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 Titanic hit the iceberg on it's starboard side, this cause the iceberg to buckle the steel plates of Titanic's hull across several of the watertight compartments. It's theorized that had Titanic hit the iceberg head on, less watertight bulkheads would have been breached and the Titanic would not have sunk.