CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Normative action: Tom keeps his cool and calms the guy down by talking to him.
Consequence: The guy feels remorse at having been aggressive and realizes he should think before he acts.
Normative action: Tom keeps his cool and calms the guy down by talking to him.
Consequence: The guy's nose is broken, he retreats and leaves Tom alone.
Divergent action: Tom pushes the guy back and punches him in the face.
Consequence: The guy's nose is broken, he retreats and leaves Tom alone.
Consequence: The guy feels remorse at having been aggressive and realizes he should think before he acts.
Divergent action: Tom pushes the guy back and punches him in the face.
Normative action: Sam locates a group of police officers, explains to them what had occurred and requests the police to arrest the thieves.
Consequence: Ann is happy to have a husband who uses his brain to solve problems instead of resorting to his lizard brain at all times.
Normative action: Sam locates a group of police officers, explains to them what had occurred and requests the police to arrest the thieves.
Consequence: Ann is horrified that her husband is behaving like a criminal himself and utilizing barbarism in seeking revenge.
Divergent action: Sam locates the thieves and proceeds to physically assault each one of them until his inner violent appetites are satisfied.
Consequence: Ann is horrified that her husband is behaving like a criminal himself and utilizing barbarism in seeking revenge.
Consequence: Ann is happy to have a husband who uses his brain to solve problems instead of resorting to his lizard brain at all times.
Divergent action: Sam locates the thieves and proceeds to physically assault each one of them until his inner violent appetites are satisfied.
Normative action: Joe limits his alcohol consumption to a reasonable amount, so he is just buzzed enough.
Consequence: Joe has a good time and does not embarrass himself.
Normative action: Joe limits his alcohol consumption to a reasonable amount, so he is just buzzed enough.
Consequence: Joe makes a fool of himself in front of his coworkers.
Divergent action: Joe drinks way too much and gets drunk.
Consequence: Joe makes a fool of himself in front of his coworkers.
Consequence: Joe has a good time and does not embarrass himself.
Divergent action: Joe drinks way too much and gets drunk.
Normative action: Mandy offers support to Kim upon hearing about her depression and shows her support.
Consequence: Kim sees Mandy as empathetic and appreciates that, their relationship strengthens.
Normative action: Mandy offers support to Kim upon hearing about her depression and shows her support.
Consequence: Kim feels that Mandy is forward and forms a negative opinion of her.
Divergent action: Mandy asks Kim about her depression and offers her advice.
Consequence: Kim feels that Mandy is forward and forms a negative opinion of her.
Consequence: Kim sees Mandy as empathetic and appreciates that, their relationship strengthens.
Divergent action: Mandy asks Kim about her depression and offers her advice.
Normative action: Billy asks Suzy if there's more cookies in the kitchen.
Consequence: Suzy and Billy's relationship remains intact.
Normative action: Billy asks Suzy if there's more cookies in the kitchen.
Consequence: Suzy doesn't get to have her share of the cookies.
Divergent action: Billy eats the cookies off of Suzy's plate.
Consequence: Suzy doesn't get to have her share of the cookies.
Consequence: Suzy and Billy's relationship remains intact.
Divergent action: Billy eats the cookies off of Suzy's plate.
Normative action: Jane asks her boyfriend to pick some soup up on the way home from work.
Consequence: Jane's boyfriend brings her soup and spends the night caring for her.
Normative action: Jane asks her boyfriend to pick some soup up on the way home from work.
Consequence: Jane's boyfriend breaks up with her for being too needy.
Divergent action: Jane demands her boyfriend take off of work to care for her.
Consequence: Jane's boyfriend breaks up with her for being too needy.
Consequence: Jane's boyfriend brings her soup and spends the night caring for her.
Divergent action: Jane demands her boyfriend take off of work to care for her.
Normative action: Marry buys Susan a bag of organic chips.
Consequence: Susan is not hungry anymore.
Normative action: Marry buys Susan a bag of organic chips.
Consequence: Susan gets sick.
Divergent action: Marry allows Susan to buy three candy bars to eat in the car.
Consequence: Susan gets sick.
Consequence: Susan is not hungry anymore.
Divergent action: Marry allows Susan to buy three candy bars to eat in the car.
