When You're Awake and Alert, an EEG Shows a Pattern

question 95

Multiple Choice

When you're awake and alert, an EEG shows a pattern of high -frequency, low -amplitude oscillations known as______ . When you're awake but resting, the EEG shifts to a new pattern of Lower -frequency, higher -amplitude waves known as______ .

• A) delta waves : theta waves
• B) beta waves : alpha waves
• C) theta waves : delta waves
• D) sigmoid waves : electromagnetic waves
• E) alpha waves : beta waves

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Definitions:

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