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.
The captain was blamed by US senate inquirles because Captain Smith got a message that there is a large iceberg near the titanic but he was too fast and the titanic had a larg â¦ e propeller. he was blamed for ignoring the message.