Abstract: Using moving window display technique to investigate the effects of relational matches between entities and FORs refers to the separation and combination on the access of story analogs and thus to test the effects of surface and structural feature matches on the access of story analogs. Experiment 1 was designed to examine whether a systematic variation in the number of entity matches and relational matches of entities and FORs between a target story and cue story would affect the likelihood of a person being reminded of the target while reading the cue. Experiment 2 manipulated the numbers of FORs and relational matches of entities and FORs between target story and cue story to test the effects of these factors on the access of target story. Experiment 3 was conducted to investigate the effects of the relational matches of entities and FORs and HOR match or no HOR match on the access of target story. The results showed: the entities seem to be independent of FOR during influencing the access of story analogs. The relational matches of entities and FORs also affect the likelihood of the access of story analogs. And the HOR matches were necessary to the relational matches of entities and FORs affecting the access.

Key words: analogs access, surface feature, structural feature, entities matches, a first-order relational Match (FOR), a higher -order relational match(HOR)