Which of the following was the result in Teresa Harris v.Forklift Systems,Inc.,the case in the textbook in which the United States Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether an employee must suffer serious psychological damage in order to pursue damages for a claim of sexual harassment?

A) That Title VII is limited to "economic" or "tangible" discrimination,and that a plaintiff may not recover unless psychological damages were sufficiently severe to result in an economic impact on the plaintiff's ability to work.
B) That under Title VII,an economic impact on the plaintiff's ability to earn is unnecessary,but the plaintiff must demonstrate serious psychological damage.
C) That under Title VII,so long as the environment would reasonably be perceived,and is perceived,as hostile or abusive,there is no need for it to also be psychologically injurious.
D) That under Title VII,so long as the environment is subjectively perceived as hostile or abusive,there is no need for it to also be psychologically injurious.
E) That under Title VII,whether an environment is psychologically injurious may not be admitted into evidence because such evidence is irrelevant.

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Jacob Henschel · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  According to the United States Supreme Court,so long as the environment would reasonably be perceived,and is perceived,as hostile or abusive,there is no need for it also to be psychologically injurious.

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