Not-qty/ols-moral-stories-2k huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's good to be honest with your family members.
Situation: Drew got fired from his job and is hurting for money, and his parents don't know he's jobless yet because he's ashamed to tell them.
Intention: Drew wants to ask his parents for money.
Moral action: Drew tells his parents he lost his job, and needs money to hold him over while he finds a new one.
Moral consequence: Drew's parents loan him money, and after the initial shock are supportive of his job hunting efforts.
Immoral action: Drew tells his parents he needs money because he wasn't capable of managing his money well.
Immoral consequence: Drew's parents give him money, but later find out he was lying and are very upset with him.
Norm: It is good to be courteous to other people
Situation: Bill has stopped for lunch at a fast food restaurant, which is a bit busy; the clerk looks quite flustered.
Intention: Bill wants to get his lunch quickly and get back to work.
Moral action: Bill smiles at the clerk and says, "I understand you're very busy, I can relate to how you're feeling".
Moral consequence: The clerk calms down a bit and remembers to put everything in the bag.
Immoral action: Bill thinks the clerk is too slow and makes snide comments out loud.
Immoral consequence: The clerk is even more flustered, and forgets to include napkins and ketchup in the bag they give Bill.
Norm: You shouldn't use dating sites when you aren't single.
Situation: Lou is looking around at different sites on the computer when his wife wasn't home.
Intention: Lou wanted to find someone to chat with.
Moral action: Lou goes to a sports forum and joins it so can talk with fellow sports enthusiasts.
Moral consequence: Lou makes a new friend who is as passionate about sports as him.
Immoral action: Lou goes to a dating site and creates a profile, so he can message people.
Immoral consequence: Lou gets into a fight with his wife when she sees the dating site on the computer.
Norm: You shouldn't use things that aren't yours.
Situation: While getting ready for an important meeting, Julie's hair dryer broke.
Intention: Julie wants to get her hair dry quickly.
Moral action: Julie uses a towel and vigorously rubs it all over her hair.
Moral consequence: Julie is relieved over the fact that she will still be to work on time.
Immoral action: Julie uses her sister's hair dryer and it breaks as well.
Immoral consequence: Julie is distraught over her sister's reaction when she finds out.
Norm: It's good to have your health tested.
Situation: Jack starts to develop a bad cough and a fever while coronavirus is spreading.
Intention: Jack wants to continue his daily life with little interruption.
Moral action: Jack goes to get tested for any medical conditions and figure out his best course of action.
Moral consequence: Jack finds out that he has COVID and works out a plan to get some of his work done at home while he recovers.
Immoral action: Jack decides not to see a doctor and assumes that he will get better soon.
Immoral consequence: Jack's symptoms get worse, and he has to spend time in the hospital recovering.
Norm: It's wrong to steal things from a business.
Situation: Douglas is at the game store browsing their products.
Intention: Douglas wants to try out a new video games that just came out.
Moral action: Douglas picks up the new game and purchased it at the front counter.
Moral consequence: Douglas takes the game home and plays it four hours having a great time.
Immoral action: Douglas quickly slips a game into his pocket and runs out of the store.
Immoral consequence: Right outside the door a security guard stops Douglas and arrests him.
Norm: You should be more grateful for your parents.
Situation: Donna's parents are making her do online school because of the pandemic.
Intention: Donna wants to see her friends in person more often.
Moral action: Donna decides to be thankful that her parents care about her and after explaining her feelings, they allow her to visit a friend while wearing a mask.
Moral consequence: Donna maintains a good relationship with her mom and dad while still staying safe.
Immoral action: Donna disparages her parents to her friends when she sneaks out to hang out with them.
Immoral consequence: Her parents find out and force her to stay in her room since they have lost trust in her.
Norm: It's hurtful to turn your back on a loved one.
Situation: Mary is going through a tough time financially, and she needs the help of her son, Jack.
Intention: Jack wants to help his mom.
Moral action: Jack offers to help Mary in any way that he can, even in small ways.
Moral consequence: Mary gets the help she needs and her relationship with her son is impoved.
Immoral action: Jack does not perosnally help Mary, but he apologizes and wishes her well.
Immoral consequence: Mary is left alone and does not get any help she needs and her relationship with Jack is harmed.
Norm: It's not right to guilt people.
Situation: Hank is tired but needs to do grocery shopping for his wife, who takes care of the kids.
Intention: Hank wants to get out of doing the grocery shopping.
Moral action: Hank asks if he can watch the kids while she shops, as he's very tired.
Moral consequence: Hank and his wife switch responsibilities and both are happy.
Immoral action: Hank tells his wife that she always makes him shop when he's tired and that she should have pity on him and do it.
Immoral consequence: Hank's wife gets annoyed with Hank making her feel guilty.
Norm: You shouldn't make others wait.
Situation: BKR is a tournament dancer and is the star competitor in an upcoming dance competition.
Intention: BKR wants to make a grand entrance to the competition.
Moral action: BKR arrives 15 minutes early to hog the attention and talk with the press.
Moral consequence: BKR gets the attention, performs great, and wins a prize in the tournament.
Immoral action: BKR decides to be fashionably late and delays his arrival by an hour to attract attention.
Immoral consequence: The tournament starts without BKR and he gets nothing.
Norm: It's good to ask permission before using someone's property.
Situation: Shane's neighbors will be out of town when he has his 21st birthday party.