Normative action: David calls the day off until he is fully recovered.
Consequence: His coworker thanks David for being considerate and agrees to share some of his workload.
Normative action: David calls the day off until he is fully recovered.
Consequence: His coworker sitting next to him develops a cough on the following day and blames David for infecting her.
Divergent action: David goes to work to finish his work despite his sickness.
Consequence: His coworker sitting next to him develops a cough on the following day and blames David for infecting her.
Consequence: His coworker thanks David for being considerate and agrees to share some of his workload.
Divergent action: David goes to work to finish his work despite his sickness.
Normative action: Kim's sets an alarm on her phone to make sure she is home in time while out with friends.
Consequence: Kim has a lot of fun, but still manages to be home by curfew much to the delight of her parents.
Normative action: Kim's sets an alarm on her phone to make sure she is home in time while out with friends.
Consequence: Kim's parents ground her after they stay up and see her get home late.
Divergent action: Kim is having so much fun she forgets all about her curfew and stays out way past 10.
Consequence: Kim's parents ground her after they stay up and see her get home late.
Consequence: Kim has a lot of fun, but still manages to be home by curfew much to the delight of her parents.
Divergent action: Kim is having so much fun she forgets all about her curfew and stays out way past 10.
Normative action: Kane asks his boss for time off for a vacation.
Consequence: Kane's boss accepts his request and lets him go on vacation.
Normative action: Kane asks his boss for time off for a vacation.
Consequence: Kane gets fired once he returns for being unreliable.
Divergent action: Kane plans the vacation and leaves without telling his boss.
Consequence: Kane gets fired once he returns for being unreliable.
Consequence: Kane's boss accepts his request and lets him go on vacation.
Divergent action: Kane plans the vacation and leaves without telling his boss.
Normative action: Billy decides to pass the time at work telling Frank about the game he watched on TV.
Consequence: Jen appreciates that Frank kept her secret, and they continue to have a rewarding friendship.
Normative action: Billy decides to pass the time at work telling Frank about the game he watched on TV.
Consequence: Jen is extremely embarrased and refuses to talk to Billy anymore.
Divergent action: Billy decides to pass the time telling Frank all the details about how Jen feels about Frank.
Consequence: Jen is extremely embarrased and refuses to talk to Billy anymore.
Consequence: Jen appreciates that Frank kept her secret, and they continue to have a rewarding friendship.
Divergent action: Billy decides to pass the time telling Frank all the details about how Jen feels about Frank.
Normative action: Angie decides to make a simple but thoughtful gift for her boyfriend.
Consequence: Angie's boyfriend is touched by the effort she has gone through to make him a gift.
Normative action: Angie decides to make a simple but thoughtful gift for her boyfriend.
Consequence: Angie's significant other feels forgotten and ignored by the lack of a gift.
Divergent action: Angie decides not to get her significant other a gift for his birthday.
Consequence: Angie's significant other feels forgotten and ignored by the lack of a gift.
Consequence: Angie's boyfriend is touched by the effort she has gone through to make him a gift.
Divergent action: Angie decides not to get her significant other a gift for his birthday.
Normative action: Allison drinks some of the free coffee at work.
Consequence: Allison saves money and perks up.
Normative action: Allison drinks some of the free coffee at work.
Consequence: The manager asks allison to leave for harassing customers.
Divergent action: Allison asks a man at starbucks to buy her coffee.
Consequence: The manager asks allison to leave for harassing customers.
Consequence: Allison saves money and perks up.
Divergent action: Allison asks a man at starbucks to buy her coffee.
Normative action: George decides to take the hints seriously and proposes to his partner.
Consequence: George's partner is thrilled and accepts the proposal.
Normative action: George decides to take the hints seriously and proposes to his partner.
Consequence: George's partner feels that he is afraid of commitment and breaks off the relationship.
Divergent action: George ignores the hints about marriage but asks his partner to move in with him instead.
Consequence: George's partner feels that he is afraid of commitment and breaks off the relationship.
Consequence: George's partner is thrilled and accepts the proposal.
Divergent action: George ignores the hints about marriage but asks his partner to move in with him instead.
Normative action: Larry texts his partner to ask to spend time together after work.
