Emma is having a tea party with her stuffed animals and dolls, and pretends that they love the tea and cookies she prepared. Emma's belief that her stuffed animals and dolls are alive and hold human qualities is an example of .

The correct answer is animism.

Explanation:

The concept that all the things whether living or non-living, comprising human beings, geographic features, animals, natural processes, and other non-living entities exhibits life, which associates them with each other is termed as animism. Animism is a belief that helps in determining general associations of holiness amongst the various systems of beliefs.  

Animism generally has an application in explaining the differences between ancient beliefs and present organized religion. In the majority of the situations, animism is not regarded as a religion, however, a characteristic of different beliefs and practices. Thus, the given case is an illustration of animism.