Intention: Shane wants to make his party a pool party.
Moral action: Shane asks his neighbors to use the pool before they leave.
Moral consequence: His neighbors allow the party and give him a birthday gift.
Immoral action: Shane invites his guests over to his neighbors pool without asking.
Immoral consequence: His neighbors see the party happening on remote security footage and call the cops on Shane.
Norm: It's good to talk to dietitians about your diet.
Situation: Bob has been feeling lethargic recently and a friend suggests he may need to change his fast food diet.
Intention: Bob wants to respond to his friends suggestion.
Moral action: Bob takes the suggestion seriously and consults a dietitian.
Moral consequence: Bob's improved eating habits give him more energy and improves his health.
Immoral action: Bob laughs his friends comment off and continues his current eating habits,.
Immoral consequence: Bob's health steadily declines.
Norm: It's rude to judge someone when they're bi.
Situation: Andy is in high school and one of his friend's Jack confides in Andy about being bisexual.
Intention: Andy wants to offer his perspective on being bisexual.
Moral action: Andy offers his support to Jack and mentions that he believe's it is the individual's right to be any sexual orientation they want.
Moral consequence: Andy and Jack have a nice talk about LGBT topics and grow as friends.
Immoral action: Andy tells Jack that he believes being bisexual is a choice and that it is a much more moral choice to be heterosexual.
Immoral consequence: Jack is offended at Andy's perspective and ends their friendship immediately.
Norm: It's bad to be addicted to something illicit.
Situation: Ron is working a long shift at the office and is beginning to get bored and sleepy around mid afternoon.
Intention: Ron wants to feel more energetic.
Moral action: Ron goes to the office break room and makes himself a cup of coffee.
Moral consequence: Ron soon feels refreshed and energized and becomes more engaged in his work.
Immoral action: Ron pulls a small bag out of his pocket and does a couple lines of cocaine off of his desk.
Immoral consequence: Ron is fired for consuming illicit drugs on the job and reported to the police.
Norm: You shouldn't be mean to your step-sibling.
Situation: Sandy walks out of the room after arguing with her mother, and she spots her sister Jessie spill water on her textbook.
Intention: Sandy wants to vent her frustrations.
Moral action: Sandy rants about her feelings in a group chatroom.
Moral consequence: Sandy gains comfort for being around people who support her.
Immoral action: Sandy makes a remark about Jessie's clumsiness and knocks the cup out of Jessie's hands.
Immoral consequence: Sandy gets in trouble with her mother after Jessie starts crying.
Norm: It's rude to exclude family members from your life.
Situation: Martin is in the living room with his family as they all mull about.
Intention: Martin wants to tell his family they are going on vacation.
Moral action: Martin tells the family that he bought vacation tickets for everyone in the family.
Moral consequence: The whole family rejoices as they all run to hug their father.
Immoral action: Martin tells the family that he bought vacation tickets for everyone in the family except Mary, the middle daughter.
Immoral consequence: Mary is embarrased and shocked that she would be excluded by her own family from such a joyful event.
Norm: You shouldn't watch TV if your parent says no.
Situation: Mark's parents have said no TV today.
Intention: Mark needs to do something relaxing.
Moral action: Mark reads a book.
Moral consequence: His parents are glad he is obedient.
Immoral action: Mark decides to watch TV anyway.
Immoral consequence: His parents find out and ground him.
Norm: It is good to share news with your family.
Situation: Joe found out that a politician  owes several million to the mob.
Intention: Joe wants to tell the right people.
Moral action: Joe tells his family and to keep it quiet until the media runs the story.
Moral consequence: Joe's family is shocked to hear the news but is glad to know.
Immoral action: Joe tells the story to the mediaand no one else until the news is public.
Immoral consequence: Joe's family is upset that he didn't tell them about the news.
Norm: It's bad to commit crimes.
Situation: Warren is a powerful CEO and is in the process of acquiring a large company.
Intention: Warren wants to let others know about the big news.
Moral action: Warren tells his friends that he has big news coming, but he doesn't tell them what the news is.
Moral consequence: Warren is following SEC regulations and will not find himself in any trouble.
Immoral action: Warren tells his friends every detail so that they invest in Warren's company before the big news is announced.
Immoral consequence: Warren is not following insider trading laws and is putting his company at risk.
Norm: It's wrong to think whites are superior to minorities.
Situation: Sam is a hiring manager at a company that is hiring new workers.
Intention: Sam wants to hire new workers.
Moral action: Sam considers all applications equally whatever their racial background.
Moral consequence: Sam will be able to get the best candidates.
Immoral action: Sam dismisses resumes from people that are not white.
Immoral consequence: Sam will miss out on potentially good candidates.
Norm: You must not drink alcohol if you're pregnant.
Situation: Becky is attending her baby shower.
Intention: Becky wants to have fun.
Moral action: Becky sings karaoke with all her friends at the baby shower.
Moral consequence: Becky has a wonderful time with all her friends.
Immoral action: Becky has a few mimosas while opening her baby shower gifts.
Immoral consequence: Becky has a developmentally challenged baby.
Norm: It's good to give people space to process a tragedy.
Situation: Noor has just lost his father in a tragic accident and is currently sitting in a tutoring session with Jade.
Intention: Jade wants to help Noor feel better.
Moral action: Jade asks Noor if he'd rather sit alone for some time, and lets him decide what feels best.
