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 Collision. When RMS Titanic hit an iceberg at 11.40pm on 14th April 1912, John Thayer Sr. was asleep, whilst Jack and his mother were preparing for bed. It was at this moment that Jack noticed a breeze through his half-open porthole stop.