Many potential voters decide to vote for Don.
Divergent action: Don mimics a disabled veteran, waving his hands and pretending to fall.
Normative action: Brody goes to the doctor's office and gets a prescription for antidepressants.
Consequence: Brody starts to feel better a few days after starting to take his medicine.
Normative action: Brody goes to the doctor's office and gets a prescription for antidepressants.
Consequence: Brody overdoses on the pills that he takes and has to go to the hospital.
Divergent action: Brody takes a handful of pills from the medicine cabinet at his mother's house.
Consequence: Brody overdoses on the pills that he takes and has to go to the hospital.
Consequence: Brody starts to feel better a few days after starting to take his medicine.
Divergent action: Brody takes a handful of pills from the medicine cabinet at his mother's house.
Normative action: Jae uses his allowance to buy a new vase, and he offers it to his father.
Consequence: Impressed by his honestly, Jae's father repays Jae for the vase.
Normative action: Jae uses his allowance to buy a new vase, and he offers it to his father.
Consequence: Jae is punished by his father when he discovers the truth.
Divergent action: Jae sweeps the broken shards of glass underneath the table.
Consequence: Jae is punished by his father when he discovers the truth.
Consequence: Impressed by his honestly, Jae's father repays Jae for the vase.
Divergent action: Jae sweeps the broken shards of glass underneath the table.