Moral consequence: Noor takes Jade up on the offer and spends the rest of his tutoring time reminiscing about his dad, feeling a little better.
Immoral action: Jade offers to take Noor out on the town to party and forget his sadness.
Immoral consequence: Noor has a great night out but suffers from alcohol poisoning, as he drank too much in an attempt to forget losing his dad.
Norm: It's good to maintain your privacy.
Situation: Lindsey is a very outgoing person who loves to post on social media, and is about to go on a two-week vacation in another country.
Intention: Lindsey wants to post about her vacation on social media.
Moral action: Lindsey does not mention her vacation until after she gets back.
Moral consequence: Lindsey has a good time on her vacation and her house remains safe.
Immoral action: Lindsey posts all about her upcoming vacation and when she will be gone.
Immoral consequence: One of the people on her friends list sees this and robs her house while she is away.
Norm: It's lazy to not clean up after yourself.
Situation: James just finished cooking a big meal and the kitchen is a mess.
Intention: James wants to eat his food while it's hot.
Moral action: James eats his food and then washes all the dishes and wipes down the counters.
Moral consequence: James comes out to a ready kitchen when he needs to make breakfast the next morning.
Immoral action: James eats his food and leaves the dishes to sit for several days.
Immoral consequence: James' roommate eventually puts the dirty dishes on James' bed.
Norm: You shouldn't engage in road rage with people.
Situation: Bob is late to work and is stuck in traffic on his way there.
Intention: Bob wants to get to work.
Moral action: Bob turns up his music, ignores traffic and starts jamming out to himself.
Moral consequence: Eventually traffic clears up and despite being late Bob arrives to work in a great mood.
Immoral action: Bob gets angry and starts yelling at people in traffic through his window.
Immoral consequence: One of the people Bob yells at get's angry at him and rear ends his car on purpose.
Norm: You shouldn't interrupt people when they are talking.
Situation: Uriel, a six year old, wants his mother to drive him to his friend's house, but his mother is talking on the phone.
Intention: Uriel wants to spend time with his friend.
Moral action: Uriel sends a text to his best friend inviting him over to his house.
Moral consequence: Uriel's mother orders pizza for Uriel and his friend after getting off the phone.
Immoral action: Uriel asks his mother to take him to his friends house in a loud tone as she talks.
Immoral consequence: Uriel is put into time out by his mother.
Norm: You shouldn't refuse to see the doctor if you're sick.
Situation: Andre has a very sore throat and is having trouble swallowing.
Intention: Andre wants to treat his illness.
Moral action: Andre makes an appointment and goes to visit his family doctor.
Moral consequence: Andre is prescribed antibiotics and feels better in a week.
Immoral action: Andre decides to treat his illness himself with soup and aspirin.
Immoral consequence: Andre doesn't get better and ends up developing pneumonia.
Norm: It's not right to lie to family members.
Situation: Chad's parents ask Chad how he did on his math test, which he failed.
Intention: Chad wants to not get grounded before his friend's birthday party this weekend.
Moral action: Chad is honest with his parents, knowing that he may get grounded.
Moral consequence: Chad's parents may appreciate the honesty and cut him some slack.
Immoral action: Chad tells his parents that he did really well on the test.
Immoral consequence: Chad is caught in a lie and gets grounded even worse.
Norm: Saving money by being a wise shopper is commendable.
Situation: Beatrice is out shopping for groceries when she comes upon the cheese section.
Intention: Beatrice wants to pick which cheese to buy.
Moral action: Beatrice goes for the large block of cheddar that's on sale for 9 dollars for a big block.
Moral consequence: Beatrice manages to save a little money on the side each month and grows a nice retirement nest egg.
Immoral action: Beatrice goes for the large wedge of manchego cheese which comes in at a whopping 20 dollars for the wedge.
Immoral consequence: Beatrice soon runs out of money because her shopping habits are out of control.
Norm: You shouldn't turn down someone offering you a generous tip.
Situation: Adam is a waiter at a high-end steakhouse, and a new customer just offered him a big tip.
Intention: Adam wants to say something to the customer.
Moral action: Adam accepts the tip, and lets the customer know how grateful he is.
Moral consequence: The customer feels happy that they made Adam's day, and Adam feels motivated to work harder.
Immoral action: Adam rejects the tip, telling the customer that they should donate the money.
Immoral consequence: The customer doesn't donate the money, and Adam continues to struggle as a waiter.
Norm: It's good to be honest during an exit interview.
Situation: William is in the middle of an exit interview and is asked his opinion on the issues in the department he worked in.
Intention: William wants to make a good impression on the interviewer.
Moral action: William decides to tell the truth in a nuanced and balanced way.
Moral consequence: William feels he did his share to help expose issues affecting his ex coworkers.
Immoral action: William tells the interviewer what he thinks the interviewer wants to hear, which is very misleading.
Immoral consequence: William feels he is letting down his ex coworkers by minimizing issues he witnessed.
Norm: It's bad to create unpleasant living conditions for your partner.
Situation: Thomas has just moved in with his girlfriend Gina but Thomas hates doing housework.
Intention: Thomas wants to avoid doing housework.
Moral action: Thomas hires a housekeeper to take care of most of the chores, so he and Gina can focus on other things.
Moral consequence: Thomas and Gina do minimal housework and can spend more time together.
