Not-qty/ols-moral-stories-2k huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's good to adopt children with no home.
Situation: Mark and his wife are ready to start a family.
Intention: Mark wants to parent a child.
Moral action: Mark's wife suggest adoption and Marks thinks that is a great idea they adopt a young girl.
Moral consequence: Mark and his wife have a great life and adopt more children soon after.
Immoral action: Marks wife suggest adoption but mark says that is so stupid they end up getting pregnant and having a baby instead.
Immoral consequence: Marks thoughts about adoption bother his wife so much that she leaves him a few years later.
Norm: It's wrong to steal your friend's significant other
Situation: Jennifer thinks her friend Wendy's boyfriend is cute and is surprised he has a twin brother.
Intention: Jennifer wants to date someone.
Moral action: Jennifer flirts with Wendy's boyfriend's twin brother who asks her on a date.
Moral consequence: Jennifer enjoys dating and Wendy is happy her friend is dating someone she knows.
Immoral action: Jennifer flirts with her friend Wendy's boyfriend until he breaks up with Wendy and dates Jennifer.
Immoral consequence: Jennifer and Wendy's friendship is destroyed, leaving Wendy feeling betrayed.
Norm: It's wrong to lie about the identity of someone's parents.
Situation: Richard comes from a poor family of artists but is now making a lot of money and has wealthy friends.
Intention: Richard wants his friends to respect his family.
Moral action: Richard introduces his parents to his friends and tells his friends about his parent's long artistic careers.
Moral consequence: Everybody is impressed by Richard's parents' career and Richard feels proud of them.
Immoral action: Richard tells his wealthy friends that his parents are very rich.
Immoral consequence: Richard feels weak and shameful not to be proud of his parents.
Norm: It's selfish to use other people
Situation: Frank meets the Regional Manager of his company at a Christmas party.
Intention: Frank wants to move up in the company.
Moral action: Frank is respectful of his Regional Manager and asks him genuine questions about his movement through the company.
Moral consequence: Frank's Regional Manager is impressed by Frank's thoughtfulness.
Immoral action: Frank tries to suck-up to his Regional Manager in hopes of getting a promotion.
Immoral consequence: Frank's Regional Manager is annoyed that Frank is being pushy and tries to avoid him.
Norm: It is rude to pressure a woman into buying something.
Situation: Roger is a vacuum salesman who has been invited into the home of a woman named Martha.
Intention: Roger wants to sell Martha a vacuum.
Moral action: Roger tells Martha about all the features and advantages of the vacuum as well as its limited time sale price.
Moral consequence: Martha is enticed by Roger's sales pitch and agrees to purchase a vacuum.
Immoral action: Roger uses forceful sales tactics and guilt to pressure Martha to buy a vacuum.
Immoral consequence: Martha is irritated by Roger's aggressive behavior and asks him to leave her home.
Norm: It's bad to say something that hurts your significant other.
Situation: Kate is getting dressed up sexy to surprise her husband Michael when he gets home, so they can have a romantic evening.
Intention: Michael wants to respond to Kate's outfit.
Moral action: Michael sees that Kate put in effort to look nice, and while he doesn't really like the outfit, he tells her she looks stunning.
Moral consequence: Kate feels sexy and her and Michael make love.
Immoral action: Michael tells Kate she looks cheap and laughs.
Immoral consequence: Kate feels foolish and is very upset and both her and Michael's nights are ruined.
Norm: You shouldn't drink and drive.
Situation: Mark is at the bar with friends, having some beers and watching the game on the big TV.
Intention: Once the game is over, Mark wants to go home.
Moral action: Mark decides to call a cab instead of trying to drive home.
Moral consequence: Mark arrives home safely, and picks up his car the next morning.
Immoral action: Mark decides to drive himself home, because he's only had a few of beers and doesn't feel drunk.
Immoral consequence: Mark's reaction time is affected by the alcohol he's had, and he loses control of the car crashes into his house.
Norm: It's good to enjoy nature inlife.
Situation: Steve is at home one weekend by himself on a sunny summer day and is getting a bit bored.
Intention: Steve wants to do something to enjoy himself.
Moral action: Steve goes for a short hike out in the local nature preserve.
Moral consequence: Steve enjoys getting out of the house and taking in the beauty of nature.
Immoral action: Steve shuts the blinds and watches a movie on his television.
Immoral consequence: Steve finds the film a bit mundane and still feels bored being cooped up inside.
Norm: It's good to be concerned about your roommate's pets.
Situation: Chrissy was asked to pet-sit her roommate Jack's dog.
Intention: Chrissy wants to do a favor for Jack.
Moral action: Chrissy takes Jacks dog out and cleans up after him.
Moral consequence: When Jack comes home he is very happy he was able to trust Chrissy.
Immoral action: Chrissy watches Jacks dog but doesn't take him out.
Immoral consequence: The dog pees all over the carpet and Jack is angry when he comes home.
Norm: It is rude to leave when people are speaking
Situation: Jerry is working at his desk with a chatty coworker pops in to chat.
Intention: Jerry wants to get his work done.
Moral action: Jerry gets frustrated with his coworker's chatting and asks if they can talk later, so he can work.
Moral consequence: Jerry's coworker understands and goes back to their own work.
Immoral action: Jerry gets frustrated with his coworker's chatting and storms out of the office.
