Victoria is listening to a lecture in a hot lecture hall late on a Friday afternoon. She starts to feel drowsy and then falls into a light sleep. If her brain-wave patterns were being monitored, they would show a shift from
A)alpha waves to beta waves and finally to delta waves.
B)theta waves to beta waves and finally to alpha waves.
C)beta waves to alpha waves and finally to theta waves.
D)beta waves to theta waves and finally to alpha waves.

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As Victoria transitions from an alert state (listening to the lecture) to drowsiness and then light sleep, her brain-wave patterns would shift from beta waves (associated with alertness and wakefulness) to alpha waves (associated with relaxed, calm states) and finally to theta waves (associated with light sleep).

Victoria Is Listening to a Lecture in a Hot Lecture