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##### SUMMARY

Since https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/57145, `elements=str` in Arguments_spec raises an error. We need to use elements="str" instead. I've done a workaround for VMware ( ansible-collections/vmware#235 ), but we may see more cases like that in the future. Is this an expected behaviour?

```python
        associable_object_types=dict(
            type='list',
             elements=str,
        ),
```

The error:


```
The full traceback is:
  File "/tmp/ansible_vmware_category_payload_w4g0m32x/ansible_vmware_category_payload.zip/ansible/module_utils/basic.py", line 1775, in _handle_elements
    validated_params.append(type_checker(value, **kwargs))
fatal: [testhost]: FAILED! => {
    "changed": false,
    "invocation": {
        "module_args": {
            "associable_object_types": [
                "Folder"
            ],
            "category_cardinality": "multiple",
            "category_description": "Folder",
            "category_name": "Folder",
            "hostname": "vcenter.test",
            "password": "VALUE_SPECIFIED_IN_NO_LOG_PARAMETER",
            "port": 443,
            "protocol": "https",
            "state": "present",
            "username": "administrator@vsphere.local",
            "validate_certs": false
        }
    },
    "msg": "Elements value for option associable_object_types is of type <class 'str'> and we were unable to convert to str: 'param' is an invalid keyword argument for str()"
}

```

##### ISSUE TYPE
- Bug Report

##### COMPONENT NAME

lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py

##### ANSIBLE VERSION
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```paste below
devel
```
if param is None:
            param = self.params
        return count_terms(check, param)
    def _check_mutually_exclusive(self, spec, param=None):
        if param is None:
            param = self.params
        try:
            check_mutually_exclusive(spec, param)
        except TypeError as e:
            msg = to_native(e)
            if self._options_context:
                msg += " found in %s" % " -> ".join(self._options_context)
            self.fail_json(msg=msg)
    def _check_required_one_of(self, spec, param=None):
        if spec is None:
            return
        if param is None:
            param = self.params
        try:
            check_required_one_of(spec, param)
        except TypeError as e:
            msg = to_native(e)
            if self._options_context:
                msg += " found in %s" % " -> ".join(self._options_context)
            self.fail_json(msg=msg)
    def _check_required_together(self, spec, param=None):