Immoral consequence: Jerry's coworker feels insulted and hurt.
Norm: You should not get angry with animals for being animals.
Situation: Greg has a new puppy that had an accident on the carpet.
Intention: Greg wants to have a clean house.
Moral action: Greg realizes that the puppy is just learning, takes the puppy outside, and then cleans up the mess.
Moral consequence: The puppy learns to go to the bathroom outside and feels loved by Greg.
Immoral action: Greg yells at the puppy, puts the puppy in the cage, and cleans up the mess while cussing.
Immoral consequence: The puppy is confused and feels scared of Greg.
Norm: It's good to protect others.
Situation: James saw a tornado warning on TV, then noticed there was a kid biking by his house.
Intention: James wants to stay safe from the tornado.
Moral action: James yells out his window, "Get inside, there's a tornado warning!".
Moral consequence: James and the kid shelter in his basement until the tornado warning is over.
Immoral action: James immediately runs down to his cellar and tries to forget about the kid.
Immoral consequence: James frequently wonders what happened to the kid who stayed outside during the warning.
Norm: It's dishonest to cheat on a test
Situation: Scott has his final test in a week and feels he might flunk it.
Intention: Scott wants to make his parents proud.
Moral action: Scott asks a friend to help him study for the test, he studies day and night for a week.
Moral consequence: Scott aces the test and is prouder than he's ever been.
Immoral action: Scott writes helpful notes on a tiny piece of paper that he hides in his sock and checks during the test.
Immoral consequence: Scott aces the test but feels like a fraud.
Norm: It's good to visit people's houses.
Situation: Mary is lounging around the house and gets a phone call from Beth to come over.
Intention: Mary wants to relax.
Moral action: Mary goes over to Beth's house, and they watch a funny movie on Beth's couch.
Moral consequence: Beth is glad that Mary came over to spend time with her.
Immoral action: Mary stays at home on the couch instead of going out.
Immoral consequence: Beth is annoyed that Mary is too lazy to visit her.
Norm: It's unfair to give a child more attention than another.
Situation: Sharmize has two kids, the aloof Azzi and the outgoing Tazz, with Tazz getting all of Sharmize’s attention.
Intention: Azzi wants to tell her mom how ostracized she feels.
Moral action: Azzi talks to her mom on a quiet weend morning, explaining at length her pain.
Moral consequence: Sharmize is shocked and comes to an understanding with Azziz, who rebuilds some trust in her mom.
Immoral action: Azzi lashes out one day at Sharmize in front of guests, criticizing heavily her mom for ostracizing her.
Immoral consequence: Sharmize is offended and lashes back, and for a long time Azzi is deeply hurt by this.
Norm: It's wrong to end an relationship without explaining why.
Situation: Greg has been dating Sarah for a few months but wants to break it off because they don't have much in common.
Intention: Greg wants to break up the relationship.
Moral action: Greg goes to Sarah's house and explains that while she is sweet, they just don't like the same things and says they should explore new relationships.
Moral consequence: Sarah is still hurt, but can understand Greg's point, and they remain friends.
Immoral action: Greg writes a message to Sarah that says, It's over, and ignores Sarah's messages asking why.
Immoral consequence: Sarah is left to ponder what went wrong and is left feeling confused and hurt.
Norm: It's good to write privately about very personal feelings.
Situation: Meredith has been considering leaving her husband but is conflicted.
Intention: Meredith wants to vent her feelings through writing.
Moral action: Meredith uses a journal app in her phone to write and safely store her thoughts about her relationship.
Moral consequence: Meredith is able to sort through her thoughts and feelings more effectively, helping her make up her mind.
Immoral action: Meredith uses a shared family notebook to journal about her feelings regarding her marriage.
Immoral consequence: Meredith's child and husband read the journal entry, causing lots of distress and upset in the household.
Norm: It is okay to be protective over your friends.
Situation: Jill heard Bill was going to go through the rough part of town by himself.
Intention: Jill wants to decide what to do.
Moral action: Jill makes sure that Bill has someone with him before he goes.
Moral consequence: Bill gets through safely without any issues because his guide knew where to go.
Immoral action: Jill ignores what she hears about Bill, thinking it not true.
Immoral consequence: Bill gets lost and it takes until 3:30am for him to get home.
Norm: It's bad to use the N word.
Situation: Jeremy and Liam are in the car listening to music together.
Intention: Jeremy wants to have a good time with Liam while they drive.
Moral action: Jeremy omits any slurs from his rap while he drives.
Moral consequence: Liam raps along with Jeremy and the two have fun together.
Immoral action: Jeremy raps the song word-for-word including the N word.
Immoral consequence: Liam condemns Jeremy's singing and asks him to stop because of his use of a slur.
Norm: It's good to try out new foods.
Situation: Cleo is ordering food at a restaurant she has never been to before.
Intention: Cleo wants to pick something to eat.
Moral action: Cleo decides to pick something she hasn't had before that the waiter recommends.
Moral consequence: Cleo enjoys the meal and discovers that the restaurant serves food she really can enjoy.
Immoral action: Cleo picks a dish she gets at other restaurants just to be certain she gets something familiar.
Immoral consequence: Cleo's meal experience isn't memorable, and she doesn't recommend the restaurant to anybody.
