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.
1 The Titanic breaks into 2 pieces between the third and fourth funnels. 2  As the bow sinks further, the stern momentarily remains on the ocean surface. 3  02:20 am. 4  Two hours and forty minutes after striking the iceberg, the unsinkable RMS Titanic slips into the sea and begins its descent to the ocean floor.