Consequence: Larry and his partner have a fun night watching movies and talking.
Normative action: Larry texts his partner to ask to spend time together after work.
Consequence: Larry's partner breaks up with him and threatens a restraining order.
Divergent action: Larry follows his partner when they leave work to see where they are going.
Consequence: Larry's partner breaks up with him and threatens a restraining order.
Consequence: Larry and his partner have a fun night watching movies and talking.
Divergent action: Larry follows his partner when they leave work to see where they are going.
Normative action: Alex smiles and waves at the cute girl and says hello.
Consequence: The girl stops walking and starts a conversation with Alex.
Normative action: Alex smiles and waves at the cute girl and says hello.
Consequence: She gives Alex the finger and walks away in a hurry.
Divergent action: Alex cat calls the pretty girl.
Consequence: She gives Alex the finger and walks away in a hurry.
Consequence: The girl stops walking and starts a conversation with Alex.
Divergent action: Alex cat calls the pretty girl.
Normative action: John puts his child in the advanced math class.
Consequence: John's child rises to the challenge and conquers the math class.
Normative action: John puts his child in the advanced math class.
Consequence: John's child feels dumb and never reaches his full potential.
Divergent action: John puts his child in the remedial math class for his grade level.
Consequence: John's child feels dumb and never reaches his full potential.
Consequence: John's child rises to the challenge and conquers the math class.
Divergent action: John puts his child in the remedial math class for his grade level.
Normative action: Kevin raises his fist and screams out "All right, yeah!" and begins to clap his hands loudly at the comedian.
Consequence: The comedian is amused by Kevin's cheerleading and relaxes on stage, delivering an even better performance.
Normative action: Kevin raises his fist and screams out "All right, yeah!" and begins to clap his hands loudly at the comedian.
Consequence: The comedian is horrified, annoyed and distracted by Kevin and begins to hate him.
Divergent action: Kevin screams out that the comedian is horrible and tells him he sucks, turning to the crowd and laughing.
Consequence: The comedian is horrified, annoyed and distracted by Kevin and begins to hate him.
Consequence: The comedian is amused by Kevin's cheerleading and relaxes on stage, delivering an even better performance.
Divergent action: Kevin screams out that the comedian is horrible and tells him he sucks, turning to the crowd and laughing.
Normative action: Sam leaves his friend to study for his test and finds some other people to go drinking with.
Consequence: Sam's friend passes his test the following day and ends up passing the class.
Normative action: Sam leaves his friend to study for his test and finds some other people to go drinking with.
Consequence: Sam's friend fails his test and his grades drop as a result.
Divergent action: Sam insists that his friend go out drinking with him instead of studying for the test.
Consequence: Sam's friend fails his test and his grades drop as a result.
Consequence: Sam's friend passes his test the following day and ends up passing the class.
Divergent action: Sam insists that his friend go out drinking with him instead of studying for the test.
Normative action: Lily tells her boyfriend she isn't feeling pretty.
Consequence: Lily's boyfriend surprises her with a romantic date and reminds her she's beautiful.
Normative action: Lily tells her boyfriend she isn't feeling pretty.
Consequence: Lily's boyfriend finds out and breaks up with her.
Divergent action: Lily goes to the club and kisses a man.
Consequence: Lily's boyfriend finds out and breaks up with her.
Consequence: Lily's boyfriend surprises her with a romantic date and reminds her she's beautiful.
Divergent action: Lily goes to the club and kisses a man.
Normative action: Ian attempts to negotiate with Holly to go to his place, but do things she wants to do.
Consequence: Ian and Holly reach a compromise, and both get what they want.
Normative action: Ian attempts to negotiate with Holly to go to his place, but do things she wants to do.
Consequence: Holly gets angry and storms out of the house.
Divergent action: Ian shouts at Holly and attempts to bully her into accepting his idea.
Consequence: Holly gets angry and storms out of the house.
Consequence: Ian and Holly reach a compromise, and both get what they want.
Divergent action: Ian shouts at Holly and attempts to bully her into accepting his idea.
Normative action: Lenny finishes cooking and loads all of his dirty dishes into the dish washer before playing.
Consequence: George is relaxed and asks if he can play games with Lenny.