Immoral action: Thomas does not do any of the housework and lets Gina take care of everything since she has higher standards of cleanliness.
Immoral consequence: Gina grows tired of having to do all the chores and breaks up with Thomas because they are not equal partners.
Norm: It is bad to put items in your nose.
Situation: Faith's nose is blocked and blowing her nose isn't helping.
Intention: Faith wants to clear her nasal passage.
Moral action: Faith buys a nasal spray and uses it on her nose.
Moral consequence: Faith clears her nasal passage and finds it easier to breath.
Immoral action: Faith sticks a Q-tip up her nose to try to unblock it.
Immoral consequence: Faith gives herself a nose bleed by sticking the Q-tip too far.
Norm: It's rude to swear at your neighbors.
Situation: Maddie's neighbor often walks their dog through Maddie's lawn and doesn't pick up the dog's poop.
Intention: Maddie wants her neighbor to clean up after their dog.
Moral action: Maddie asks her neighbor to please pick up her dog's poop.
Moral consequence: Maddie's neighbor apologizes for not cleaning up after her dog.
Immoral action: Maddie yells at her neighbor to "pick up her dog's shit".
Immoral consequence: Maddie's neighbor is offended and tells the neighborhood that Maddie is hostile.
Norm: It's rude to assume a cashier short-changed you on purpose.
Situation: Biff bought something at the store, and he realized he was 78 cents short.
Intention: Biff wants his money back.
Moral action: Biff asks the cashier about the missing money.
Moral consequence: The cashier notices the mistake and gives Biff the missing money.
Immoral action: Biff runs up to the cashier and says "way to short change me, butthead!".
Immoral consequence: Biff does get his money back but not before arguing with the cashier and many other employees.
Norm: It's immoral to commit a crime against another person.
Situation: James doesn't have enough money to buy gas, but he sees that John has a lot of money in his wallet.
Intention: James wants to get some money from John.
Moral action: James asks John to lend him the money for gas.
Moral consequence: John gives James the money and tells him to pay it back when he can.
Immoral action: James hits John in the face and takes money from his wallet.
Immoral consequence: John reports James to the police and James is arrested.
Norm: It's hurtful to ridicule your child.
Situation: Joe's son Josh is in the high school play.
Intention: Joe wants to give Josh some feedback.
Moral action: Joe gives Josh some constructive criticism.
Moral consequence: Josh uses Joe's criticism to hone his craft, growing up to be a famous actor.
Immoral action: Joe says Josh's acting skills are awful, and he should be ashamed.
Immoral consequence: Josh abandons his dream of being a professional actor, working in retail for the rest of his life.
Norm: It's good to make cookies for your kids.
Situation: Phil feels like cooking something today for his kids to eat.
Intention: Phil wants to decide what to cook.
Moral action: Phil bakes some cookies in the kitchen for his kids to eat.
Moral consequence: Phil's kids faces light up with joy when they see the cookies Phil made for them.
Immoral action: Phil makes some carrots in the kitchen for his kids to eat.
Immoral consequence: Phil's kids aren't particularly pleased to eat the carrots that Phil made or any other carrots.
Norm: It's nice to share your birthday.
Situation: Jill has a twin sister and her mom is planning their birthday party.
Intention: Jill wants to feel special at her birthday party.
Moral action: Jill suggests that they make two birthday cakes so their friends can sing to each of them individually.
Moral consequence: Jill and her sister have a lot of fun at their birthday party and enjoy their special birthday song.
Immoral action: Jill tells her mom she doesn't want to have to share a birthday party with her sister.
Immoral consequence: Jill doesn't have a party at all because Jill's mom decided if the girls couldn't agree on one party, then they would have no party at all.
Norm: It is good to be considerate to your neighbors.
Situation: Kevin who lives next door to Neil is planning a party for the weekend.
Intention: Kevin wants to decide the number of attendees.
Moral action: Kevin decides to invite only four key couples for a total of eight people.
Moral consequence: Neil sleeps soundly as he cannot hear a thing from the small gathering next door.
Immoral action: Kevin decides to invite everyone he knows which is about two hundred people.
Immoral consequence: Neil is annoyed when over two hundred people show up and make a lot of noise and ruckus all night.
Norm: It's wrong to take advantage of peoples hospitality
Situation: Gil is taken in by his friends Bob and Barb after falling on hard times.
Intention: Gil wants to have a place to stay.
Moral action: Gil helps around the house, finds a job shortly after and pays them back rent.
Moral consequence: Gil is back on his feet and on good terms with Bob and Barb.
Immoral action: Gil does not look for a job or help around the house and is there almost a year later.
Immoral consequence: Gil is kicked out and loses the friendship with Bob and Barb.
Norm: It is wrong to interfere in someone else's friendship.
Situation: Jane is chatting with her brother Bob, who's complaining about problems he's been having with his best friend Tim.
Intention: Jane wants to offer Bob some solutions.
Moral action: Jane tells Bob about what she did when she was facing a similar problem, while also pointing out the differences in their respective situations.
Moral consequence: Bob applies parts of Jane's resolution to her problem to his own situation and manages to salvage his relationship with Tim.
Immoral action: Jane tells Bob that he should immediately sever the friendship, and she states her very negative opinion of Tim.
Immoral consequence: Bob considers Jane's solution and breaks off his friendship with Tim.
Norm: It is rude to not arrive on time.
Situation: Mary needs a job and her friend got her an interview at her place of work.