Norm: You shouldn't spoil things for others.
Situation: Trevor just saw an exciting new movie at his local cinema.
Intention: Trevor wants to talk about the movie he just saw.
Moral action: Trevor refrains from talking about the movie to his friend who hasn't seen it and talks about it with a person who has seen it instead.
Moral consequence: Trevor's friend enjoys the movie without knowing how it turns out before hand.
Immoral action: Trevor tells a friend who has not seen the movie all about it.
Immoral consequence: Trevor's friend feels that the movie has been ruined for them now.
Norm: It's wrong to confine people.
Situation: John finds a neighbor boy snooping through his garage one day after coming home from work.
Intention: John wants to punish the boy for going through his things.
Moral action: John demands the boy tell him who he is and then calls the boy's parents to tell them what he did.
Moral consequence: The boy is happy John didn't hurt him and learns his lesson about snooping through other people's things.
Immoral action: John locks the boy in the garage for the rest of the night so that he will learn his lesson.
Immoral consequence: The boy is terrified and is stressed out completely from being trapped in the garage.
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.
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.
Immoral consequence: The teacher calls on Fred, and he has no idea what line he is supposed to read.
Norm: People should embrace the consequences of their actions.
Situation: Tony slipped up on a sales phone call and loses his company a very large client.
Intention: Tony wants to retain his job.
Moral action: Tony sits down with his boss and tells them what happened.
Moral consequence: Tony and his boss get on a conference call with the client and are able to save the contract granting Tony a large commission.
Immoral action: Tony tells his boss that he never spoke to the client, and that they never returned his calls.
Immoral consequence: Tony's boss finds out the truth and fires Tony.
Norm: It is good to tip waitresses.
Situation: Cam is eating at a restaurant and is getting bad service from the waitress.
Intention: Cam wants the waitress to know that she was unhappy with the service.
Moral action: Cam leaves a tip, but tells the waitress that her service was subpar.
Moral consequence: The waitress was more attentive the next time that Cam went to the restaurant.
Immoral action: Cam leaves a nasty note on the table for the waitress.
Immoral consequence: The waitress recognizes Cam the next time she is in the restaurant and spills water on her.
Norm: It's good to keep track of children.
Situation: Claire takes her child Rod to the park for the afternoon.
Intention: Claire wants to occupy herself while Rod plays.
Moral action: Claire follows Rod around the park and shows him how to use the playground equipment.
Moral consequence: Rod picks some wildflowers and gives them to Claire at the end of the day to thank her for taking him to the park.
Immoral action: Claire lies down and takes a nap on the grass.
Immoral consequence: Rod runs into the forest surrounding the park and gets lost.
Norm: You should respect other people's feelings.
Situation: John is going through his family's monthly spending records with his wife and to come up with a budget for the upcoming month.
Intention: John wants to put as much money into savings as possible.
Moral action: John uses a budget template he found online as a starting point and works with his wife to identify categories where they are spending too much.
Moral consequence: John's wife feels involved in the process and is eager to cut her spending to make the budget work.
Immoral action: John claims that the amount of money his wife is spending is outrageous and unnecessary.
Immoral consequence: John's wife is offended by the tone of his comment and refuses to work with him on the budget.
Norm: It's wrong to do things that are disgusting.
Situation: Billy is a guest at a birthday party for his friend Ursula, and they are having cake.
Intention: Billy wants to get Ursula's attention.
Moral action: Billy walks over to Ursula and says that her dress looks nice.
Moral consequence: Ursula thanks Billy, and they talk to each other for a while.
Immoral action: Billy spits his half-eaten cake out onto Ursula's plate.
Immoral consequence: Ursula is grossed out and kicks Billy out of the party.
Norm: It's rude to balk at someone else fashion.
Situation: Rosa saw her friend's new clothes for the first time and was surprised.
Intention: Rosa wants to decide how to react.
Moral action: Rosa complements her friends new clothes sincerely.
Moral consequence: Her friend smiles and thanks her for the complement.
Immoral action: Rosa is shocked at her friend's choice in clothing and says so.
Immoral consequence: Her friend's feelings are hurt, and she's upset for the rest of the day.
Norm: You shouldn't drive your car recklessly.
Situation: A marketing firm is holding a meeting with a client that will make them a lot of money.
Intention: John has to get to the meeting on time.
Moral action: John takes a scenic route to the meeting place.
Moral consequence: John is relaxed and centered when he arrives for the meeting.
Immoral action: John plows through a newly turned red light in his haste to get there.
Immoral consequence: John is pulled over for running a red light so misses the meeting entirely.
Norm: It's wrong to masturbate all day long.
Situation: Jenny is on a vacation alone in an exotic island in the Caribbean.
Intention: Jenny wants to have a good time away from others.
Moral action: Jenny spends the day exploring the exotic locales and masturbates before bedtime to fantasies about sexual encounters there.
Moral consequence: Jenny has a great experience of the island and comes home rested and happy.
Immoral action: Jenny spends the entire time in her hotel masturbating with sex toys to online porn.
Immoral consequence: Jenny gets depressed because she has not seen anything outside her hotel room on the exotic island.
Norm: It's bad to think there's a way all feminists look.
Situation: Harry was told by his dad that all feminists look the same.
Intention: Harry wants to think about what his dad said.