Normative action: Lenny finishes cooking and loads all of his dirty dishes into the dish washer before playing.
Consequence: George is very annoyed with Lenny and turns his game off in the middle of a match.
Divergent action: Lenny finishes cooking but leaves his pots and pans all over the stove and counter to play games.
Consequence: George is very annoyed with Lenny and turns his game off in the middle of a match.
Consequence: George is relaxed and asks if he can play games with Lenny.
Divergent action: Lenny finishes cooking but leaves his pots and pans all over the stove and counter to play games.
Normative action: Ryan overhears a classmate bullying Todd for being Native American and stands up to them.
Consequence: Ryan's crush thinks he is kind and tough for defending Todd in class.
Normative action: Ryan overhears a classmate bullying Todd for being Native American and stands up to them.
Consequence: Ryan's crush notices immediately, thinks of him as a tough thug, and reports him to the Professor.
Divergent action: Ryan thinks bullying will make him seem tough, so he mocks Todd for his Native heritage.
Consequence: Ryan's crush notices immediately, thinks of him as a tough thug, and reports him to the Professor.
Consequence: Ryan's crush thinks he is kind and tough for defending Todd in class.
Divergent action: Ryan thinks bullying will make him seem tough, so he mocks Todd for his Native heritage.
Normative action: Lara asks to go to the party and promises to be responsible.
Consequence: Lara is allowed to go and her parents extend her curfew.
Normative action: Lara asks to go to the party and promises to be responsible.
Consequence: The police bring Lara home and she is grounded.
Divergent action: Lara tells her parents she is studying but goes to the party instead.
Consequence: The police bring Lara home and she is grounded.
Consequence: Lara is allowed to go and her parents extend her curfew.
Divergent action: Lara tells her parents she is studying but goes to the party instead.
Normative action: Jeff is flattered but turns her down and returns home to be with his wife.
Consequence: Jeff's wife enjoys spending the rest of the evening with him.
Normative action: Jeff is flattered but turns her down and returns home to be with his wife.
Consequence: Jeff's wife finds out he's cheated on her and files for divorce.
Divergent action: Jeff leaves the bar with the woman and spend the night at her apartment.
Consequence: Jeff's wife finds out he's cheated on her and files for divorce.
Consequence: Jeff's wife enjoys spending the rest of the evening with him.
Divergent action: Jeff leaves the bar with the woman and spend the night at her apartment.
Normative action: Janice carefully researches her article and makes sure it is truthful.
Consequence: Janice is praised for her expertise and asked to write more.
Normative action: Janice carefully researches her article and makes sure it is truthful.
Consequence: Janice is called out on her lies and completely discredited.
Divergent action: Janice invents parts of the article to make it seem more impressive.
Consequence: Janice is called out on her lies and completely discredited.
Consequence: Janice is praised for her expertise and asked to write more.
Divergent action: Janice invents parts of the article to make it seem more impressive.
Normative action: Jim slowly and carefully makes his way through the darkened theater.
Consequence: Jim manages to get to his seat without any unnecessary commotion.
Normative action: Jim slowly and carefully makes his way through the darkened theater.
Consequence: Jim steps on a lady's foot who yells at him for being clumsy.
Divergent action: Jim blunders his way down the row of seats without watching where he is stepping.
Consequence: Jim steps on a lady's foot who yells at him for being clumsy.
Consequence: Jim manages to get to his seat without any unnecessary commotion.
Divergent action: Jim blunders his way down the row of seats without watching where he is stepping.
Normative action: Ray asks people to come visit him during his last days.
Consequence: Ray feels some satisfaction from his friends and family.
Normative action: Ray asks people to come visit him during his last days.
Consequence: Ray feels lonely and isolated.
Divergent action: Ray puts on the TV and blankly watches it for hours.
Consequence: Ray feels lonely and isolated.
Consequence: Ray feels some satisfaction from his friends and family.
Divergent action: Ray puts on the TV and blankly watches it for hours.
Normative action: John shakes the people's hands and excuses himself to finish his work.
Consequence: The new people are satisfied with John's explanation.
Normative action: John shakes the people's hands and excuses himself to finish his work.
Consequence: The people are offended by John's actions.