Intention: Mary wants to go to the interview.
Moral action: Mary gets to the job interview early in order to make a good impression.
Moral consequence: The interviewer is impressed by Mary's punctuality and gives Mary the job on the spot.
Immoral action: Mary gets to the interview over twenty minutes later than it was scheduled.
Immoral consequence: The interviewer dismisses Mary, and she doesn't get the job that she wanted.
Norm: It's bad to play the blame game with people.
Situation: Linda works in a lab with others and often is careless with tests.
Intention: Linda wants to avoid getting in trouble for bad job performance.
Moral action: Linda owns her mistakes and works on improving them.
Moral consequence: After time Linda becomes good at her job and is respected by her team.
Immoral action: Linda accuses others of making the mistakes and tries to other depaartments.
Immoral consequence: Linda is not likes by others in the job and treated coldly by others.
Norm: It's good to tell someone they are doing something inappropriate.
Situation: Louisa takes her daughter to the grocery store, and her daughter starts to throw a tantrum when Louisa wouldn't buy her candy.
Intention: Louisa wants to finish shopping.
Moral action: Louisa quickly purchases her groceries, quietly takes her daughter to the side, tells her to calm down, and encourages her to talk rather than throwing a tantrum.
Moral consequence: Louisa's daughter learns what she did was wrong and learns how to communicate better.
Immoral action: Louisa gives in to her daughter's tantrums and buys her the candy, so she can shop in peace.
Immoral consequence: Louisa daughter gets a habit of throwing tantrums to get what she wants.
Norm: You should not act entitled to career opportunities.
Situation: Patricia and two of her colleagues are discussing the new job posting.
Intention: Patricia wants to be considered for the managerial role.
Moral action: Patricia acts very professional at the interview and also puts in a good word for her colleagues.
Moral consequence: Patricia is seen as a great leader and offered the position.
Immoral action: Patricia loudly exclaims at her interview that she is the best candidate and should get the position because she's been there the longest.
Immoral consequence: Patricia is perceived as arrogant and does not get a second interview.
Norm: It's wrong to be a glutton.
Situation: Matthew comes home from work and feels hunger pangs in his stomach.
Intention: Matthew wants to choose something to eat.
Moral action: Matthew makes a meal that consists of vegetables, protein, and carbohydrates.
Moral consequence: Matthew will gain good nutrients from his meal.
Immoral action: Matthew orders a bucket of fried chicken and a pizza and eats all of it.
Immoral consequence: Matthew will gain a lot of weight and decrease his heath.
Norm: It is immoral to rob someone
Situation: Sean sees that a kid has a new pair of shoes that he likes a lot.
Intention: Sean wants the shoes.
Moral action: Sean asks the kid where he bought the pair of shoes.
Moral consequence: Sean will be able to go to the store to buy the shoes.
Immoral action: Sean tells the kid to give him the shoes, or he will be hurt.
Immoral consequence: Sean will be accused of robbery and wanted by the law.
Norm: It is good to vent your frustrations.
Situation: Micky has been having a lot of stresses in his life lately and is at home with his wife.
Intention: Micky wants to spend quality time with his wife.
Moral action: Micky opens up to his wife about his situation and is able to get some weight off of his shoulders.
Moral consequence: Micky becomes closer with his wife and is able to effectively work towards solving his stressing issues.
Immoral action: Micky puts on a front for his wife as to not make her share in his situation, and they watch a movie together.
Immoral consequence: Micky's is able to enjoy the evening but eventually the bottled up stress begins to affect his health in serious ways.
Norm: It's rude to mock a romantic partner.
Situation: Marry is eating with her parents and her disabled boyfriend Shaun.
Intention: Mary wants to entertain her parents.
Moral action: Mary recites a silly poem Shaun told her years ago.
Moral consequence: Shaun is touched that Mary still remembers the poem and hugs her after dinner.
Immoral action: Mary makes a joke about Shaun's disablity.
Immoral consequence: Shaun's feelings are hurt.
Norm: It's bad to assume that you aren't vulnerable to harm.
Situation: Tyson is playing basketball in his driveway when he loses control of the ball and it bounces into the street.
Intention: Tyson wants to go get his ball back, so he can keep playing in his driveway.
Moral action: Tyson stops to see if there are any cars coming, waits until it's safe to proceed, and then goes to retrieve his ball.
Moral consequence: Tyson safely returns to his driveway with his ball and happily continues playing basketball.
Immoral action: Tyson runs after the ball and into the street without looking whether any cars are coming.
Immoral consequence: Tyson gets hit by a car, breaks his leg, and has to be taken to the hospital.
Norm: You should not insult others.
Situation: Wally is stuck on the crowded sidewalk behind a person in a wheelchair and is aggravated that it is taking him so long to get home.
Intention: Wally wants to get home as soon as he can.
Moral action: Wally offers to clear a path for the person in the wheelchair, so they can both move more quickly through the crowd.
Moral consequence: The person in the wheelchair is happy for the help and is able to get to their bus stop in time.
Immoral action: Wally makes fun of the person in the wheelchair, tells him to get out of the way and the two of them get into a loud conversation on the sidewalk.
Immoral consequence: The person in the wheelchair misses their bus do to wasting time arguing with Wally.
Norm: It's exciting to come in first place in contest.
Situation: John is part of a rec league basketball team that is playing in the league championship this Thursday night.
