Top-down processing is defined as the development of pattern recognition through the use of contextual information.
At the time, the chief steward hadnât yet learned of the Titanicâs fate, so he wasnât even on the lookout for icebergs. He simply spotted a streak of red paint along the icebergâs base, which most likely meant a ship had collided with it in the last 12 hours.
A 360-degree view of the fore staircase as it appeared before the shipwreck can be seen on the Encyclopedia Titanica website. No reliable sources describe what occurred on the fore grand staircase during the Titanic 's sinking.