Moral action: Harry considers his dad's words and realizes that unless feminists have a dress code they all don't dress the same.
Moral consequence: Harry starts wondering if his father was wrong about other races too.
Immoral action: Harry just assumes that anything daddy says is true.
Immoral consequence: Harry assumes that anyone wearing the clothes his dad pointed out is a feminist.
Norm: It is thoughtful to bring a friend places with you.
Situation: Alex is heading to the beach when he runs across his friend.
Intention: Alex wants to proceed to the beach.
Moral action: Alex asks his friend to come along to the beach with him.
Moral consequence: Alex's friend feels happy to be included in Alex's plans.
Immoral action: Alex says hi to his friend and continues on the the beach.
Immoral consequence: When Alex's friend hears that Alex went to the beach after seeing them they're hurt that Alex didn't invite them.
Norm: It is wrong to falsify experimentation evidence.
Situation: Victor is a scientist who has been doing experimentation on some viruses.
Intention: Victor needs to publish a paper about his findings.
Moral action: Victor is honest about his findings and warns people about the dangers of the virus.
Moral consequence: Many people avoid getting sick because they take precautions not to catch the virus.
Immoral action: Victor underplays the danger of the virus in order to make his findings sound less alarmist.
Immoral consequence: Many people are infected with the virus and become ill.
Norm: It is rude to disrespect your mother
Situation: Phil is eating dinner with his parents, and his mother asks him what he thinks of her newest recipe she made for dinner which Phil doesn't really like.
Intention: Phil wants to suggest she make something different next time.
Moral action: Phil suggests to his mother that while variety is good, she should make his favorite dish next time he's over.
Moral consequence: Phil's mother appreciates the constructive feedback, and rewards him with his favorite meal the next time Phil visits.
Immoral action: Phil tells his mother making that dish was a mistake and the food makes him want to gag.
Immoral consequence: Phil's mother is very disappointed he didn't like it, and just gets takeout next time Phil visits.
Norm: It's wrong to shame people in public.
Situation: Nancy notices her friend has toilet paper on her shoe.
Intention: Nancy wants to tell her friend.
Moral action: Nancy pulls her friend aside and quietly tells her about the problem.
Moral consequence: Nancy's friend thanks her for her discretion.
Immoral action: Nancy loudly points out the toilet paper and laughs.
Immoral consequence: Nancy's friend becomes embarrassed and refuses to speak to her after.
Norm: You should eat dinner with your family.
Situation: Tom and his family ran into some of his coworkers at a restaurant when out for dinner.
Intention: Tom wanted to talk about problems he'd been having at work.
Moral action: Tom invited his coworkers to join him and his family for dinner.
Moral consequence: Tom's family learned about the stress he and his coworkers were under.
Immoral action: Tom sat at a table with this coworkers leaving his family alone at another table.
Immoral consequence: Tom's family gave him the cold shoulder on the way home.
Norm: It's good to stand up for your kids.
Situation: Harry's son, Albert, has been coming to him saying that his teacher's been picking on him.
Intention: Harry wants to keep the peace at Albert's school.
Moral action: Harry goes to Albert's school to request a meeting with his teacher.
Moral consequence: Harry comes to an understanding with his son's teacher, and Albert is never picked on again.
Immoral action: Hoping not to stir up drama, Harry does nothing about Albert's concerns.
Immoral consequence: Albert continues to be picked on by his teacher.
Norm: Neighbors are expected not to spy on one another.
Situation: Abigail has noticed her neighbors have been fighting a lot more lately, and is worried that there might be domestic abuse happening.
Intention: Abigail wants to make sure her neighbors are safe from harm.
Moral action: Abigail approaches on her neighbors and expresses her concern directly and offers to help.
Moral consequence: Abigail's neighbor is grateful for her concern and feels safe to confide in Abigail.
Immoral action: Abigail sets up a telescope at the window to watch for violence between her neighbors.
Immoral consequence: Abigail's neighbors notice her watching them and feel their privacy has been violated.
Norm: It's wrong to tell a partner they are inferior.
Situation: Albert was promoted at work to a high position while his girlfriend works at a lower position.
Intention: Albert wants to tell his girlfriend about his promotion.
Moral action: Albert tells his girlfriend that they can take better trips because he got a promotion.
Moral consequence: Albert's girlfriend will enjoy spending time with him.
Immoral action: Albert tells his girlfriend that she's not as a smart as him or else she would have his work position.
Immoral consequence: Albert's girlfriend will want to break up with him.
Norm: It's wrong to discriminate based on age.
Situation: Bill is deciding between a 55 and a 28 year old applicant for a position in his tech company.
Intention: Bill wants to hire the best candidate for the job.
Moral action: Bill hires the applicant that will better contribute to the companies growth.
Moral consequence: Bill gains the right employee for the position.
Immoral action: Bill decides to hire the younger candidate because he feels his youth will give him more vigor.
Immoral consequence: Bill substitutes vigor for experience.
Norm: It is nice to be sensitive to others needs.
Situation: Tim and his brother both had a sandwich for their school lunch but Tim's brother's sandwich got lost on the bus.
Intention: Tim wants to eat something for lunch.
Moral action: Tim eats half of his sandwich and gives the other half to his brother.
Moral consequence: Tim's brother doesn't get too hungry and has an okay day at school.