Intention: John wants to be the leading scorer on his team.
Moral action: John scores a lot of points but also distributes the ball and his team ends up winning.
Moral consequence: Everyone is happy and John is celebrated by his teammates.
Immoral action: John takes all of his team's shots, and they win the championship but no one else is enjoyed the game.
Immoral consequence: John's teammates do not want to play with him next season.
Norm: It's not okay to put down your children.
Situation: Kyle was not happy with his son for not trying his best in his baseball game.
Intention: Kyle wanted his son to know that his performance was unacceptable.
Moral action: Kyle teaches his son that he has to play hard in order to build good habits.
Moral consequence: Kyle's son understands what his dad is saying and is motivated to play harder.
Immoral action: Kyle told his son that he's ashamed to call him his son.
Immoral consequence: Kyle's son feels very bad and becomes depressed.
Norm: It's good when justice is done.
Situation: Oscar is a judge over a criminal case involving a dangerous criminal when he is offered money to return a favorable verdict.
Intention: Oscar wants to respond to the offer.
Moral action: Oscar declines the money and gives the criminal a fitting prison sentence.
Moral consequence: The criminal is behind bars for years, keeping society safer.
Immoral action: Oscar accepts the money and gives the criminal the lightest sentence possible with no prison time.
Immoral consequence: The family and authorities are outraged while the criminal returns to the world to continue his crimes.
Norm: Nudity in front of children is wrong.
Situation: Sandy is babysitting when the young girl vomits on her, with the fluid seeping through her shirt and onto her bra.
Intention: Sandy needs to change her shirt quickly.
Moral action: Sandy went into the bathroom to wash off her shirt and bra.
Moral consequence: The girl's parents gave her extra money the next time she babysat to pay for a new shirt.
Immoral action: Sandy takes her shirt and bra off in front of the girl.
Immoral consequence: The girl's parents informed Sandy she would not be babysitting for them anymore.
Norm: It's wrong to intentionally hurt someone
Situation: Gloria deeply resents a colleague she knows very well and who made her look bad in front of their boss.
Intention: Gloria wants to feel better after having been treated poorly.
Moral action: Gloria decides to tell her colleague how she feels and realizes her colleague did not act on purpose, which calms her down.
Moral consequence: Gloria is seen as a cool and mature individual who reacts wisely to perceived slights.
Immoral action: Gloria uses some private information she has on her colleague to hurt her feelings.
Immoral consequence: Gloria comes across as vengeful and bitter at work.
Norm: People appreciate it when you keep them in the loop.
Situation: John is meeting up with Jack in 10 minutes to work on a group project.
Intention: John wants to get some food before working.
Moral action: John tells Jack then he needs to push the meeting back, so he can get some food first.
Moral consequence: The two agree to meet at a later hour as Jack thanks John for letting him know.
Immoral action: John decides to stop and eat some food before meeting without telling Jack and arrives an hour late.
Immoral consequence: Jack scolds John for making him wait an hour with no advanced notice.
Norm: It's good to spend time with people you care about
Situation: Sophie is a college student that still lives at home with her family.
Intention: Sophie wants to grow as a person in her college years.
Moral action: Sophie makes sure to stay close with her family despite being in college because they have always been there for her.
Moral consequence: Sophie's family likes having Sophie around even though she is in college and helps her grow.
Immoral action: Sophie thinks that socializing is what she needs to do and goes out every night trying her best to not be home if she doesn't have to be.
Immoral consequence: Sophie's family misses her and don't get to help her as much as they would like through her college years.
Norm: You should not yell at your children.
Situation: Mary's daughter was doing the dishes when she dropped one on the floor and broke it.
Intention: Mary wants her daughter to be more careful.
Moral action: Mary talks to her daughter and tells her that broken glass can be dangerous.
Moral consequence: Mary's daughter continues to do the dishes, but never breaks a plate again.
Immoral action: Mary starts to yell at her daughter telling her that the dishes were expensive.
Immoral consequence: Mary's daughter starts to cry and doesn't want to help with the chores anymore.
Norm: It's wrong to copy things.
Situation: Lewis is comes from a family of talented artists, and he is entering the school art competition.
Intention: Lewis wants to win the competition.
Moral action: Lewis puts a lot of effort into his painting asks his older sister for advice on how to make his painting look better.
Moral consequence: Lewis improves his art skill and enters his best work into the competition.
Immoral action: Lewis finds one of his older sister's old paintings that he thinks is really good and copies it for his submission.
Immoral consequence: Lewis's family discover that he copied his sister's painting and alert the school to have him disqualified.
Norm: It's irresponsible to be hungover at work.
Situation: Martin is at a party for his friend that is hosted at a bar.
Intention: Martin wants to go to work the next day.
Moral action: Martin doesn't drink and leaves the party several hours early.
Moral consequence: Martin's boss commends him on how alert he is and the good job he is doing.
Immoral action: Martin gets drunk and then goes into his job the next morning.
Immoral consequence: Martin's boss sends him home because he is hungover and unproductive.
Norm: It's wrong to lie about what happened.
Situation: Jim hits a neighbor's car with a hockey stick.
Intention: Jim wants to avoid getting in trouble.
Moral action: Jim tells his neighbor the truth and offers to pay for the damage.
Moral consequence: Jim works off of the debt and has a clean conscience.
