After considering the psychology of cheating, we will explore evidence-based assignment design practices that encourage students to choose to invest meaningful effort in writing and other assignments rather than giving in to possible temptation to turn to AI to do their work for them. Research tells us that students invest less effort in a learning activity or assessment and may be tempted to act dishonestly when a) they don’t see the value of the task, b) they don’t care much about the material, and c) when they’re anxious about their ability to do well. We can address these challenges in our assignment design using emotion and motivation science. Based on this body of literature, Flower Darby will discuss how to minimize the temptation to “game the system” using AI by designing prompts that capture students’ attention and imagination, that are relevant to students’ daily lives and goals, and that foster confidence and integrity.