Immoral action: Tim eats his whole sandwich and doesn't worry about his brother.
Immoral consequence: Tim's brother goes hungry and has a hard time concentrating all day.
Norm: It's good to show compassion to those with illness.
Situation: Irvine is shopping when he receives a selfie from his bald sister after another round of chemotherapy.
Intention: Irvine wants to buy something.
Moral action: Irvine borrows more money and buys his sister a wig.
Moral consequence: Irvine and his sister have fun taking selfies with his sister's new hair.
Immoral action: Irvine buys himself a new video game, and spends the evening playing at home.
Immoral consequence: Irvine feels bad for not doing more for his sister.
Norm: It is wrong to lie about graduating from a university.
Situation: Will had to drop out of college due to bad grades, but he's trying to get a job.
Intention: Will wants a job.
Moral action: Will told an interviewer that he dropped out of college, but he's changed since then.
Moral consequence: Will is still able to get the job, but he won't steal it from anyone else.
Immoral action: Will tells an interviewer that he graduated from college with a 4 year degree.
Immoral consequence: Will gets the job, and someone else who deserved it had to apply to another job.
Norm: You shouldn't get your friends drunk
Situation: A group of college students are at a bar on a Tuesday to console one of them who got dumped.
Intention: Kevin wants to make his depressed friend feel better.
Moral action: Kevin tells his friend all the good things he has going for him.
Moral consequence: Kevin's friend cheers up and begins to look at the silver lining.
Immoral action: Kevin keeps buying his friend shots all throughout the night.
Immoral consequence: Kevin's friend is really sick the next morning and misses class.
Norm: It's wrong to expect your partner to exercise.
Situation: Joe and his wife Cindy have a free night together.
Intention: Joe wants to go out and do an activity with Cindy.
Moral action: Joe suggests going out to a restaurant together.
Moral consequence: Cindy agrees and they have a good evening.
Immoral action: Joe suggests that he and Cindy go to the gym and do a workout together.
Immoral consequence: Cindy thinks that Joe is suggesting that she's fat and takes offense.
Norm: It's fun to go out with a lot of people.
Situation: Ron is very bored on the weekend, not sure what to do.
Intention: Ron wants to go out with someone.
Moral action: Ron invites his best friend, along with a few of their other close friends out.
Moral consequence: Ron and them spend the entire night together, having a blast.
Immoral action: Ron invites his best friend out to get dinner and a movie.
Immoral consequence: Ron has a nice time, but admits it could be better.
Norm: It's mean to prohibit someone from leaving your class.
Situation: Maria, a biology teacher, is overseeing a standardized test, and a student wants to leave for a bathroom break.
Intention: Maria wants to respond to the student.
Moral action: Maria looks at the clock and decides to give the entire class a ten minute break.
Moral consequence: Maria uses the break to buy herself some coffee which gives her energy for the rest of the day.
Immoral action: Maria reminds the student that leaving the classroom will result in them failing the exam.
Immoral consequence: Maria's reputation suffers when the students in the classroom give her bad reviews on the internet.
Norm: It is rude to invade someone's privacy.
Situation: Larry notices his brother is studying hard in his room but there is a package for his brother downstairs.
Intention: Larry wants to speak to his brother about the package.
Moral action: Larry waits for his brother to finished studying, after which Larry informs his brother of the package.
Moral consequence: Larry's brother is thankful, and they both have a heart-to-heart moment.
Immoral action: Larry barges into his brothers room while his brother is studying, to inform him of the package.
Immoral consequence: Larry's brother gets mad at Larry for not respecting his privacy, and Larry argues.
Norm: You should not seek out the personal information of others.
Situation: Fiona meets a guy she finds attractive at her gym.
Intention: Fiona wants to know more about this guy.
Moral action: Fiona asks the guy to join her for a smoothie after working out.
Moral consequence: Fiona is able to learn more about the guy.
Immoral action: Fiona persuades a friend who is employed at the gym to let her look at the guys file.
Immoral consequence: Fiona loses gym privileges when other members of the gyms staff find out.
Norm: It's bad to do something to hurt a family member.
Situation: Penny is at a family reunion with her siblings and parents.
Intention: Penny wants to tell her mom she is moving.
Moral action: Penny tells her mom that she is moving for a better opportunity.
Moral consequence: Penny's mom is understanding and visits her daughter often.
Immoral action: Penny tells her mom that she is moving because she doesn't want to be around the family.
Immoral consequence: Penny's mom is hurt and upset with her daughter and doesn't talk to her for months.
Norm: It's wrong to go after somebody else's significant other
Situation: Lyla just recently broke up with her boyfriend, and she's having a hard time coping with being alone.
Intention: Lyla wants to search for a new boyfriend.
Moral action: Lyla makes a profile on a dating website and browses for single men.
Moral consequence: Lyla finds a man that she thinks is perfect for her, and she plans a date with him.
Immoral action: Lyla begins flirting with a friend's boyfriend who she finds very attractive.
Immoral consequence: Lyla gets called out by her friend when she finds out about her behavior.
Norm: You should not interfere with someone else's money.
Situation: Paul is at his friends house having dinner when the topic turns to finances and investments.
Intention: Paul wants to sound smart and impress his friends.
Moral action: Paul mentions that he keeps part of his savings in bitcoin and it has given him good returns.
