Infants and learning through surprises

In class this week I was really pleased to hear prof Stuart talk about infants and learning through surprises.  Three years ago I came across an article referencing the very same concept and I was always very eager to learn more about this theory. I find it fascinating how infants learn a lot like we adults do just on an exaggerated level. To be honest, it is not uncommon for me to see something unusual or surprising and then have it engraved in my immediate memory for a long time, so when an infant is surprised by new critical information it makes sense how this could help form the understanding of this infants new world. Although the things that adults find surprising may comprise more trivial subject matter, such as a movie twist or a frightening sound/movement an infant who has no prior knowledge of the world to may feel surprised by almost everything. (ex: door opening and closing or a hot or cold object) So by this logic the infant  who a baby must be constantly surprised and continually learning