Table 1.

Everyday Positive and Negative Moral Behaviors and Examples from Actual EAR Sound Files.

Everyday Moral Behaviors	Examples (adapted from EAR sound files)
Positive Behaviors
Showing affection	“I love you; I really do.”
Showing gratitude	“Thank you so much! I really appreciate it. You helped me a lot!”
Offering praise, making compliments	“You're learning a lot. You are doing great!”
Showing sympathy, empathy, concern	“I don't know why she did such hurtful things to you.”
Offering help, support	“Can I carry that for you?”
Apologizing	“I am so sorry; I didn't mean to make you look bad.”
Expressing hope, showing optimism	“I really want to be proactive about that. It'll be great.”
Negative Behaviors
Being sarcastic	“You want my lemonade?? Sure! After you drank the whole thing!”
Bragging	“My dad's car collection is so large he had to build a new garage.”
Being condescending or arrogant	“How did you get so retarded? Oh, yes. I know what it means.”
Complaining or whining	“You make it so difficult!”
Criticizing	“Then get off your butt and fix them lunch.”
Blaming	“I came to see you and you were gone! You made me wait an hour!”
Expressing pessimism	“I doubt this medication will help.”