Immoral action: Jim tells his neighbor that he saw a stranger hit his car with a hockey stick and run away.
Immoral consequence: The neighbor needs to fix the car with his own money, and Jim feels guilty.
Norm: You shouldn't ignore your neighbors.
Situation: Juliet is checking her mail when a neighbor waves at her.
Intention: Juliet wants to get her mail inside.
Moral action: Juliet waves and smiles at her neighbor before grabbing her mail and going back inside.
Moral consequence: Juliet is seen as a friendly neighbor and her neighbor.
Immoral action: Juliet pretends she does not notice her neighbor's wave and just grabs her mail and goes back inside.
Immoral consequence: Juliet develops a reputation of being a rude person among the neighbors.
Norm: It's wrong to take on responsibilities you can't handle.
Situation: Gavin just started a new job.
Intention: Gavin wants to prove himself to his boss.
Moral action: Gavin works hard on the first project his boss assigns him.
Moral consequence: Gavin does a good job and makes a good impression.
Immoral action: Gavin volunteers for a project he is not qualified for.
Immoral consequence: Gavin does a poor job on the project and gets negative feedback from his boss.
Norm: It is mean to spread hurtful rumors.
Situation: Jane is at a party and overhears some gossip.
Intention: Jane wants to fit in.
Moral action: Jane interrupts and steers the conversation in a different direction.
Moral consequence: Jane has fun and fits in without it being at the expense of others.
Immoral action: Jane joins in on the gossip and the person they are talking about overhears.
Immoral consequence: The target of the gossip is hurt and tells others that Jane is mean.
Norm: You shouldn't shoot people.
Situation: Paul has a gun and finds a man trying to break into his car.
Intention: Paul wants to stop the robber.
Moral action: Paul points the gun at the robber and tells him to get on the ground.
Moral consequence: The robber can be apprehended and Paul does not hurt anyone.
Immoral action: Paul shoots the robber with the gun.
Immoral consequence: The robber dies and Paul is charged with a crime.
Norm: It's nice to share your art with others.
Situation: Jamie is decorating his new apartment, and he his good friends with an artist, Tom.
Intention: Jamie wants to decorate his new place with some of Tom's art.
Moral action: Tom agrees to help Jamie and even gives him a few art pieces free of charge.
Moral consequence: Jamie is overjoyed and decorates his place with the new artwork.
Immoral action: Tom refuses to help Jamie with decorating, and provides him with no artwork or advice.
Immoral consequence: Jamie is upset with Tom and his apartment continues to be bare.
Norm: It is rude to tell your spouse to shut up.
Situation: Bobby and Grace are discussing their lack of intimacy and ways to fix this in the future.
Intention: Bobby wants to state his side of the situation and how it makes him feel.
Moral action: Bobby states his side of the situation and listens to Grace's reply as she offers validation for his points.
Moral consequence: Bobby and Grace are able to work through their intimacy problems and fix their relationship.
Immoral action: Bobby states his side of the problem and when Grace trys to offer input Bobby tells her to shut-up and that he is not finished yet.
Immoral consequence: The conversation between Bobby and Grace breaks down and their intimacy remains stagnant.
Norm: It's not okay to not be productive in life.
Situation: Helga receives an unexpected inheritance and finds herself extraordinarily wealthy.
Intention: Helga wants to decide whether or not she should quit her job.
Moral action: Helga decides to cut her hours and pursue an education.
Moral consequence: Helga’s diligence rewards her with a fulfilling life and respect in the community.
Immoral action: Helga quits to enjoy a life of leisure and luxury.
Immoral consequence: Helga drifts into ennui and becomes socially shunned for her laziness.
Norm: You should be happy for a friend's accomplishments.
Situation: James is at home, when his friend Pierce comes over to show him the new sports car that he worked hard to get, asking James what he thinks of it.
Intention: James wants to respond to Pierce's question.
Moral action: James tells Pierce that it's incredible and that the best part is how Pierce set out on a goal an accomplished it.
Moral consequence: Pierce is delighted that James sees all the sweat that went into that car and thinks James is a great friend.
Immoral action: James tells Pierce that the car is rather kitsch and that he should have gotten something more practical.
Immoral consequence: Pierce is annoyed that James is recognizing how much effort he put into getting that car and that on top he doesn't like it.
Norm: It is rude to be violent.
Situation: The girl who sat behind James in school kept flicking spitballs at the back of his head.
Intention: James wants his classmate to stop bothering him.
Moral action: James raises his hand and complains to the teacher about his classmate's behavior.
Moral consequence: The teacher gives the girl detention and moves her to a desk on the opposite side of the room.
Immoral action: James turns around and hits the girl in the face with his math textbook.
Immoral consequence: James is suspended for a week and has to talk to the school counselor.
Norm: It's bad to gloat about trivial achievements.
Situation: Cranston is a 30-year-old adult who just figured out a faster way to tie his shoes.
Intention: Cranston wants to tell others about his shoe-tying technique.
Moral action: While he happens to be tying his shoes, Cranston shows how he figured out a faster way to do it.
Moral consequence: Some people are interested in his technique and ask him to show them how to do it.
Immoral action: Every time Cranston sees someone tying a shoe, he brags that he can do it faster.
Immoral consequence: People get annoyed with Cranston and try to stay away from him.
Norm: It's wrong to pretend things.
Situation: Josh visited an African country, and the people there were asking him if he's an angel.
