Consider the following statements: (1) The theory is used for teaching abstract relationships. (2) The theory helps students to retain important and large information for a longer duration. (3) The theory was discovered by David Ausubel. Identify the theory.

The theory of meaningful receptive learning, given by David Ausubel, teaches abstract relationships and helps retain large information longer.

Ausubel argued that new material learns best when anchored to relevant existing ideas in the cognitive structure.

His advance organiser presents a broad framework before the lesson to hold and connect the new content.

Mastery learning is about pacing to mastery, not the retention of abstract relationships.

Social learning explains behaviour acquired by observation, not meaningful verbal reception.

Discovery learning has the learner find knowledge, the opposite of Ausubel's guided reception.