On a popular tv show, when one character named amy tells her boyfriend sheldon about her recent publication in a major science journal, sheldon ignores her big news and talks more about himself.
sheldon's is an example of responding.

Passive Destructive Response

Explanation:

Passive Destructive Response is the response where a the receiver shows no interest in what the sender is saying. The topic of discussion is completely changed by the receiver and the message is completely ignored.

Here, it can be seen that Sheldon completely ignores what Amy has said.

Hence, this is an example of Passive Destructive Response.

i r r e l e v a n t

answer; ///relational devaluation;