Moral consequence: Paul's friend researches bitcoin later that night and decides it isn't worth the risk, but he still enjoys discussing money with Paul.
Immoral action: Paul pressures his friend to move a large amount of his savings into bitcoin.
Immoral consequence: Paul's friend loses thousands of dollars in the next year as bitcoin prices decline, causing him to be angry with Paul.
Norm: It's bad to be controlling with your partner's freedoms.
Situation: Jeff's girlfriend Jenny has a lot of guy friends that she enjoys hanging out with, making Jeff jealous.
Intention: Jeff wants to not be bothered by Jenny's behavior.
Moral action: Jeff decides to speak to a psychologist about his jealousy issues.
Moral consequence: Jenny appreciates Jeff's changes in behavior after he started receiving counseling.
Immoral action: Jeff tells Jenny that if she doesn't stop seeing these other guys he's going to leave her.
Immoral consequence: Jenny is bitter that Jeff doesn't want her to have a good time, and the relationship soon sours.
Norm: It is bad to make unwanted advances on others
Situation: Joe is passing out awards to the winners at a big press conference.
Intention: Joe wants to have his picture taken with the winners.
Moral action: Joe stands beside each winner with his hands behind his back and smile for the camera.
Moral consequence: Joe is respected for his admirable treatment and enthusiasm for taking photos with the award winners.
Immoral action: Joe puts his around around a young girl while they pose for a picture, and he gropes her breast.
Immoral consequence: Joe is looked at as a creep by everyone who sees the picture of him groping the young girl.
Norm: It's expected that you apologize when you hurt others.
Situation: Kari is fighting with her partner and ending up saying some hurtful things to him.
Intention: Kari wants to move past the argument.
Moral action: Kari approaches her partner and takes back the things she said about him.
Moral consequence: Kari's partner accepts her apology, and they are able to move on together.
Immoral action: Kari lets some time go by and figures that they can just forget about it.
Immoral consequence: Kari's partner remains hurt and secretly hangs onto the words that she said.
Norm: You shouldn't treat someone poorly.
Situation: Cameron is very busy working on his laptop and his wife Lana asks him to help with dinner.
Intention: Cameron wants to respond to Lana's request.
Moral action: Cameron explains to Lana he is very busy finishing some work and asks if she can wait until he's done.
Moral consequence: Lana says it's okay for him to help later and Cameron is able to finish his work.
Immoral action: Cameron turns around and snaps at Lana for interrupting him.
Immoral consequence: Lana gets angry and her and Cameron get into a big argument and his work doesn't get finished.
Norm: People should not ruin other people's belongings.
Situation: Carlos is a field worker in Central America and has a very dull machete when his friend offers him a sharpener.
Intention: Carlos wants to sharpen his machete.
Moral action: Carlos uses the sharpener to put a fairly sharp edge on the machete, then gives it back.
Moral consequence: Carlos' friend lets him borrow the sharpener whenever he would like, improving Carlos' work.
Immoral action: Carlos spends the entire night sharpening the machete to a razor-fine edge and wears out the sharpener.
Immoral consequence: Carlos' friend loses his sharpener and doesn't trust anyone to use his equipment properly.
Norm: It's wrong to prioritize your own birthday over a friendship.
Situation: Alexis is getting ready for her birthday date when he friend Shannon calls saying that her mother passed away.
Intention: Alexis wants to have fun on her birthday.
Moral action: Alexis decides to take her friend out for a special girls night.
Moral consequence: During her time with Alexis, Shannon is able to process her mother's death.
Immoral action: Alexis tells Shannon that she can't talk at the moment, and she spends the night with her date.
Immoral consequence: Shannon spends the entire evening crying.
Norm: You should help someone who is struggling with suicidal thoughts.
Situation: Paul is hanging out with his friend Zach, who has been making subtle remarks about death and suicide.
Intention: Paul wants to hang out with Zach.
Moral action: Paul tells Zach that he is here to help if Zach is serious about his suicide talk.
Moral consequence: Zach confides that he is depressed, and Paul gets him to call a professional to help him.
Immoral action: Paul ignores Zach's comments and acts like nothing is wrong with him.
Immoral consequence: Zach goes home after hanging out with Paul and commits suicide.
Norm: You shouldn't take your own life.
Situation: Zach is very depressed and doesn't know how to escape his problems in life.
Intention: Zach wants to escape his pain.
Moral action: Zach decides to get professional help from a psychiatrist.
Moral consequence: Zach gets treated for clinical depression and recovers.
Immoral action: Zach decides to end the pain and jumps off of a bridge.
Immoral consequence: Zach dies and leaves behind heartbroken family and friends.
Norm: It's rude to give ultimatums.
Situation: Rin is bothered by the cigarette smoke scent which is from her partner smoking.
Intention: Rin wants to convince her partner to quit.
Moral action: Rin approaches her partner with a gentle stance highlighting the health implications.
Moral consequence: Rin's partner is encouraged to quit because of her support and kindness.
Immoral action: Rin makes her partner choose to either be with her and quit or she will leave him.
Immoral consequence: Rin's partner struggles even more to quit due to the additional stress.
Norm: It's bad to try to get pregnant too early.
Situation: Megan is a teenager who loves  children.
Intention: Megan wants to be around and take care of babies.
