Vusi is listening to a lecture in a hot lecture hall, late on a Friday afternoon. He starts to feel drowsy, and then falls into a light sleep. If his brain wave patterns were being monitored, they would show a shift from

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When falling asleep, the brain wave patterns typically shift from beta waves (associated with alertness) to alpha waves (associated with relaxation), and then to theta waves (associated with light sleep). Therefore, choice C, which describes a shift from beta waves to alpha waves and finally to theta waves, is the most accurate representation of the typical progression of brain wave patterns during the process of falling asleep.

Vusi Is Listening to a Lecture in a Hot Lecture