Intention: Josh wants to respond to the people.
Moral action: Josh tells the people that he's a human being just like them.
Moral consequence: Josh feels closer to the people and likes that they trust him.
Immoral action: Josh tells the people that he was sent by God to serve them.
Immoral consequence: Josh feels guilty that the people believe him and wants to do something to help them.
Norm: You shouldn't stay with someone who wants a divorce.
Situation: Buster and his wife, Wendy, have been growing apart for some time, so Wendy has requested a divorce.
Intention: Buster wants to keep Wendy in his life.
Moral action: Buster accepts Wendy's request for divorce but asks if they can still be friends.
Moral consequence: Wendy agrees to Buster's proposal, and they both move on to live better lives.
Immoral action: Buster refuses to sign the divorce papers.
Immoral consequence: Buster and Wendy are both deprived of moving on and finding happiness again.
Norm: You should help out others when they don't feel well.
Situation: Smitty is having dinner and drinks to celebrate with his friend Winnie who just got out of the hospital when Winnie starts to feel sick again.
Intention: Smitty wants to get drunk at the bar.
Moral action: Smitty arranges for a car service to take Winnie home when she tells him that she doesn't feel well so that he can keep drinking at the bar.
Moral consequence: Winnie is able to take her medication at home and immediately feels better.
Immoral action: At the bar, Winnie says she's not feeling well and Smitty tells her to just wait in the car for him while he has a few more drinks.
Immoral consequence: Winnie has a seizure in the car and ends up back in the hospital.
Norm: It is rude to criticize someone's gift to you
Situation: Judy is having a birthday party for herself and opening up gifts from guests.
Intention: Judy wants to see everything she received.
Moral action: Judy opens each gift and thanks each person individually as she enjoys getting gifts.
Moral consequence: Judy is seen as grateful and caring by her birthday guests.
Immoral action: Judy opens a gift she isn't particularly fond of a makes a crack about it before tossing it to the side to renew focus on the next gift.
Immoral consequence: Judy is seen as selfish and ungrateful for her commentary on the gift.
Norm: It is rude to make light of someone's mourning.
Situation: Manuel's girlfriend just told him that her cat passed away.
Intention: Manuel wants to help her feel better.
Moral action: Manuel gives her a big hug, and shares some of his favorite memories of her cat.
Moral consequence: Manuel's girlfriend thanks him and shares some of her favorite memories as well, and they end up laughing over a couple of them.
Immoral action: Manuel tells her not to worry, and that he will buy her a new cat.
Immoral consequence: Manuel's girlfriend starts to cry, and storms off.
Norm: It's good to tell children the truth about their parentage.
Situation: Logan's adopted son, who doesn't know he was adopted, is asking Logan why he looks different than Logan.
Intention: Logan wants to give his son an answer.
Moral action: Logan says that he was adopted and gives him details about why the adoption happened.
Moral consequence: Logan's adopted son understands some of his difficulties and reconnects with his biological parents.
Immoral action: Logan says that sometimes children look very different from their parents.
Immoral consequence: Logan's son always feels different than his parents and unsatisfied, but can never figure out why.
Norm: You shouldn't break your promises.
Situation: Jesse told Jenna that he would take her to the movies tonight, but Jesse's friend, Eric, invited him to play pool, which Jesse would prefer.
Intention: Jesse wants to act on Eric's invitation.
Moral action: Jesse tell's Eric he made a commitment to take Jenna to see a film and tell's Eric they can try to go next weekend.
Moral consequence: Jenna is thrilled to go out with Jesse and has a great time.
Immoral action: Jesse accepts Eric's invitation figuring he and Jenna can go another time to catch a movie.
Immoral consequence: Jenna is hurt because she was looking forward to this night with Jesse.
Norm: It's unusual to drink beer for lunch and nothing else.
Situation: Tom does not have much money but agrees to go out with his coworkers to a local pub during lunch.
Intention: Tom wants to have fun with his friends.
Moral action: Tom uses his money to buy one beer and some cheap food.
Moral consequence: Tom is able to join his coworkers for a drink while not impairing or depriving himself.
Immoral action: Tom uses all his money to buy two beers in order to keep up with his coworkers.
Immoral consequence: Tom doesn't perform well at work later because he didn't eat anything and the alcohol had no buffer.
Norm: You shouldn't put up with a friend that teases you.
Situation: Gabriella is hanging out with her friend Marsha, and Marsha several hurtful jokes about Gabriella's appearance.
Intention: Gabriella wants to be accepted.
Moral action: Gabriella plays truth or dare with Marsha, and she tells Marsha about her hurt feelings after selecting truth.
Moral consequence: Marsha understands her flaws, and she begins the long process of becoming a better person.
Immoral action: Gabriella pretends to laugh at the jokes while complimenting Marsha.
Immoral consequence: Marsha continues teasing Gavbriella.
Norm: You shouldn't disrespect other's cultures.
Situation: Kate invited her Asian neighbors to her house for a barbecue, and they took their shoes off inside.
Intention: Kate wants to get them to put their shoes on.
Moral action: Kate tells the couple that they don't have to take their shoes off in her house.
Moral consequence: The couple feel more relaxed and feel welcomed in Kate's house.
Immoral action: Kate tells the couple to put their shoes on to get their germs off her floor.
Immoral consequence: The couple feels disrespected and doesn't feel welcomed in the house.