Divergent action: John puts out his hand and says, "Some other time," then walks away from the new people.
Consequence: The people are offended by John's actions.
Consequence: The new people are satisfied with John's explanation.
Divergent action: John puts out his hand and says, "Some other time," then walks away from the new people.
Normative action: Sandra asks her mother nicely if she can have a doll just like her cousin's and her mother buys her one.
Consequence: Sandra gets a brand new doll that she likes just for herself.
Normative action: Sandra asks her mother nicely if she can have a doll just like her cousin's and her mother buys her one.
Consequence: Sandra's parents find out that she stole the doll and punish her.
Divergent action: Sandra takes her cousins doll and hides it under her dress then takes it home.
Consequence: Sandra's parents find out that she stole the doll and punish her.
Consequence: Sandra gets a brand new doll that she likes just for herself.
Divergent action: Sandra takes her cousins doll and hides it under her dress then takes it home.
Normative action: Charlie tells a good pun related to the lesson the teacher is going over.
Consequence: Everyone in the class laughs and the teacher appreciates Charlie's wit.
Normative action: Charlie tells a good pun related to the lesson the teacher is going over.
Consequence: The students laugh, the teacher is humiliated, and the class is disrupted.
Divergent action: Charlie mocks their teacher's voice and posture and yells over them to get attention.
Consequence: The students laugh, the teacher is humiliated, and the class is disrupted.
Consequence: Everyone in the class laughs and the teacher appreciates Charlie's wit.
Divergent action: Charlie mocks their teacher's voice and posture and yells over them to get attention.
Normative action: James pays Jill back and asks if she would like to go shopping with him.
Consequence: James and Jill go to the mall together and shop for the best deals and clearance items.
Normative action: James pays Jill back and asks if she would like to go shopping with him.
Consequence: James goes to the mall to go shopping but bumps into Jill there, making her trust him less.
Divergent action: James tells Jill that his check is worth far less money than it is in reality, and asks to pay her back next month.
Consequence: James goes to the mall to go shopping but bumps into Jill there, making her trust him less.
Consequence: James and Jill go to the mall together and shop for the best deals and clearance items.
Divergent action: James tells Jill that his check is worth far less money than it is in reality, and asks to pay her back next month.
Normative action: Charles tells Pat he will transfer the money to him immediately.
Consequence: Pat is pleased to get his money back and remains willing to help Charles in the future.
Normative action: Charles tells Pat he will transfer the money to him immediately.
Consequence: Pat no longer trusts Charles and refuses to help him ever again.
Divergent action: Charles tells Pat to get over it and stop bothering him about the money.
Consequence: Pat no longer trusts Charles and refuses to help him ever again.
Consequence: Pat is pleased to get his money back and remains willing to help Charles in the future.
Divergent action: Charles tells Pat to get over it and stop bothering him about the money.
Normative action: Bob takes intervals during commercials and halftime to watch his kids.
Consequence: Bob sees his kids planning a dangerous stunt with thier toy car and prevents it.
Normative action: Bob takes intervals during commercials and halftime to watch his kids.
Consequence: Bob's kids crash their toy car into the side of the house and break it.
Divergent action: Bob spend all the time watching the football game on TV with his buddies.
Consequence: Bob's kids crash their toy car into the side of the house and break it.
Consequence: Bob sees his kids planning a dangerous stunt with thier toy car and prevents it.
Divergent action: Bob spend all the time watching the football game on TV with his buddies.
Normative action: Joe arranges a date with a 30-year old woman.
Consequence: Joe has a wonderful time on his date.
Normative action: Joe arranges a date with a 30-year old woman.
Consequence: Joes is arrested for pedophilia.
Divergent action: Joe agrees to meet a 15-year old girl for a sexual encounter.
Consequence: Joes is arrested for pedophilia.
Consequence: Joe has a wonderful time on his date.
Divergent action: Joe agrees to meet a 15-year old girl for a sexual encounter.
Normative action: Jake bites his tongue and instead honks his horn at the driver who cut him off.
Consequence: Jake feels better after the display of passive-aggressiveness and continues driving.
Normative action: Jake bites his tongue and instead honks his horn at the driver who cut him off.
Consequence: Jake gets a quick trip to the emergency room after the altercation.