Dr. Alistair and his research assistant Clara are in their hospital laboratory looking at photos on Clara's phone of last week's grand opening ceremony for a new local health clinic.
The pictures show that the opening was held in a renovated concrete basement with plastic folding chairs, instant coffee served in paper cups, and the chief surgeon wearing a casual denim jacket. Dr. Alistair is highly confused; he confidently recalls a state-of-the-art glass atrium with white leather swivel chairs, a champagne reception with caviar canapés, and the chief surgeon dressed in a pristine, double-breasted white lab coat.
When Clara gently corrects Dr. Alistair and shows him the photographic evidence, he becomes extremely defensive, his face flushes with anger, and he violently sweeps a metal tray of sterile test tubes off the counter before slamming the lab door and kicking a recycling bin in the hallway.
Evaluate the extent to which cognitive psychology can explain human behaviour, such as the situation involving Dr. Alistair and Clara.
You must make reference to the context in your answer.
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