A magician's goal is to get the audience to focus on one aspect of his show while he manipulates another.This is easy to do with preoperational children,as they are fooled by their tendency to:

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Preoperational children are known for demonstrating centration, meaning they focus on only one aspect of a situation and ignore all other aspects. This makes it easy for a magician to divert their attention to one part of the show while manipulating another part without the children noticing.

A Magician's Goal Is to Get the Audience to Focus