A common descriptive research design where data are collected from a sample over time to describe changes in characteristics or events is referred to as a: longitudinal study.
He is demonstrating a high need for affiliation. The affiliation
need is a word that was made popular by David McClelland and defines an individual's need to
feel a sense of participation and "fit in" within a social group or
it can also be associating oneself to others through communicating.