Moral action: Megan gets some babysitting jobs and volunteers at a day care.
Moral consequence: Megan learns to take care of children and becomes a great mother a few years later.
Immoral action: Megan gets pregnant on purpose and has a baby at the age of 16.
Immoral consequence: Megan must drop out of school and is now a single mother with no education.
Norm: You shouldn't walk around nude in public.
Situation: Fred, a nudist, likes to walk around nude in his home.
Intention: Fred wants to get the paper from his front lawn.
Moral action: Fred puts on a robe before going out for the paper.
Moral consequence: Fred is able to retrieve his paper without incident.
Immoral action: Fred nips out in the nude to get his paper.
Immoral consequence: Fred is arrested for exposing himself to a minor when a neighbors child spots him.
Norm: It's frowned upon to not go to class.
Situation: Tim, a student in high school, and his friends are talking about skipping class to go skateboarding.
Intention: Tim wants to hang out with his friends.
Moral action: Tim convinces his friends to go skateboarding after school instead.
Moral consequence: Tim and his friends have a good time skateboarding and hang out regularly after class.
Immoral action: Tim skips class and goes out skateboarding with his friends.
Immoral consequence: Tim's parents find out, and he is grounded for weeks.
Norm: It's good to change your abusive ways.
Situation: John had been in jail for abusing and fighting dogs but today he was released after serving his entire sentence.
Intention: John wants to do something that makes him feel good now that he is free.
Moral action: John becomes a public speaker against animal abuse and volunteers at the local shelter cleaning cages.
Moral consequence: John feels as though he has done some good after his mistakes.
Immoral action: John quickly has the urge to fight dogs again and contacts his old dog fighting friends.
Immoral consequence: John starts fighting dogs again and is eventually caught by the authorities again as well.
Norm: It's bad to be too arrogant.
Situation: Susan has been assigned an important and difficult project at work.
Intention: Susan needs to complete a difficult project for her work.
Moral action: Susan asks for help from her coworkers.
Moral consequence: The project is completed on time and successfully.
Immoral action: Susan does not ask for help from her coworkers because she is convinced she does not need help.
Immoral consequence: Susan fails to complete the project successfully.
Norm: It is bad to slack.
Situation: Zack is hanging out at home.
Intention: Zack wants to find something to do.
Moral action: Zack organizes and pays all of his bills.
Moral consequence: Zack has power to run his AC on a hot summer day.
Immoral action: Zack spends the day watching reruns of tv shows he has already seen.
Immoral consequence: Zack forgets to pay the light bill and it's turned off by the power company.
Norm: it's wrong to go through someone's personal property without permission
Situation: Jess sees her sister's purse sitting on the kitchen table when she gets home from school one day.
Intention: Jess wants to borrow her sister's favorite lipstick.
Moral action: Jess asks her sister if she can dig through her purse to borrow her lipstick.
Moral consequence: Jess's sister gives permission for Jess to grab the lipstick.
Immoral action: Jess roots through her sister's purse to find the lipstick she wants.
Immoral consequence: Jess's sister is angry with her for rifling through her purse.
Norm: It's good to be respectful of one's elders.
Situation: Sam's grandmother Mary is telling him a long and dull story while he visits her at her home.
Intention: Sam wants the story to end.
Moral action: Sam nods and smiles attentively as a way of prompting Mary to continue and finish the story.
Moral consequence: Mary feels happy and connected to her grandson Sam.
Immoral action: Sam tells Mary that her story is very boring, and he isn't interested in listening anymore.
Immoral consequence: Mary is mildly offended and feels sad that Sam doesn't care about what she's telling him.
Norm: It's good to smile at babies.
Situation: Ed is sitting on a bench at the park and sees a baby in a stroller close to him.
Intention: Ed wants to play with the baby.
Moral action: Ed looks at the baby and starts making really goofy faces.
Moral consequence: The baby starts laughing and attempting to imitate Ed's faces.
Immoral action: Ed looks over the stroller and makes a monstrous face at the baby.
Immoral consequence: The baby starts crying loudly, attracting the mother and making her angry at Ed.
Norm: It's rude to evict one's mother.
Situation: Bobby is a landlord who rents a unit to his mother Beth who hasn't paid her rent.
Intention: Bobby wants to find out where his payment is.
Moral action: Beth tells  Bobby she doesn't have the money and won't until next month, so he tells her not to worry about it.
Moral consequence: Beth appreciates Bobby's kindness and is happy to keep a roof over her head.
Immoral action: Beth tells  Bobby she doesn't have the money and won't until next month, so he tells her she has a week to vacate the premises.
Immoral consequence: Beth ends up living in her car and will never speak to Bobby again.
Norm: It's bad to stalk an ex on social media.
Situation: Jerry noticed that he and his ex had similar friends on facebook.
Intention: Jerry wants to talk to his friends on facebook.
Moral action: Jerry sends messages to his friends and ignores the fact that they know his ex.
Moral consequence: Jerry maintains a healthy relationship with his friends even though they know his ex.
Immoral action: Jerry asks his friends to spy on his ex's facebook page for him.
Immoral consequence: Jerry's ex finds out, and she files a restraining order against him.
Norm: You shouldn't sabotage your roommate's life.
Situation: Wendy is roommates with Sandra, and the two do not get along at all.
