Pretend Play (IMAGE) Florida Atlantic University Caption Pretend play is associated with a host of enhanced cognitive abilities such as executive function, language and perspective taking, which are important to education, making the minimization of pretend play unwise. Credit Florida Atlantic University Usage Restrictions Credit: Florida Atlantic University License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.