Some psychologists say that the main driving force in every human being can be identified as two parts, ego, and id. Ego (or more known as super-ego) is the part that we learned from our surroundings, it is the part that is keeping us from doing anti-social things like walking around naked. On the other hand, the id part can be identified as the animal instinct part in all of us, the part that makes us do crazy, sometimes life-threatening things that can sometimes have a great payout, or ruin your life.
The purposeful ignorance of your partner's negative answers can cause him to feel anxious and not safe around you, this is only good if your partner has a domination fetish. Because of this such behavior should be avoided by any way possible. On the other hand, if you are on the receiving end of this form of emotional disrespect and tuning out, you should run far from that person as you can for your own safety and protection.