Intention: Wendy wants to get away from Sandra.
Moral action: Wendy looks for a new apartment that she doesn't have to share.
Moral consequence: Wendy no longer has to put up with Sandra and is less stressed.
Immoral action: Wendy calls Sandra's work and tries to get her fired, so she has to move out.
Immoral consequence: Sandra finds out about Wendy's plot and kicks her out of the apartment.
Norm: It's wrong to lie about finding something funny.
Situation: Joe's friend is showing him some memes.
Intention: Joe wants to have a good laugh.
Moral action: Joe tells his friend they have different types of humor.
Moral consequence: Joe's friend finds some memes they can both enjoy and laugh about.
Immoral action: Joe pretends to laugh even though he doesn't find the memes funny.
Immoral consequence: Joe becomes bored and stops paying attention.
Norm: It's wrong to take credit for the work of others.
Situation: Kevin is working on a project at work when he sees that someone has already created a solution that is free online.
Intention: Kevin wants to use the free solution.
Moral action: Kevin takes the solution and uses it, then tells his boss where he found it from.
Moral consequence: Kevin's boss congratulates Kevin for his resourcefulness and thinks realistically of Kevin's abilities.
Immoral action: Kevin implements the free solution and tells his boss that it was all his idea.
Immoral consequence: Kevin's boss thinks that Kevin is more capable than he really is and gives him huge projects, stressing Kevin out.
Norm: It's frowned upon to fight.
Situation: Dave is shopping with his wife Ann when a stranger, Bill shouts that his wife Ann is fat.
Intention: Dave wants to reprimand Bill for insulting his wife.
Moral action: Dave shouts back at Bill that he must be a classless peasant to say such things to strangers.
Moral consequence: Ann is happy that her husband is witty enough to quickly come back with a retort and defend her honor in a non violent manner.
Immoral action: Dave runs over to Bill and proceeds to start punching Bill in the face repeatedly until Bill falls down.
Immoral consequence: Ann is horrified that her husband is being such a violent caveman and screams in terror as she watches him brawl.
Norm: You should dress up for special occasions.
Situation: Mandy is going to a special and formal dinner with family that she doesn't see often.
Intention: Mandy wants to get ready in a short time to deal with traffic on the way.
Moral action: Mandy goes with her reliable black dress with shoes that match.
Moral consequence: The family gives Mandy a lot of compliments on her dress.
Immoral action: Mandy dresses in her casual clothing, so she can leave in a hurry.
Immoral consequence: The family thinks badly of Mandy because of what she choose to wear.
Norm: It's good to cheer for your teammate.
Situation: Ben was in the dugout when his teammate was up to bat.
Intention: Ben wanted to yell to his teammate.
Moral action: Ben yells out to his teammate that he hoped he would make a homerun.
Moral consequence: Ben's coach told him he was proud of how his moral support of his teammate.
Immoral action: Ben yells out that he hopes his teammate would strike out.
Immoral consequence: Ben's coach makes him sit the bench for the next couple of games.
Norm: It is wrong to break the rules.
Situation: Andrew has been working really hard lately at his new job and feels he deserves a break.
Intention: Andrew wants to take an extra day off this week.
Moral action: Andrew calls his job on Friday evening and requests to use a vacation day on Monday to get some extra rest.
Moral consequence: Andrews day off is approved, and he is able to get some much needed rest on Monday.
Immoral action: Andrew takes Monday off of work this week without telling his employer.
Immoral consequence: Because Andrew took the day off without asking, when he goes into work on Tuesday his boss suspends him for a week without pay for a No Call No Show.
Norm: Spending time alone with your husband is romantic.
Situation: Jamie and her best friend Anna are inseparable and see each other every night, a bit to the dismay of Jamie's husband.
Intention: Jamie wants to show her husband she loves him.
Moral action: Jamie tells Anna that she can't hang out on the weekend because she is planning a special dinner date with her husband.
Moral consequence: Anna respects Jamie's space, and Jamie's husband feels appreciated by the gesture.
Immoral action: Jamie makes dinner reservations at a nice restaurant for herself and her husband, but invites Anna along as well.
Immoral consequence: Jamie's husband gets upset over never having any alone time with her and storms out of the restaurant.
Norm: There is no need to be mean with your siblings.
Situation: Janet goes to her brother Joe's room to ask him if he thinks her shoes go with her dress.
Intention: Joe wants to answer Janet's question.
Moral action: Joe tells Janet that they do go together and that she looks great.
Moral consequence: Janet is delighted that her brother helped her choose her outfit and that he's so complimentary toward her.
Immoral action: Joe tells Janet that everything on her looks hideous and that she shouldn't bother trying.
Immoral consequence: Janet is hurt and embarrassed and feels self conscious so she begins to cry.
Norm: Ignoring someone that is trying to contact you is rude.
Situation: Oscar is working when he gets a text from Mike, an old friend, asking him to talk on the phone.
Intention: Oscar wants to keep working.
Moral action: Oscar sends Mike a quick text, saying that he's busy and to call at a set time that night.
Moral consequence: Oscar and Mike connect at the scheduled time and have a good conversation.
Immoral action: Oscar doesn't answer the text and keeps working on his project.
Immoral consequence: Oscar forgets about the text and never contacts Mike, who thinks Oscar no longer cares about him.